Producer input prices fall on power, crude oil

Producer input prices fell 2.2% in the fourth quarter of 2008 and were 9.7% higher than in the same year-earlier period, according to Statistics New Zealand.

Producer output prices rose 1.4% and were 9.9% higher in the year, led by a jump in prices for dairy products.

By Jonathan Underhill

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