About this episode

The episode discusses the recent rise in inflation to 4.1 percent, driven by increased costs in fuel, electricity, and housing, featuring insights from economist Tim Hazledine.

Inflation has hit a two year high, reaching 4.1 percent. The rate has been driven by higher fuel, electricity and housing costs. Emertius Professor of Economics at Auckland University, Tim Hazledine spoke to Lisa Owen.

People in this episode

Host: Lisa Owen

Guest: Tim Hazledine

Topics covered

• inflation
• economics
• fuel costs
• electricity costs
• housing costs

Keywords

• inflation
• 4.1 percent
• fuel costs
• electricity costs
• housing costs
• economics
• Tim Hazledine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Auckland University

Places: New Zealand

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