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Higher exports help reduce current account deficit
Wednesday, 23 June 2010, 11:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Rising exports and a fall in the investment income deficit helped reduce New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account balance by $1.6 billion in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The deficit is now $1.3 billion. More >>
Visitors from Asia rebound
Monday, 21 June 2010, 11:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand in May 2010 were at similar levels to May 2009, due to a partial recovery in visitors from Asia offsetting fewer from Australia, Statistics New Zealand said today. There were more visitors from China, Japan, and Korea in ... More >>
Abortion statistics: 2009
Thursday, 17 June 2010, 12:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The number of abortions performed in New Zealand decreased in the year ended December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. A total of 17,550 induced abortions were performed in New Zealand in the December 2009 year, 390 (2 percent) less than in ... More >>
Local authorities' operating deficit rises
Wednesday, 16 June 2010, 1:39 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities recorded a seasonally adjusted operating deficit of $63 million in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
How innovative is our agriculture sector?
Tuesday, 15 June 2010, 12:39 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Almost a third of agriculture businesses were innovative during 2008 and 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Retail sales down slightly in April
Monday, 14 June 2010, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted retail sales fell slightly (down 0.3 percent) in April 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. This fall follows a similar sized rise in March 2010. Core retail sales, which exclude the four vehicle-related industries, were ... More >>
Food prices record first annual fall in six years
Friday, 11 June 2010, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.7 percent in May 2010 and by 0.5 percent for the year to May, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first annual fall in food prices since the year to July 2004. For the year to May 2010, lower prices were recorded for meat, ... More >>
Hotels drive April increase in guest nights
Friday, 11 June 2010, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
Overnight stays in hotels were up 7 percent in April 2010 compared with the previous April, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Dairy dominates rise in export prices
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Dairy product prices rose by nearly one-third, dominating a 10.3 percent rise in the price of exported goods in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest quarterly increase in export prices in nearly a decade. More >>
Core retail card spending increase offset by fuel
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of electronic card transactions in core retail (which excludes the motorvehicle related industries) was up 1.0 percent in May 2010, compared with April 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. This increase followed a decrease ... More >>
Dairy dominates rise in export prices
Thursday, 10 June 2010, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Dairy product prices rose by nearly one-third, dominating a 10.3 percent rise in the price of exported goods in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest quarterly increase in export prices in nearly a decade. More >>
Fall in manufacturing volume reverses gains
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 11:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of manufacturing sales (seasonally adjusted) fell 2.7 percent in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. "This reverses the rise of 2.7 percent in the December 2009 quarter and takes the series to its lowest point in almost 10 ... More >>
Building activity mixed
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of residential building activity has increased 2.0 percent in the March 2010 quarter, after removing seasonal effects, Statistics New Zealand said today. This increase follows a 7.2 percent increase in the December 2009 quarter. In contrast, ... More >>
Widespread increase in wholesale trade sales
Friday, 4 June 2010, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total wholesale trade sales, after adjusting for seasonal effects, rose 2.3 percent ($472 million) in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the second quarterly increase following a period of decline that began in mid-2008. More >>
Facts for World Environment Day
Thursday, 3 June 2010, 4:52 pm | Statistics New Zealand
To mark World Environment Day on Saturday, 5 June 2010 Statistics New Zealand is providing a selection of environmental related facts from Measuring New Zealand's Progress Using a Sustainable Development Approach. This 2009 report provides a measure ... More >>
Young males most likely group to be apprehended
Wednesday, 2 June 2010, 1:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Younger age groups and males were those most likely to be apprehended by police in all offence categories, Statistics New Zealand said today. The median age for all apprehensions was 22 years, ranging from 19 years for dishonesty offences, to 27 ... More >>
Trend for new housing consents continues to rise
Friday, 28 May 2010, 11:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for the number of new housing units authorised (excluding apartments) has increased since March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, the trend is still 29 percent lower than the peak in June 2007. More >>
Milk powder and logs drive export values up
Thursday, 27 May 2010, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Milk powder and logs drove a 9.0 percent increase in the value of goods exported in April 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. The value of goods exported for the month of April 2010 was $4.0 billion, up $329 million from April 2009. More >>
Ageing labour force projected
Tuesday, 25 May 2010, 11:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
The share of workers aged 65 years and over is projected to grow from 12 percent in 2006 to 21 percent in 2061, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is indicated by the mid-range projection (series 5M), one of nine alternative labour force projections ... More >>
Jobs decline in year ended March 2009
Monday, 24 May 2010, 11:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted filled jobs declined 1.5 percent in the year ended March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first release of seasonally adjusted linked employer-employee data (LEED). The annual decrease in the number of seasonally ... More >>
