The consumers price index (CPI) measures the rate of price change of goods and services purchased by New Zealand households. {tables} The following table shows the price changes for the September 2025 quarter. {tables} Quarterly change: Within the 1.0 percent rise in the CPI in the September 2025 quarter, higher prices were recorded for: • Local authority rates and payments, up 8.8 percent (27.9 percent contribution to the 1.0 percent rise for all groups) • Vegetables, up 12.2 percent (15.4 percent contribution to all groups) • Meat and poultry, up 4.0 percent (9.4 percent contribution to all groups). These were ... (full story)