Statistics

New Zealanders returned to the stores in January, spending more on credit and debit cards.

Salary and wage rates, which include overtime, increased 2.0 percent in the year to the December 2011quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

CPI

"We have completed a review of the goods and services in the consumers price index (CPI) basket," Statistics NZ's prices manager Chris Pike said today.

GDP

Economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), was up 0.1 percent in the June 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

International Travel and Migration

In August 2011, overseas trips by New Zealand residents and short-term visitor arrivals were both at record levels for an August month, Statistics New Zealand said today.

Food Price Index Review

The food price index (FPI) measures changes in the prices that households pay for food.

Total wholesale trade sales rose again in the June 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

Seasonally adjusted total retail sales values rose 1.7 percent in the June 2011 quarter, Statistics New

Salary and wage rates, which include overtime, increased 1.9 percent in the year to the June 2011quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.

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