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Kōrero: Spending in the economy

The cost of eating, 1972 and 1975

The cost of eating, 1972 and 1975

Both inflation and the increased cost of oil contributed to rising prices in the 1970s. The cost of a range of standard foods in December 1972 and June 1975 is shown here.

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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PA-Group-00685)

Reference: EP/1975/3245/13a

Permission of the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library of New Zealand, Te Puna Mātauranga o Aotearoa, must be obtained before any re-use of this image.

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Paul Dalziel, Spending in the economy – Spending in difficult times, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/21632/the-cost-of-eating-1972-and-1975 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Paul Dalziel, i tāngia i te 4 March 2010, updated 16 September 2016.