Price Index Methods – Updates For The March 2023 Quarter

Thursday, 6 April 2023, 11:19 am
Press Release: Statistics New Zealand

This page summarises methodological updates for Stats NZ’s price indexes for the March 2023 quarter.

It covers the consumers price index, labour cost index, business price indexes, and overseas trade index.

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Price index methods – updates for the March 2023 quarter

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