The US inflation surge in April, driven by the Iran war and resulting oil supply disruptions, is intensifying financial pressure on households and affecting consumer spending and business confidence.
How the framings classify across 6 articles. Each framing is labelled by a small AI stance classifier; see the methodology page for details.
Stacked weekly counts; colour by lean. “n/a” covers government and iwi-Māori sources where lean isn't applicable.
How this topic has been named, week by week. A new alias winning out is usually a framing shift.
How the news corpus has covered this same topic over the last 12 weeks. 3 articles from RNZ, Stuff, NZ Herald, ODT, 1News, Newsroom and The Spinoff. Click through to the press view for the full panel.
Up to 12 framings spread across orientations. Each framing is a short phrase the topic extractor generated to characterise the piece's stance — not a quote from the source. Click through to read the original.
customers holding back due to economic pressure
**Retailers are continuing to see declining sales** \\ \\ **12 July 2024**\\ \\ Retail card spending figures for June 2024 show that the retail sector is battling through a long cold winter.direct consequence of cost of living pressures
**Retail sector pessimism deepens** \\ \\ **24 July 2024**\\ \\ Retail NZ’s quarterly Retail Radar ‘temperature check’ shows that tough economic conditions have continued to impact retail sales and confidence through the second quarter of 2024 (April-June).Spotted something wrong on this page? Report a correction.
