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Housing Costs within the Consumer Price Index

Adam Irish made this Official Information request to Statistics New Zealand

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From: Adam Irish

Dear Statistics New Zealand,

I wish to request under the Official Information Act the following information:

Why housing prices are not a direct component of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) and instead only included as part of a boarder housing cost component.

Housing cost components and its changes within the CPI for the last 10 years.

What the level of home ownership has been for the last 10 years and what impact a decline in home ownership has on the housing CPI component.

Lastly does statistics New Zealand collect information on New Zealands population and migration figures along with housing stock and new building consents and feed this through to Immigration New Zealand when they come to set their migration targets.

Yours faithfully,

Adam Irish

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From: Kelsey Schaumann
Statistics New Zealand

Kia ora Adam,

I am writing to acknowledge receipt of your Official Information Act request.

We received your request on 9 March 2021. We will endeavour to respond to your request as soon as possible and in any event no later than 8 April 2021, being 20 working days after the day your request was received. If we are unable to respond to your request by then, we will notify you of an extension of that timeframe.

Your request is being handled by the Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive. If you have any queries, please feel free to contact me using the details in the signature below.

Ngâ mihi,

Kelsey Schaumann (pronouns: she/her/hers)
Advisor – Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
Kaitohutohu – Tari O Te Kaitatauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa
DDI +64 4 931 4061 | stats.govt.nz

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From: Kelsey Schaumann
Statistics New Zealand

Attachment OIA0254 A Irish housing costs in the CPI.pdf
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Attachment OIA0254 housing costs in the CPI.xlsx
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Kia ora Adam,

Please find attached Stats NZ's response to your Official Information Act request.

If you have any further questions please feel free to get in touch.

Ngâ mihi,
Kelsey Schaumann (pronouns: she/her/hers)
Advisor – Office of the Government Statistician and Chief Executive
Kaitohutohu – Tari O Te Kaitatauranga Matua Me Te Pouârahi Matua
Stats NZ | Tatauranga Aotearoa
DDI +64 4 931 4061 | stats.govt.nz

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