Annual wage and salary rise slowest in nine years
Salary and wage rates as measured by the labour cost index rose just 1.5 per cent in the year to the March quarter, the slowest rise in more than nine years.
AdvertisementAdvertise with NZME.
Latest fromStatistics NZ
March trade surplus as exports top $4bn for only the second time
Dairy products helped push the value of exports to more than $4 billion for only the second time on record.
Broadband numbers 'through the roof'
More than one million New Zealand homes used broadband to connect to the internet in 2009.
One plus one - does it add up to higher prices?
In 2001, Consumers Institute head David Russell warned food prices were likely to rise once the supermarket industry shrank from three big players to two.
A good time for a holiday
The cost of travel basics like accommodation and flights may have gone up a bit over the past few months as the global economy stabilises, but they're still incredibly good value, writes Jim Eagles.
Aussies making NZ pay look cut-price
A cut-price supermarket chain in Australia is offering a $108,000 starting salary to university graduates, prompting further concern over the increasing wage gap between New Zealand and Australia.
Home building up 7.4pc in December
The seasonally adjusted volume of residential building activity rose 7.4 per cent in the December quarter, while non-residential volume fell 6.1 per cent.
Surprise January trade surplus recorded
There's been a suprise trade surplus of $269 million in January- the biggest for the month since 1989.