Inflation

The International Monetary Fund has lowered its forecast for global economic growth for this year and next. It says it expects growth of 3-and-a-half percent over the next 12 months, compared with the… Audio

The New Zealand dollar has fallen nearly two US cents from yesterday morning after unconvincing dairy auction results and weaker than expected inflation figures. Audio

Slumping petrol prices have contributed to a fall in consumer prices. Official figures show the Consumers Price Index fell zero point 2 percent in the three months to December. Audio

New figures out today are expected to show inflation slowed even further at the end of last year - or that consumer prices even fell. Audio

Hefty rises in pay packets could be few and far between this year, despite a growing economy. Audio

An economist at Westpac says the annual inflation rate could well come very close to zero in the early part of this year, because of falling petrol prices. Audio

Rod Oram and Bernard Hickey on economic year ahead. Audio

The Reserve Bank's inflation forecasts for next year are likely to be significantly higher than the actual rate. Audio

The Reserve Bank could further downgrade its interest rate forecasts after its latest survey of businesses showed a significant drop in inflation expecations over the next one to two years. Audio

Inflation is proving to be much more subdued than either economists, or the Reserve Bank expected. Audio

Even though inflation has been unexpectedly much more benign, the chief economist at one of New Zealand's major fund managers expects price pressures will build. Audio

Inflation is disappearing, and economists are wondering where it's gone. Audio

Businesses expectations of costs and prices suggest inflation will kick up to about 2.5 percent by early next year, but the Institute of Economic Research says that will be short lived. Audio