Food price rises slow in March
Statistics New Zealand’s Food Price Index climbed again in March, up 0.2% on March 2011.
Statistics New Zealand’s Food Price Index climbed again in March, up 0.2% on March 2011.
Inland Revenue has released its first group of benchmarks for 16 industries, including cafes, restaurants, electrical services, painting and decorating, taverns and bars.
New data released by Statistics New Zealand shows that New Zealand’s alcohol consumption remains static in spite of media acclamations of increasing abuse.
The November 2011 Food Price Index rose 1.9% over that of the previous November, according to the latest release from Statistics New Zealand
In spite of a decline of 1.3% in food prices during October, the price of food in New Zealand remains higher than it was 12 months ago.
Food prices remain at high levels with the latest Food Price Index for September 4.7% higher than it was for the same month a year ago.
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Statistics New Zealand’s food price index rate rose 400% in May, from 0.1% in April to 0.5%. The increase was led by fruit and vegetable prices which rose 1.6% after declining 3.3% in April. Meat, fish and poultry rose 1.2% over the month.
Seasonal food price rises forced up the food price index by 0.7% according to the latest information from Statistics New Zealand. Processed food again increased at a rate higher than the index, rising 1.2% for the month of September, while wet weather forced up vegetable prices so that the fruit and vegetable sector increased by 2.6%.
In spite of the biggest annual fall in food prices since 1957, food costs for New Zealand consumers were 17% higher in July 2010 than they were in July 2008.
Mountain town is most popular destination. Research released Friday (11 June) shows Queenstown has once again topped the country as New Zealand’s destination of choice. According to Statistics New Zealand’s April Commercial Accommodation Monitor (CAM) total visitor nights were up 208,168 or 13.5%, domestic visitor nights were up 1.8% to 71,838 and international visitor nights [...]
New Zealand’s estimated resident population increased 1.3 percent (56,300) in the year ended 31 March 2010 to reach 4,362,000, Statistics New Zealand said today.