What retailers say about prices
Listed supermarkets and consumer brands report on their own prices in their results. This page collects what they say, quarter by quarter, with each figure linked to the company's own document.
Each company measures its prices its own way, so the figures sit side by side and do not compare exactly. These are the companies' own figures and words. We add nothing to them, and we do not say why prices moved.
Updated October 2026
The grocers' own inflation figures
Each row is one company's figure, as that company defines it, for the period it names.
| Company | What it measures | Period | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Shelf-price inflationFoodstuffs co-ops’ comparable FPI basket | December, year on year | +1% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Average price changecomparable FPI basket of products | September 2025 | +4% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Average price changebutter in Foodstuffs’ basket | September 2025 | +27% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Average price changecomparable FPI basket | November 2025 | +3.8% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Average price changeFoodstuffs Stores’ comparable FPI basket | February 2026 | +3.7% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Costs passed onSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | April 2026 | +4.8% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Shelf-price inflationSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | April 2026 | +2.6% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Costs passed onSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | May 2026 | +3.4% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Shelf-price inflationSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | May 2026 | +2.6% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Costs passed onSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | June 2026 | +3% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Shelf-price inflationSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | June 2026 | +2.2% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Costs passed onSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | August 2026 | +2.9% |
| Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives) | Shelf-price inflationSupermarkets (New World, PAK’nSAVE, Four Square): comparable FPI basket | August 2026 | +1.5% |
| Woolworths Group | Average price changeNew Zealand Food | Q4 F25 | +0.7% |
| Woolworths Group | Average price changeNew Zealand Food | Q1’26 | +1.4% |
| Woolworths Group | Average price changeNew Zealand Food | Q2 FY26 | +0.8% |
Each company measures this its own way. Read each row on its own.
Other retailers and food makers
Retailers outside groceries and the companies that make food report their own price figures too. Each row is one company's figure, as it defines it, for the period it names.
| Company | What it measures | Period | Figure |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Warehouse Group | Average price changeGroup | FY26 | −1.4% |
Each company measures this its own way. Read each row on its own.
What building-materials suppliers say about prices
Makers of steel, cladding, bricks, concrete and plumbing products mostly describe their prices in words. Each line quotes one company's own results, linked.
Each company describes its own products and markets. Read each line on its own.
What they said, without a figure
Some companies describe their prices in words only. Each line quotes their own results, linked.
Each company's latest three statements, newest first.
Fonterra
Foodstuffs (North Island and South Island co-operatives)
The Warehouse Group
- FY26: "We will achieve that by delivering better value and a better customer experience through more…"
- FY25: "Customers are responding well to our new ranges and pricing, with higher conversion and more…"
- FY25: "This was driven by strategic price resets to improve value positioning, growth in lower-margin categories,…"
Sources: each company's own results, linked on each row. Collected by onestepright.
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