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Building Consents Issued: April 2012 Key Facts
Wednesday, 30 May 2012, 12:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In April 2012: • The trend for the number of new dwellings consented continues to increase. • 1,230 new dwellings were consented, including 138 apartments (88 of which were retirement village units). • Earthquake-related consents identified ... More >>
Primary products drive fall in export values
Thursday, 24 May 2012, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
Compared with April 2011, exports of goods fell $799 million (17 percent) in April 2012, to $3.9 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Collectively Owned Maori Farms Much Larger than the Average
Tuesday, 22 May 2012, 4:18 pm | Statistics New Zealand
At nearly 2,000 hectares (ha), the average collectively owned Maori farm is about eight times the size of the average New Zealand farm, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
April visitor arrivals ease due to earlier holidays
Monday, 21 May 2012, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
April visitor arrivals ease due to earlier holidays Embargoed until 10:45am – 21 May 2012 More >>
Producers Price Index: March 2012 Quarter Key Facts
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices received by producers (outputs) fell 0.1 percent. • Manufacturing was the key contributor to the fall, with meat and dairy product prices down. • Sheep, beef, and dairy farming output prices were down. • Electricity and gas supply prices ... More >>
Capital Goods Price Index: March 2012 quarter key facts
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
• The capital goods price index (CGPI) was unchanged in the March 2012 quarter. • A fall in the plant, machinery, and equipment price index (down 1.0 percent) was balanced by rises in the residential buildings (up 0.4 percent) and civil construction ... More >>
Purchase price of new capital unchanged
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the March 2012 quarter, the price of purchasing new capital items was unchanged from the December 2011 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Four of six asset groups measured by the capital goods price index (CGPI) increased. More >>
Producers affected by falling international commodity prices
Thursday, 17 May 2012, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices received by New Zealand producers, as measured by the producers price index (PPI), eased slightly (down 0.1 percent) in the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Births and Deaths: Year ended March 2012 key facts
Wednesday, 16 May 2012, 12:55 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In the March 2012 year: • 60,860 live births and 29,811 deaths were registered in New Zealand, resulting in a natural increase (live births minus deaths) of 31,049. • There were 2,323 fewer births and 705 more deaths compared with the March 2011 ... More >>
Gross Domestic Product: December 2011 Quarter
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 3:09 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics NZ Media release and Information release: Gross Domestic Product: December 2011 quarter (new industry classification) More >>
Retail sales fall after Rugby World Cup boost
Monday, 14 May 2012, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the March 2012 quarter, the volume of core retail sales fell, following a boost from the Rugby World Cup in the previous two quarters, Statistics New Zealand said today. Sales volumes for the core retail industries (which exclude vehicle-related ... More >>
Population growth slows
Monday, 14 May 2012, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's population was 4,430,400 at 31 March 2012. The population grew by 0.6 percent (27,700) in the last year, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Retail spending lifts electronic card transactions
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:40 am | Statistics New Zealand
The amount of money New Zealanders and visitors to the country spent with retailers using debit and credit cards rose in April, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Dairy industry dominance in agriculture sector grows
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
The country now has more than six million dairy cattle, an increase partly driven by higher milk solid payouts, Statistics New Zealand said today. The number of sheep continues to fall. The number of dairy cattle increased by 259,000 in the year ended ... More >>
Food prices fall 0.1 percent in April
Friday, 11 May 2012, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.1 percent in the April 2012 month, following a 1.0 percent fall in March, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
International guest nights continue to fall
Thursday, 10 May 2012, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights spent in short-term commercial accommodation were 3.1 million in March 2012, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is a fall of 0.8 percent compared with March 2011. The fall resulted from a 3.6 percent drop in international guest ... More >>
Employment and unemployment rise in March
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
The unemployment rate rose to 6.7 percent in the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is up from a revised figure of 6.4 percent last quarter. The labour force grew by 18,000, with 9,000 more people employed as well as 9,000 ... More >>
Fewer marriages and divorces in 2011
Thursday, 3 May 2012, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 20,231 marriages registered to New Zealand residents in 2011, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the lowest number of marriages since 2001 when 19,972 weddings were celebrated. The number of divorces also dropped, down from 8,874 in ... More >>
Wage Rates Grow 2.0 Percent
Tuesday, 1 May 2012, 12:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Salary and wage rates, which include overtime, increased 2.0 percent in the year to the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This includes a 0.5 percent rise in the March 2012 quarter. More >>
Export values fall from recent highs
Monday, 30 April 2012, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of exported goods decreased 6.0 percent in the March 2012 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Falls in the value of exported dairy products, crude oil, and fruit led the decrease. More >>
