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Metals lead manufacturing sales rise

Monday, 8 December 2014, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand

Metal product manufacturing led the rise in total manufacturing sales volume for the September 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Wholesale sales up but show mixed results

Friday, 5 December 2014, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand

Seasonally adjusted total sales rose 0.7 percent, after a 1.8 percent rise in the June 2014 quarter. More >>

Wholesale sales up but show mixed results

Friday, 5 December 2014, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand

Wholesale trade sales rose in the September 2014 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Seasonally adjusted total sales rose 0.7 percent, after a 1.8 percent rise in the June 2014 quarter. More >>

Building activity reaches $4 billion

Wednesday, 3 December 2014, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand

In current prices, the unadjusted value of all building activity in the September 2014 quarter reached $4 billion for the first time, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Lower dairy prices lead terms of trade fall

Monday, 1 December 2014, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand

The merchandise (goods) terms of trade fell 4.4 percent in the September 2014 quarter, due to export prices falling more than import prices, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Dwelling consents trend decreasing

Friday, 28 November 2014, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand

The trend for the number of new dwellings consented is decreasing, Statistics New Zealand said today. “The trend for new dwellings was recently at its highest level in seven years. While it’s now decreasing, the trend is still 6 percent higher ... More >>

Slower population growth in the long term

Friday, 28 November 2014, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand's population will likely grow by 1.4–1.8 percent a year during 2014–16, but growth will be lower in the long term, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Increase in housing costs outpaces household income

Thursday, 27 November 2014, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand

Spending on housing is growing at a faster rate than incomes, Statistics New Zealand said today. And people are spending more of their money paying off their mortgage principal, rather than just interest. More >>

Exports fall 5.1 percent

Thursday, 27 November 2014, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand

Total goods exports were down $215 million (5.1 percent) in October 2014 compared with October 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

More visitors holidaying in New Zealand

Monday, 24 November 2014, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand

The number of overseas visitors arriving on holiday (98,100) to New Zealand increased 14 percent in October 2014 compared with October 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. The number of visitor arrivals to New Zealand in total for October 2014 (210,600) ... More >>

National income shows strong growth in 2014

Friday, 21 November 2014, 2:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand

In the March 2014 year, New Zealand earned $14.4 billion more as a country than in 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. National disposable income was up 8.2 percent to $189.2 billion, in current prices, in the March 2014 year. More >>

Purchase price of new capital rises 0.5 percent

Thursday, 20 November 2014, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand

In the September 2014 quarter, the price of purchasing new capital items rose 0.5 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. Four of six asset groups measured by the capital goods price index (CGPI) rose. More >>

Lower milk prices push down producer prices

Thursday, 20 November 2014, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand

Producer prices fell in the September 2014 quarter, due to decreases in 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 September ... More >>

Food industries lift retail spending

Monday, 17 November 2014, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand

Retail spending increased in the September 2014 quarter, led by rises in the food-related industries, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>

Māori Population Estimates: At 30 June 2014 – tables

Thursday, 13 November 2014, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand

Māori Population Estimates provide estimates of the Māori population of New Zealand at a given date. See Māori Population Estimates: At 30 June 2014 on our website. More >>

Food prices unchanged in October

Thursday, 13 November 2014, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand

In October 2014, food prices were unchanged overall from the previous month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 0.8 percent fall in September and a 0.3 percent rise in August. More >>

Guest nights up in September

Wednesday, 12 November 2014, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand

National guest nights for September 2014 were 6.2 percent higher than in September 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the sixth consecutive month of rises. More >>

Card spending rises in all retail industries

Tuesday, 11 November 2014, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand

Retail spending using electronic cards increased by a seasonally adjusted 1.0 percent in October 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. This rise followed a flat result in September. More >>

Employment outpaces strongest population growth in 10 years

Wednesday, 5 November 2014, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand

Rising employment is more than keeping up with our growing population, while unemployment has fallen to 5.4 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. “Due to strong migration, we have had the largest annual rise in the population in 10 years,” labour market ... More >>

Couples without children increasingly common

Tuesday, 4 November 2014, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand

Couples without children make up an increasingly large proportion of families, and this trend has been on the rise since 1991, according to census results released by Statistics New Zealand today. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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