{"id":87836,"date":"2025-10-19T08:43:24","date_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:43:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/87836\/"},"modified":"2025-10-19T08:43:24","modified_gmt":"2025-10-19T08:43:24","slug":"food-prices-rise-4-1-for-september-year-fall-monthly-for-first-time-since-february","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/87836\/","title":{"rendered":"Food prices rise 4.1% for September year, fall monthly for first time since February"},"content":{"rendered":"Fruit and vegetables are up 5.8% annually (down 2.5% monthly), and non-alcoholic drinks are up 3.3% annually (up 0.7% monthly).<\/p>\n
\u201cAll five food groups continue to grow annually, but the rate of increase for overall food prices has slowed this month,\u201d Stats NZ prices and deflators spokeswoman Nicola Growden said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe price of white bread increased by 69 cents per loaf since December 2024.\u201d<\/p>\n
On a monthly basis, the average price for cucumber was $10.98 a 1kg, a 34.1% decrease, while capsicums were $18.68 a 1kg, a 23.4% decrease.<\/p>\n
Those with a sweet tooth will be happy as average chocolate prices (bars, blocks, excluding drinking) were $5.15, a 9.0% monthly fall, and average chocolate (boxed, loose) prices were $10.13, a 16.2% monthly fall.<\/p>\n
In the non-food groups, cigarettes and tobacco were up 4.8% annually (flat monthly), while alcoholic drinks were up 1.1% annually (up 0.5% monthly).<\/p>\n
Rent prices, known as the stock measure of rental property, rose 1.8% annually but were flat on a monthly basis.<\/p>\n
Electricity prices rose 11.6% annually (up 0.2% monthly), while gas prices rose 17% annually (up 1.4% monthly).<\/p>\n
In the transport group, petrol prices rose 1.8% annually (up 0.9% monthly) and diesel prices rose 2.9% annually (also up 0.9% monthly).<\/p>\n
International airfares increased 6.9% annually after a 3.0% decrease in the 12 months to August 2025. Monthly international airfare prices were up 10.7%.<\/p>\n
Similarly, domestic airfares increased by 2.1% annually, with monthly prices increasing by 11%.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is the largest annual increase in airfares, in a September month, since 2021,\u201d Growden said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe increases for both domestic and international airfares mean travellers experienced higher prices during the school holidays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tom Raynel is a multimedia business journalist for the Herald, covering small business, retail and tourism.<\/p>\n
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