2 October 2025

Stats NZ will resume publishing the household living-costs price indexes (HLPI) on 28 October 2025.  

In May 2025, Stats NZ paused the HLPI due to technical challenges in updating weights after the Consumers price index review: 2024.  

Data for the March, June, and September 2025 quarters will all be published at 10:45am on 28 October 2025 and a complete time series will be available.  

The Household living-costs price indexes review: 2024 – tables and methodology paper will be published on 21 October 2025, ahead of this release. 

We apologise for any inconvenience this delay has caused. 

We will be offering a seminar to explain the modified process to calculate expenditure weights in further detail following the release on 28 October.   

To register your interest in attending please email media@stats.govt.nz” style=”color:#0F00F0;text-decoration:underline;”>media@stats.govt.nz.

For media enquiries contact: Media team, Wellington, media@stats.govt.nz” style=”color:#0F00F0;text-decoration:underline;”>media@stats.govt.nz, 021 285 9191

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