This graph compares the change in the average hourly earnings (AHE) of wage and salary earners with the consumer price index (CPI). This gives a good indication as to whether wage earners’ purchasing power rose or fell. Over the whole period the AHE rose more than the CPI.
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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand
Sources: Reserve Bank of New Zealand and Statistics New Zealand
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