最新的家庭预算追踪数据显示，新西兰的生活成本略有缓解，因为房贷利率下降部分抵消了汽油价格的上涨。
New Zealand's cost of living has eased slightly as falling mortgage rates partly offset a rise in petrol prices, new household budget figures show.
根据最新的家庭预算追踪数据，新西兰普通家庭的生活成本略有缓解，因为房贷利率下降部分抵消了汽油价格的上涨。
The cost of living for an average New Zealand household has eased marginally, as falling mortgage rates have partly offset a rise in petrol prices, according to the latest household budget tracking figures.
房贷还款是许多家庭最大的单项开支之一，因此即使利率适度下降，也能在其他成本上升的情况下有意义地缓解整体周支出。数据表明，主要银行近期下调贷款利率开始惠及重新定价房贷的借款人，在经历了长期的高还款成本后提供了一些缓解。
Mortgage repayments make up one of the largest single costs for many households, so even a modest rate reduction can meaningfully soften overall weekly spending even as other costs rise elsewhere. The figures suggest that recent cuts to lending rates by major banks are beginning to filter through to borrowers refixing their home loans, providing some relief after a prolonged stretch of high repayment costs.
这种缓解发生在汽油价格小幅上涨之际，挤压了通勤家庭的交通预算。经济学家表示，目前的净效应是家庭预算大体持平，而非大幅改善，任何进一步的缓解很可能取决于未来几个月房贷利率下降的速度是否快于其他生活成本的上涨速度。
The easing comes as petrol prices have ticked upward, squeezing transport budgets for commuting households. Economists say the net effect for now is a household budget that is broadly flat rather than improving sharply, with any further relief likely to depend on whether mortgage rates keep falling faster than other living costs climb in the months ahead.