Change in price paid by New Zealand businesses for basic chemicals including methanol
2015 Q2–2025 Q2, % change from previous quarter
| Quarter | % change from previous quarter |
|---|---|
| 2015 Q2 | -0.1668056713928% |
| 2015 Q3 | 4.093567251462% |
| 2015 Q4 | -2.808988764045% |
| 2016 Q1 | -2.06440957886% |
| 2016 Q2 | 0.5902192242833% |
| 2016 Q3 | -5.532271584241% |
| 2016 Q4 | -1.153504880213% |
| 2017 Q1 | 4.75763016158% |
| 2017 Q2 | 1.371036846615% |
| 2017 Q3 | 0.676246830093% |
| 2017 Q4 | 6.465155331654% |
| 2018 Q1 | 3.706624605678% |
| 2018 Q2 | 1.673003802281% |
| 2018 Q3 | 2.543006731488% |
| 2018 Q4 | -2.115244347192% |
| 2019 Q1 | -1.341281669151% |
| 2019 Q2 | 0.9818731117825% |
| 2019 Q3 | 0.299177262528% |
| 2019 Q4 | -1.193139448173% |
| 2020 Q1 | -1.056603773585% |
| 2020 Q2 | 1.144164759725% |
| 2020 Q3 | -4.22322775264% |
| 2020 Q4 | -0.3149606299213% |
| 2021 Q1 | 3.001579778831% |
| 2021 Q2 | 6.748466257669% |
| 2021 Q3 | 6.32183908046% |
| 2021 Q4 | 3.918918918919% |
| 2022 Q1 | 4.096228868661% |
| 2022 Q2 | 9.431605246721% |
| 2022 Q3 | 7.933789954338% |
| 2022 Q4 | 0.4230565838181% |
| 2023 Q1 | 1.421800947867% |
| 2023 Q2 | -3.3748701973% |
| 2023 Q3 | -1.98817839871% |
| 2023 Q4 | 3.234649122807% |
| 2024 Q1 | -5.629314922995% |
| 2024 Q2 | 2.870005627462% |
| 2024 Q3 | 2.625820568928% |
| 2024 Q4 | 2.2921108742% |
| 2025 Q1 | 4.429390307452% |
| 2025 Q2 | -3.393213572854% |
Definitions
Input price index for a commodity: it represents the trend of domestic purchase prices (from businesses) and import prices. The prices of goods are the ones paid by the business. The index has a starting value of 1000 in December 2009 and increases/decreases over time based on weighted price changes.
Data calculation/treatment
The commodities published are aggregations of the National Accounts 2006 Commodity Classification (NA06CC) used in the national accounts supply and use reconciliation. Some of the commodities are aggregated for confidentiality reasons.
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Dataset name
Business price indexes: Published input commodities, Base Dec 2009 (Quarterly) June 2025
Webpage:
http://infoshare.stats.govt.nz/
How to find the data
At URL provided, select 'Economic indicators > Producers Price Index - PPI > Published input commodities, Base Dec 2009 (Qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)'. All variables were selected to create this dataset.
Figure.NZ has calculated the quarter-on-quarter percentage changes and the year-on-year percentage changes based on the index provided by Stats NZ.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Business price indexes: Published input commodities, Base Dec 2009 (Quarterly) June 2025
From the dataset Business price indexes: Published input commodities, Base Dec 2009 (Quarterly) June 2025, this data was extracted:
- Sheet: PPI478801_20240228_055703_28
- Range:
B3:LD65 - Provided: 19,218 data points
This data forms the table Prices - Input commodities for businesses 2009 Q4–2025 Q2.
Dataset originally released on:
August 19, 2025
Purpose of collection
This series is part of Stats NZ Business Price Indexes dataset. The primary purpose of the BPI is for use by Stats NZ as deflators in calculating gross domestic product (GDP), which is New Zealand’s official measure of economic growth. These deflators remove the effect of price change to measure change in the volume of goods and services produced in the economy. For this reason, the current BPI aligns closely with the System of National Accounts 2008 (SNA08).
Other uses for the BPI include short-term indicators of producer inflationary trends, and in contract indexation clauses (also known as contract escalation).