The price of food has risen 4.1 percent in the past year

Stats NZ has released some inflation data, ahead of its full update next Monday.

Cabbage has doubled in price, and lettuce and cheap white bread are one-and-a-half times as expensive

Butter and cheese both spiked about 30-percent, and milk and beef mince went up more than 15.

Gas, electricity and international flights have also risen rapidly.