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The pandemic exposes NZ’s supply chain vulnerability – be ready for more inflation in the year ahead

  • Written by Rahul Sen, Senior Lecturer, School of Economics, Auckland University of Technology
The pandemic exposes NZ’s supply chain vulnerability – be ready for more inflation in the year aheadGettyImages

You don’t have to be an economist to know New Zealand faces its highest annual inflation rate in 30 years – 5.9% as of December 2021. Visit a supermarket or petrol station and the evidence is right before your eyes.

The average price of petrol per litre is now up by 31% compared to last year. In some places, it has already...

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