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New Zealand CPI YoY Inflation – Jan 22, 2026: 3.1

Official release row with the realised value, prior value, forecast field, exact announcement timestamp, and series chart in one canonical workspace.

Actual
3.1
Previous
3
Forecast
--
Surprise
--
Release time
2026-01-23 10:45 Pacific/Auckland

2026-01-22 21:45 UTC

Last updated:

NZD CPI YoY release chart

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New Zealand CPI YoY chart through 2025-12-31
NZD CPI YoY readings through 2025-12-31. Latest: 3.1.

NZD CPI YoY release context

The official CPI inflation YoY row printed 3.1 for 2025-12-31. The previous value was 3 and the forecast field was --.

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Release data snapshot

The values below are the machine-readable citation fields for this announcement. The local and UTC timestamps are kept visible because event studies and trading systems need the exact public release moment, not just the date.

Public release ID nzd_inflation_2026-01-22
API announcement ID nzd_inflation_2025-12-31
Release time
2026-01-22 21:45 UTC
Reference period 2025-12-31
Actual value 3.1
Previous value 3
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1769118300

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Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for New Zealand CPI YoY inflation.

What did New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) was 3.1% year on year in Q4 2025. The previous reading was 3%.

When was this New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) release published?

This release was published on Jan 22, 2026 at 10:45 Pacific/Auckland. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) release?

The next New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) release is scheduled for Oct 22, 2026 at 10:45 Pacific/Auckland.

What is the official source for New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)?

Stats NZ publishes the official Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP) series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1769118300,
  "announcement_id": "nzd_inflation_2025-12-31",
  "date": "2025-12-31",
  "predictions": [
    {
      "generated_at": 1704110400,
      "predicted_value": 2.76,
      "prediction_source": "rbnz_survey_of_expectations",
      "prediction_type": "market_consensus"
    },
    {
      "generated_at": 1735732800,
      "predicted_value": 2.05,
      "prediction_source": "rbnz_survey_of_expectations",
      "prediction_type": "market_consensus"
    }
  ],
  "previous_value": 3.0,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1769118300,
      "val": 3.1
    }
  ],
  "val": 3.1
}