Statistics New Zealand's producers price index for the year to 31 March 2016 shows an increase of 2.0% for legal services prices.

This compares to an increase of 3.5% for the year to 31 March 2015.

Legal services prices in the March 2016 quarter rose by 0.3%, compared with a 0.7% rise in the March 2015 quarter.

Fees for accounting services rose by 1.7% in the year to 31 March 2016 and by 0.4% in the March 2016 quarter.