Story: Spending in the economy

All images and media

From page 1 - Spending and investing

Electronic spending

Electronic spending

Managing money

Managing money

National expenditure, 1988 and 2008

National expenditure, 1988 and 2008 (1st of 2)

Expenditure per person, 1988 and 2008

Expenditure per person, 1988 and 2008 (2nd of 2)

Personal spending

Personal spending

Private and public investment

Private and public investment

From page 2 - Spending in difficult times

Working for the dole

Working for the dole

1930s depression

1930s depression

The multiplier effect

The multiplier effect

Stagflation

Stagflation

The cost of eating, 1972 and 1975

The cost of eating, 1972 and 1975

From page 3 - Economic reform from 1984

Spending locally

Spending locally

Restricting spending

Restricting spending

Credit cards

Credit cards (1st of 2)

Spending on credit

Spending on credit (2nd of 2)

Shopping as leisure

Shopping as leisure

From page 4 - Spending stabilisation

Bill Phillips’ MONIAC

Bill Phillips’ MONIAC

Official cash rate

Official cash rate

Save or spend?

Save or spend?

Spending public money

Spending public money

How to cite this page:

Paul Dalziel, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/spending-in-the-economy/media (accessed 1 July 2022)

Story by Paul Dalziel, published 11 Mar 2010, updated 16 Sep 2016