21 Apr 2022

Domestic inflation incredibly high - Bagrie

From Checkpoint, 5:37 pm on 21 April 2022

New Zealand's inflation is cracking a 30-year high at 6.9 percent. Basic consumer items are getting more and more expensive.

In the past year the cost of a new house went up about 18 percent. Petrol went up more than 32 percent. Fruit and vegetables saw a more than 9 percent increase.

Economist Cameron Bagrie talks through the numbers with Lisa Owen.