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Dwelling consents decrease in Canterbury
Tuesday, 30 June 2015, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
“Canterbury dwelling consents more than tripled between 2011 and 2014, but have been decreasing since then,” business indicators manager Neil Kelly said. More >>
Local government taxation revenue increases
Friday, 26 June 2015, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local government finance statistics (GFS) had a net operating surplus of $0.9 billion for the June 2014 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Total goods exports fall in May
Friday, 26 June 2015, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total goods exports fell $214 million (4.7 percent) to $4.4 billion in May 2015 compared with May 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. Milk powder, butter, and cheese exports led the fall, down 28 percent ($346 million). More >>
Information key to measuring well-being of disabled Māori
Tuesday, 23 June 2015, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
A new report from Statistics New Zealand shows the importance of collecting good information about the one in four Māori who are disabled. More >>
Christchurch retail sales continue to rise
Monday, 22 June 2015, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail and hospitality sales in Christchurch city continue to rise, Statistics New Zealand said today. Sales for the March 2015 quarter were $1.9 billion, a 5.4 percent increase compared with the same quarter in 2014. This compares with an increase of ... More >>
China drives growth in visitor arrivals
Monday, 22 June 2015, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand numbered 176,700 in May 2015, up 10 percent on May 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was driven by more visitors from China. More >>
Tatauranga Umanga Māori 2015 – Update on Māori authorities
Friday, 19 June 2015, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
Today Statistics New Zealand releases Tatauranga Umanga Māori 2015 – Updated statistics on Māori authorities. This is our third official release of Māori authority statistics. More >>
Weak primary industries slow GDP growth
Thursday, 18 June 2015, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
After a series of strong increases, GDP increased 0.2 percent in the March 2015 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The lower growth reflected a 2.9 percent fall in primary industries (agriculture, forestry, and mining) – the largest fall ... More >>
Abortion Statistics: Year ended December 2014
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of abortions performed in New Zealand decreased in 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. A total of 13,137 induced abortions were performed, which was 936 fewer than in 2013. More >>
Oil helps current account deficit narrow – Media release
Wednesday, 17 June 2015, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Lower oil prices at the start of 2015 drove a decrease in New Zealand's overseas expenditure in the March 2015 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This helped New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account deficit fall to $1.8 billion. More >>
Local authority spending increases
Monday, 15 June 2015, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities' seasonally adjusted operating expenditure increased 4.3 percent in the March 2015 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Purchases of goods and services was the main driver of the $95.0 million increase in total operating ... More >>
Food prices up 0.4 percent in May – Statistics NZ
Friday, 12 June 2015, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
In May 2015, food prices rose 0.4 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 0.3 percent fall in April and a 0.1 percent rise in March. More >>
Guest nights higher in April
Thursday, 11 June 2015, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
National guest nights for April 2015 were 3.6 percent higher than in April 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Retail card spending up in May
Wednesday, 10 June 2015, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending using electronic cards was $4.6 billion in May 2015, up $143 million (3.2 percent) from May 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Manufacturing sales fall in first quarter of 2015
Tuesday, 9 June 2015, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of manufacturing sales fell in the first quarter of 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Quiet quarter for wholesalers
Monday, 8 June 2015, 12:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of wholesale trade sales was $20.9 billion in the March 2015 quarter, up $371 million (1.8 percent) from the March 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the lowest increase since the June 2013 quarter. More >>
Building activity growth continues
Thursday, 4 June 2015, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building activity was worth almost $3.9 billion in the March 2015 quarter, up nearly 10 percent on the March 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
We earn more from exports than we spend on imports
Wednesday, 3 June 2015, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
New analysis released by Statistics New Zealand today shows that New Zealand earned $2.8 billion more from exports than we spent on imports during the year ended March 2015. More >>
Terms of trade rise on lower petroleum prices
Tuesday, 2 June 2015, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise (goods) terms of trade rose 1.5 percent in the March 2015 quarter, due to import prices falling more than export prices, Statistics New Zealand said today. This rise follows two consecutive falls in the terms of trade. More >>
Apartments rise in Auckland
Friday, 29 May 2015, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
Apartment consents reached a seven-year high in April 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
