Higher prices for transport and housing led to a 0.8 percent lift in the consumers price index in the March 2021
quarter, Stats NZ said today.
Prices for getting around rose in the March quarter. Transport prices rose 3.9 percent, the biggest quarterly rise in
over a decade.
Petrol prices rose 7.2 percent, the biggest quarterly rise since June 2015. Despite this, petrol prices are 3.8 percent
lower than they were a year ago.Visit our website to read this news story and information release and to download CSV files:Prices for transport and housing rise in March 2021 quarterConsumers price index: March 2021 quarterCSV files for download