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Statistics New Zealand

Retail sales growth slows with warmer weather

Long, hot summer saps consumer appetite to buy more clothing.

Jobless rate falls to 6.2% three-year low

Labour costs up 0.4% – filled jobs rise points to employment growth

Results suggest Thursday's household labour force survey will show a return to job expansion.

Food prices slide 1.3% in March as fruit, vegetables, groceries fall

 The biggest drop since October 2011.

Guest nights rise in Feb, led by backpackers, holiday parks

International guest nights increase 3% to 1.06 million in a month when visitor arrivals gained from China's Lunar New Year celebrations.

Building consents rise 1.9% in February, helped by retirement village units

Today's figures showed a slowing down in the pace of earthquake-related consents in Canterbury.