Producer output prices in New Zealand climbed 0.8% quarter-on-quarter in the March quarter of 2026, accelerating from a 0.1% increase in the previous quarter and exceeding expectations of a 0.5% rise. It marked the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2025, boosted mainly by two sectors, with the largest contributions coming from cattle farming, which rose 7.5%, while electricity and gas supply increased 6.1%. By contrast, dairy product manufacturing fell 6.4%. On a yearly basis, output prices rose 2.2%, accelerating from a 0.5% growth in the fourth quarter of 2025. source: Statistics New Zealand

Producer Price Inflation MoM in New Zealand increased to 0.80 percent in the first quarter of 2026 from 0.10 percent in the fourth quarter of 2025. Producer Price Inflation MoM in New Zealand averaged 1.12 percent from 1978 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 5.30 percent in the second quarter of 1979 and a record low of -1.40 percent in the first quarter of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand Producer Input Price Inflation MoM. New Zealand PPI Output QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on May of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-02-17 09:45 PM
PPI Output QoQ
Q4 0.1% 0.6% 0.7% 0.3%
2026-05-18 10:45 PM
PPI Output QoQ
Q1 0.8% 0.1% 0.5% 1.6%
2026-08-18 10:45 PM
PPI Output QoQ
Q2 0.8%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
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CPI 1339.00 1327.00 points Mar 2026
Core Consumer Prices 1336.00 1325.00 points Mar 2026
Core Inflation Rate 3.20 3.20 percent Mar 2026
CPI Housing Utilities 1463.00 1454.00 points Mar 2026
CPI Transportation 1306.00 1287.00 points Mar 2026
Export Prices 1658.00 1575.00 points Dec 2025
Export Prices 5.30 -1.60 percent Dec 2025
Food Inflation YoY 2.60 3.40 percent Apr 2026
GDP Deflator 1561.00 1542.00 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 1041.00 1026.00 points Dec 2025
Import Prices 1.50 0.50 percent Dec 2025
Business Inflation Expectations 2.53 2.37 percent Jun 2026
Inflation Rate YoY 3.10 3.10 percent Mar 2026
Inflation Rate QoQ 0.90 0.60 percent Mar 2026
Input Producer Prices 1493.00 1472.00 points Mar 2026
PPI Input 1.40 -0.50 percent Mar 2026
PPI Output 0.80 0.10 percent Mar 2026
Producer Prices 1506.00 1494.00 points Mar 2026
Producer Prices Change 2.20 3.50 percent Mar 2026


New Zealand PPI Output QoQ
In New Zealand, the PPI output indexes measure changes in the prices received by businesses for the goods and services they produce. The prices used to calculate the output indexes are conceptually those prices received by the producer for the good or service. The output indexes cover: sales of primary products; sales of manufactured goods; revenue from renting and leasing; provision of services; capital work undertaken by the producer’s own employees; margins on goods purchased for resale.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
0.80 0.10 5.30 -1.40 1978 - 2026 percent Quarterly
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New Zealand PPI Output Rises More than Expected
Producer output prices in New Zealand climbed 0.8% quarter-on-quarter in the March quarter of 2026, accelerating from a 0.1% increase in the previous quarter and exceeding expectations of a 0.5% rise. It marked the fastest pace since the first quarter of 2025, boosted mainly by two sectors, with the largest contributions coming from cattle farming, which rose 7.5%, while electricity and gas supply increased 6.1%. By contrast, dairy product manufacturing fell 6.4%. On a yearly basis, output prices rose 2.2%, accelerating from a 0.5% growth in the fourth quarter of 2025.
2026-05-18
New Zealand PPI Output Eases in Q4
Producer output prices in New Zealand rose by 0.1% quarter-on-quarter in the December quarter of 2025, easing from a 0.6% increase in the previous quarter and less than the expected 0.7%. The increase was supported by broad-based movements across sectors, with the largest contributions coming from electricity and gas supply fell 16.9%, dairy cattle farming dropped 9%, while sheep, beef cattle, and grain farming, rose 7.1%.
2026-02-17
New Zealand PPI Output Steady in Q3
Producer output prices in New Zealand rose by 0.6% quarter-on-quarter in the September quarter of 2025, unchanged from a 0.6% gain in the previous quarter. The increase was supported by broad-based movements across sectors, with the largest contributions coming from sheep, beef cattle, and grain farming (up 10.3%), followed by fruit, oil, cereal and other food product manufacturing up 5.7%, while electricity and gas supply fell 11.5%.
2025-11-18