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New Zealand Business Price Indexes: September 2017 quarter
In the September 2017 quarter: • The output producers price index (PPI) rose 1.0 percent. • The input PPI rose 1.0 percent. • PPI outputs were up mainly due to electricity prices and dairy cattle farming. • PPI inputs were up mainly due to dairy product manufacturing and electricity prices. • The farm expenses price index (FEPI) rose 0.4 percent. • The capital goods price index (CGPI) rose 0.5 percent.