![Five charts that hint at a recession in NZ](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_393,w_700,q_100/Depositphotos_72551287_S.webp)
Economy
Five charts that hint at a recession in NZ
An economic contraction is a serious possibility and we could be in one right now.
![Inflation is everywhere, here's how NZ compares](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Depositphotos_547552222_S.webp)
Economy
the chart
Inflation is everywhere, here's how NZ compares
Data from countries with more frequent statistics than NZ suggest inflation is yet to peak.
![First home buyers to feel the most rate rise pain](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Depositphotos_336905850_S.webp)
Economy
First home buyers to feel the most rate rise pain
The average new buyer from one year ago is facing an extra $250 a week in repayments. For those above the average, things get very messy.
![The escalating interest rate outlook](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/escalator-getty.webp)
Economy
the chart
The escalating interest rate outlook
Interest rates are rising and so is the Reserve Bank's outlook for how high they will eventually go – and how soon.
![Inflation expectations lift-off](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/Depositphotos_42819475_S.webp)
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![Labour's slippery slide](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/getty-jacinda-ardern-u.webp)
![Unemployment hits record low as wages lag inflation](https://media.businessdesk.co.nz/file/c_fill,h_400,w_600,q_100/office-meeting-overhead-1.webp)
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