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Alcohol availability falls in 2012
Monday, 25 February 2013, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption in New Zealand fell 3.3 percent in 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. The decrease was due to a fall in the volume of beer, down 20 million litres. This fall was partly offset by a 4.3 ... More >>
Census forms delivery on track
Friday, 22 February 2013, 2:50 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Census day is Tuesday, 5 March and with just over a week to go census collectors have door-knocked just under one million homes and delivered over three million Internet Access Codes and paper forms. More >>
Bite-sized stories of New Zealand reveal the bigger picture
Thursday, 21 February 2013, 11:35 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics help to tell the story of New Zealand, and New Zealand in Profile: 2013, released today by Statistics New Zealand, is a graphic illustration of this. More >>
Capital goods prices unchanged overall
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2012 quarter, the price of purchasing new capital items remained unchanged from the September 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Increases in prices for residential buildings, civil construction, non-residential buildings, ... More >>
Electricity pushes down producer prices
Wednesday, 20 February 2013, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices received by New Zealand producers, as measured by the output producers price index (PPI), fell 0.1 percent in the December 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Infant mortality at record low
Tuesday, 19 February 2013, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of infant deaths and the infant mortality rate were at record lows in 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. A total of 256 infant deaths (under one year of age) were registered in New Zealand during this period, down from 290 in ... More >>
Delivery of 2013 Census forms begins tomorrow
Friday, 15 February 2013, 11:44 am | Statistics New Zealand
A team of more than 7000 census collectors will deliver Internet Access Codes and paper census forms to every home in New Zealand between 16 February and census day on 5 March. More >>
Strong quarter for retailers
Friday, 15 February 2013, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
In December 2012, retail sales volumes had their strongest quarterly increase in six years, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Food prices rise 1.9 percent in January month
Thursday, 14 February 2013, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 1.9 percent in the January month, and were up 0.8 percent on a year earlier, Statistics New Zealand said today. While this is the largest increase in a single month since July 2011, food prices often rise in January months. More >>
South Island guest nights bounce back
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
South Island guest nights (after removing seasonal variation) rose 7.2 percent in December 2012 compared with November 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a fall of 7.0 percent in November. More >>
Consumables and fuel lift electronic card spending
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2013, New Zealanders and visitors to the country increased their spending using debit and credit cards, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Government Statistician moves to Reserve Bank
Tuesday, 12 February 2013, 10:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
Government Statistician and Statistics New Zealand chief executive Geoff Bascand has resigned to take up a position at the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. More >>
Labour market weak
Thursday, 7 February 2013, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The unemployment rate fell to 6.9 percent in the December 2012 quarter, down from 7.3 percent in the September 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Annual wage rates grow 1.8 percent
Tuesday, 5 February 2013, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour cost index (LCI) salary and wage rates, which include overtime, increased 1.8 percent in the year to the December 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This includes a 0.5 percent rise in the December 2012 quarter. More >>
December 2012 visitor volume similar to 2011
Friday, 1 February 2013, 12:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The number of visitor arrivals in December 2012 (364,000) was nearly unchanged from December 2011, but was up 5 percent from December 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Labour Force Survey Estimated Working-age Population
Thursday, 31 January 2013, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) estimated working-age population is based on national resident population estimates that are adjusted to be consistent with the scope of the HLFS. More >>
Apartments lift new housing consents
Wednesday, 30 January 2013, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted number of consents for new houses (including apartments) increased 9.4 percent in December 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. Consents for non-apartment houses decreased 1.0 percent. Apartment numbers can vary a lot ... More >>
Exports fall in December quarter, led by dairy
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of exported goods fell 3.3 percent in the December 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a rise of 4.4 percent in the September 2012 quarter. More >>
CPI falls 0.2 percent in December quarter
Friday, 18 January 2013, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The consumers price index (CPI) fell 0.2 percent in the December 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Seasonally lower vegetable prices and more discounting for furniture were partly countered by higher housing and transport prices. More >>
South Island guest nights drop in November
Thursday, 17 January 2013, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
South Island guest nights (after removing seasonal variation) fell 6.8 percent in November 2012 compared with October 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a rise of 4.7 percent in October. More >>
