How tighter household budgets are changing Kiwis' food shopping and consumption behaviours (Rabobank media release, 7 Oct 2025; footnote 2: Kantar NZ Consumer Sentiment Barometer, April 2025)

What Market Radar took from it

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1. 31% of New Zealanders say they have downgraded the brands or products they buy in response to rising prices (Kantar NZ Consumer Sentiment Barometer, April 2025, cited by Rabobank/KiwiHarvest).

   Kantar NZ Consumer Sentiment BarometerNew ZealandOct 2025

2. 31% of New Zealanders say they have reduced the amount of groceries they buy in response to rising prices (Kantar NZ Consumer Sentiment Barometer, April 2025, cited by Rabobank/KiwiHarvest).

   Kantar NZ Consumer Sentiment BarometerNew ZealandOct 2025

About this report

Publisher

Kantar NZ Consumer Sentiment Barometer (Kantar)
All 8 Kantar reports in the library

Published

7 Oct 2025

Type

Survey

Countries

• New Zealand

Regions

• APAC

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