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

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...