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GDP up 0.9 percent
Thursday, 20 March 2014, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
Strong growth in manufacturing saw gross domestic product (GDP) rise 0.9 percent in the December 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Record dairy exports shrink current account deficit
Wednesday, 19 March 2014, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
An increase in the value of dairy product exports has seen New Zealand record its smallest seasonally adjusted current account deficit since the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Labour productivity grows
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 11:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour productivity increased 2.1 percent in the March 2013 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is higher than the average annual rate of 1.6 percent for the 17-year period since 1996, when the series began. More >>
Electricity use for home heating increases
Tuesday, 18 March 2014, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
More New Zealanders are using electricity to heat their homes and fewer are using gas, wood, or coal, according to census results released by Statistics New Zealand today. More >>
Local authorities show quarterly surplus
Friday, 14 March 2014, 12:01 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities had an operating surplus in the December 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. After adjusting for seasonal effects, income exceeded spending by $56.3 million. More >>
Food prices fall 1.0 percent in February
Thursday, 13 March 2014, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 1.0 percent in February 2014, but were up 0.2 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
National guest nights flat
Wednesday, 12 March 2014, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for New Zealand guest nights appears to be flattening at a record high level, Statistics New Zealand said today. Trends for North Island and domestic guest nights are also at high levels, but after more than a year of growth are showing ... More >>
Hospitality continues to lift retail spending
Tuesday, 11 March 2014, 11:44 am | Statistics New Zealand
Another monthly rise in the hospitality industry has helped lift retail spending during February 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. When adjusted for seasonal effects, the value of electronic card spending in the retail industries rose 0.9 ... More >>
Meat and dairy drives large manufacturing sales rise
Monday, 10 March 2014, 3:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The total manufacturing sales volume had a record rise in the December 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was largely due to a strong rise in meat and dairy product manufacturing. More >>
Wholesale trade up in December quarter
Friday, 7 March 2014, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Wholesale trade sales rose during the December 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Seasonally adjusted sales were up 2.7 percent, to reach $21.6 billion. More >>
Residential building activity growth continues
Wednesday, 5 March 2014, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
A 6.0 percent rise in residential building activity in Canterbury boosted the national increase to 2.5 percent in the December 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Dairy dominates rise in export volumes
Monday, 3 March 2014, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2013 quarter, seasonally adjusted dairy export values rose 27 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. Dairy volumes, after adjusting for seasonal effects, rose 23 percent while actual prices fell 1.1 percent. More >>
Dwelling consents trend rising
Friday, 28 February 2014, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for the number of new dwellings consented continues to rise, and is at its highest level since September 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Chinese New Year lifts January visitor arrivals
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Chinese New Year helped boost the number of visitors coming to New Zealand in January 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. The number of visitors this month (292,400) was up 12 percent from last year, and the highest ever for a January month. More >>
Exports to China double those to Australia in January
Thursday, 27 February 2014, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2014, goods exports were worth $4.1 billion, with $1.2 billion going to China and $556 million to Australia, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Alcohol availability rises in 2013
Tuesday, 25 February 2014, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption in New Zealand increased 8.9 million litres (1.9 percent) in 2013, following a 15 million litre decrease in 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. In 2013, 466 million litres were available, ... More >>
Lower electricity prices are key to PPI fall
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices received by New Zealand producers, as measured by the output producers price index (PPI), fell 0.4 percent in the December 2013 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The input PPI, representing the prices of goods and services used by ... More >>
Capital goods prices up 0.5 percent
Thursday, 20 February 2014, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2013 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 >>
Fewer Births Across Most Regions
Wednesday, 19 February 2014, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of births dropped in most regions in 2013 with the Auckland region having the biggest decrease, Statistics New Zealand said today. There were 21,827 live births in Auckland in the December 2013 year, a decrease of 1,010 (4 percent) from 2012. More >>
New Zealand at a glance
Tuesday, 18 February 2014, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
The milk’s a touch cheaper, but the beer’s more expensive than it used to be, according to Statistics New Zealand’s annual snapshot of our country. More >>
