Prices for legal services rose by 1.4% in the June 2017 quarter and by 5.0% in the year to 30 June 2017, according to Statistics New Zealand's producers price index.
Prices for legal services rose by 2.6% in the March 2017 quarter. The strong showing in the first six months of 2017 contrasted with a rise of just 0.8% in legal services prices for the first half of 2016.
Producers Price Index, selected commodities, change over specified period
| Commodity | June 2017 quarter | June 2016 Quarter | Year to 30 June 2017 | Year to 30 June 2016 |
| Legal services | 1.4% | 0.5% | 5.0% | 1.9% |
| Accounting services | 1.0% | 1.8% | 4.0% | 2.9% |
| Veterinary services | -0.2% | 0.3% | 1.5% | 1.3% |
| Civil engineering services | 0.3% | 0.4% | 3.6% | 0.2% |
| Residential building construction | 1.6% | 1.8% | 5.5% | 5.0% |
| Non-residential building construction | 1.2% | 1.1% | 4.2% | 3.1% |
| Rent of commercial land & buildings | 0.4% | 0.3% | 2.9% | 0.7% |