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Employee Regulation A Double-Edged Sword For Businesses
Monday, 15 April 2013, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
One in 10 businesses were helped by employee regulation in 2012, compared with 1 in 5 that were hindered, Statistics New Zealand said today. Employees and customers were central to how businesses responded to different regulations. More >>
Food prices fall 1.3 percent in March month
Friday, 12 April 2013, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 1.3 percent in the March month, and were down 0.4 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. The fall in March 2013 follows a small fall in February, and a 1.9 percent rise in January, and compares with a 1.0 percent ... More >>
Home Appliances Have Come A Long Way In Price And Technology
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 4:55 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Advances in technology over time have made the thankless task of housework easier and it has also become more cost effective. More >>
South Island leads guest nights increase
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
South Island guest nights (after removing seasonal variation) rose 3.7 percent in February 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a fall of 5.6 percent in January. More >>
Agriculture drives labour productivity since 2008 recession
Thursday, 11 April 2013, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
During 2008–11, labour productivity in the agriculture industry increased 3.4 percent a year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Agriculture was the main contributor to labour productivity in the measured sector, which increased 0.5 percent. More >>
Retail card spending falls
Wednesday, 10 April 2013, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Shopping using debit and credit cards in New Zealand decreased during March 2013, after five months of increases, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Screen industry delivers $3 billion blockbuster
Tuesday, 9 April 2013, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Revenue from filmmaking in New Zealand took off in 2012, powering the screen industry beyond $3 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Caring for children – a time-consuming business
Thursday, 4 April 2013, 1:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The average New Zealand parent spends over eight hours a day caring for their children and some mothers of young children are spending twice that. New analysis by Statistics New Zealand, published today in the report Caring for Children, shows parents with ... More >>
Census – one more week to return completed forms
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
Anyone who has yet to complete a census form has until 10 April 2013 to return outstanding forms. More >>
New housing growth continues
Thursday, 28 March 2013, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
A boost in new apartments has seen the seasonally adjusted number of new houses consented rise by 1.9 percent in February 2013, Statistics New Zealand said today. While apartment numbers vary a lot from month to month, figures continue to show a positive trend ... More >>
Kiwi firms' R&D investment takes flight
Wednesday, 27 March 2013, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Spending on research and development (R&D) by businesses in New Zealand nudged $1.2 billion in 2012, up almost 25 percent since 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Exports to China rise
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of exported goods rose $290 million (8.0 percent) to $3.9 billion in February 2013, compared with February 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was led by an increase in exports to China, up $259 million (49 percent). More >>
Christchurch retail activity continues to rise
Monday, 25 March 2013, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Christchurch retail activity has risen for a fifth consecutive quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Census follow up starts
Friday, 22 March 2013, 1:38 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The 2013 Census is moving into a new phase as it starts a more targeted approach to gather in the remaining census forms. More >>
More visitors for Chinese New Year
Friday, 22 March 2013, 1:21 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals in February 2013 (281,200) were up 9 percent from February 2012, driven by more arrivals during the Chinese New Year period, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Strong economic growth in the last three months of 2012
Thursday, 21 March 2013, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 1.5 percent in the December 2012 quarter, the strongest quarterly growth since December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Annual current account deficit up as exports fall
Wednesday, 20 March 2013, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's current account deficit for the year ended December 2012 was $10.5 billion (5.0 percent of GDP), Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
$23 billion says high-tech is smart business in New Zealand
Tuesday, 19 March 2013, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
High-tech goods and services from New Zealand’s information and communication technology (ICT) sector are worth almost $23 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. While this marks a $3 billion increase over just two years, one of the underlying stories ... More >>
Labour productivity increases 1 percent
Monday, 18 March 2013, 11:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour productivity increased 1.0 percent in the March 2012 year, driven by the largest growth in output since 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. Output grew 2.7 percent, with growth strongest in the agriculture industry, which increased 30 percent. More >>
Five million census forms collected and counting
Friday, 15 March 2013, 1:37 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The 2013 Census is on track to collect its five millionth census form today (a combination of individual and dwelling forms). More >>
