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Dwelling consents up in January
Friday, 27 February 2015, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new dwellings consented was 3.6 percent higher in January 2015, compared with January 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. Excluding apartments, this number was 6.8 percent lower. More >>
Agricultural Production Statistics supplementary tables
Friday, 27 February 2015, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The statistics in this release supplement those in Agricultural Production Statistics: June 2014 (provisional). The additional statistics include: the area of wine grapes grown; the harvested area of peas and potatoes; and the tonnage and area harvested ... More >>
Australia drives record visitor arrivals
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 11:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand were up 3 percent in January 2015 (302,400), compared with January 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Export values fall despite higher meat and dairy quantities
Thursday, 26 February 2015, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total goods exports were down $371 million (9.1 percent) to $3.7 billion in January 2015 compared with January 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Less beer available despite growth for craft beer
Wednesday, 25 February 2015, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption in New Zealand fell 9.4 million litres (2.0 percent) to 457 million litres in 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows an 8.9 million litre rise in 2013. More >>
Capital goods prices up 1.0 percent
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2014 quarter, the price of purchasing new capital items rose 1.0 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. Five of six asset groups measured by the capital goods price index (CGPI) rose, and one remained unchanged. More >>
Population growth in all regions, at least in the short term
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
All 16 regional council areas are projected to increase in population between now and 2028, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Dairy prices push down producer prices
Thursday, 19 February 2015, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producer prices fell in the December 2014 quarter, due to lower dairy prices, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices received (as measured by the output producers price index (PPI)) and paid (as measured by the input PPI) both fell in the December 2014 ... More >>
Northland region has New Zealand's highest birth rate
Wednesday, 18 February 2015, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Regional birth rates for 2013 show that Northland had the highest rate in the country, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
New Zealand at a glance
Tuesday, 17 February 2015, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s population is younger and growing faster than those of the biggest visitors to our shores, according to Statistics New Zealand’s latest yearly review of the country. More >>
Motor-vehicle industry drives retail spending
Monday, 16 February 2015, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending continued to rise in the December 2014 quarter, driven by the motor-vehicle industry, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Food prices rise 1.3 percent in January
Friday, 13 February 2015, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2015, food prices rose 1.3 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 0.3 percent rise in December and a 0.5 percent fall in November. More >>
Guest nights for December show a continuing rise
Thursday, 12 February 2015, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
National guest nights for December 2014 were 7.1 percent higher than in December 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the ninth consecutive month of rises. More >>
Fuel drives retail card spending down
Wednesday, 11 February 2015, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending using electronic cards decreased by a seasonally adjusted 0.4 percent in January 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. This fall follows a 0.1 percent decrease in December 2014. More >>
Time and money biggest hurdles to visiting marae
Thursday, 5 February 2015, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
Time, distance, and cost are the main reasons Māori don’t go to their ancestral marae more often, a Statistics New Zealand/Tatauranga Aotearoa infographic released today shows. More >>
Labour force participation reaches record high
Wednesday, 4 February 2015, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
The unemployment rate rose to 5.7 percent in the December 2014 quarter, while the labour force participation rate reached a record 69.7 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
3 in 4 New Zealand households online
Tuesday, 3 February 2015, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Three out of every four households at the 2013 Census had Internet access, an increase of 34 percent since 2006, according to census results released by Statistics New Zealand today. More >>
Visitor arrivals reach highest-ever monthly total
Friday, 30 January 2015, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand were up 5 percent in December 2014 (402,500), compared with December 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Annual National Accounts republished
Friday, 30 January 2015, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
We republished National Accounts (Income and Expenditure): Year ended March 2014 on 30 January 2015. We did this to correct an error in the 2014 current-price estimates for taxes on production and imports that were published on 21 November 2014. More >>
New dwelling consents reach seven-year high in 2014
Friday, 30 January 2015, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
A total of 24,680 new dwellings were consented in 2014, up 16 percent from 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
