The data below is in a format known as tab-delimited values. You can open this file with any spreadsheet application and the data will be distributed into the appropriate rows and columns. Year Change in Consumers Price Index (%) 2000 Dec 4.0 2001 Mar 3.1 Jun 3.2 Sep 2.4 Dec 1.8 2002 Mar 2.6 Jun 2.8 Sep 2.6 Dec 2.7 2003 Mar 2.5 Jun 1.5 Sep 1.5 Dec 1.6 2004 Mar 1.5 Jun 2.4 Sep 2.5 Dec 2.7 2005 Mar 2.8 Jun 2.8 Sep 3.4 Dec 3.2 2006 Mar 3.3 Jun 4.0 Sep 3.5 Dec 2.6 2007 Mar 2.5 Jun 2.0 Sep 1.8 Dec 3.2 2008 Mar 3.4 Jun 4.0 Sep 5.1 Dec 3.4 Source: Statistics New Zealand Downloaded from Te Ara | The Encyclopedia of New Zealand www.TeAra.govt.nz