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Food prices up 0.3 percent in March
Thursday, 14 April 2011, 9:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 0.3 percent in the March 2011 month, after a relatively flat (up 0.1 percent) February 2011 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. Food prices in March were up 5.5 percent on a year earlier. More >>
Little change in visitor numbers
Wednesday, 13 April 2011, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals in February 2011 numbered 268,300, just above the 267,900 in February 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Impact of GST rise on prices collected for the CPI
Monday, 11 April 2011, 12:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The rate of goods and service tax (GST) rose from 12.5 percent to 15.0 percent on 1 October 2010. The impact of the rise in GST on individual prices collected for the consumers price index in the months following the increase is discussed in Impact ... More >>
Talking About The Price Of Fish
Monday, 11 April 2011, 12:37 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Retail fish prices, 2005–10 tracks the prices of fresh fish sold in supermarkets and fish shops from 2005–10. In 2010, hoki ($13.31/kg) and red cod ($16.10/kg) prices might have caught the eye of the budget-conscious shopper, while buyers of ... More >>
Running hot and cold: tracking non-alcoholic beverage prices
Monday, 11 April 2011, 12:33 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Running hot and cold: Tracking non-alcoholic beverage prices in the CPI looks at how non-alcoholic beverage prices have changed over the past three decades. Soft drinks and fruit juice have decreased in price relative to the overall food group ... More >>
Tracking milk prices in the CPI
Monday, 11 April 2011, 12:28 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Tracking milk prices in the CPI looks at retail milk prices from the 1890s to February 2011. More >>
Electronic card spending up in March
Monday, 11 April 2011, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
A mix of rises and falls across industry groups gave a 0.5 percent increase in the total value of electronic card transactions in March 2011, Statistics New Zealand said today. The value of transactions, adjusted for seasonal effects, rose in three ... More >>
Businesses react to GST and wage changes
Friday, 8 April 2011, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
In 2010, one-third of businesses conducted price reviews specifically due to the GST rise, and a similar proportion raised wages due to the rise in minimum wage, Statistics New Zealand said today. Results from the Business Operations Survey show ... More >>
Updated schedule of Statistics NZ releases (7/4/11)
Thursday, 7 April 2011, 3:35 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand can now confirm its release calendar for the next two weeks. More >>
First release of Wholesale Trade Survey
Friday, 1 April 2011, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Release of the December 2010 results for the Wholesale Trade Survey (WTS) continues implementation of a new industry classification, Statistics New Zealand said today. The Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification 2006 (ANZSIC06) ... More >>
Screen industry focus grows post-production Revenue
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of the New Zealand screen industry held steady for the year ending March 2010, at just under $3 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. It was a year of continuing trends – the post-production sector continued to grow, while revenue ... More >>
Housing consents fall in February
Wednesday, 30 March 2011, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted number of new houses authorised in February 2011, excluding apartments, has fallen 7.8 percent from January, Statistics New Zealand said today. This brings the level to the lowest point since February 2009. More >>
Export trend reaches new high
Tuesday, 29 March 2011, 2:42 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The total value of goods exported in February 2011 was $3.9 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was $550 million (17 percent) higher than February 2010. More >>
Manufacturing and construction pull down productivity growth
Friday, 25 March 2011, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Manufacturing and construction were the main contributors to the annual 1.2 percent decline in multifactor productivity from 2006 to 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Latest schedule of Statistics New Zealand information releas
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 4:29 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The February 2011 earthquake in Christchurch continues to affect some Statistics NZ information releases, following damage to the building in the city centre, where many of our statistical releases are produced. More >>
Update: re-enrolment of Christchurch school students 23/3/11
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 3:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand has updated its brief overview of Ministry of Education re-enrolment data for primary, intermediate, and secondary school students. This was produced in response to the 22 February 2011 Christchurch earthquake. The data will be updated ... More >>
Current account back in deficit but net liabilities fall
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account balance was a $2.8 billion deficit in the December 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, New Zealand's net international liabilities were down $1.3 billion to $159.0 billion (81.7 percent ... More >>
New Zealand economy grows 0.2 percent
Thursday, 24 March 2011, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Notable movements by industry in the December 2010 quarter were: • manufacturing, up 2.5 percent, mainly due to metal product and machinery and equipment Manufacturing • real estate and business services, up 0.9 percent, mainly driven by business ... More >>
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
Wednesday, 23 March 2011, 1:58 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted current account deficit of $2,813 million in the December 2010 quarter, a turnaround of $4,550 million from the September 2010 quarter surplus. More >>
Investment in research and development grows
Tuesday, 22 March 2011, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total research and development (R&D) spending increased to almost $2.5 billion in 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is an increase of 13 percent from 2008. The business sector continues to spend the most on research and development, over ... More >>
