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Fewer visitors in April due to earlier holidays
Friday, 21 May 2010, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals to New Zealand were down 4 percent in April 2010, when compared with April 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. "The earlier timing of Easter, and school holidays in some Australian states, contributed to more visits in March ... More >>
Dairy products push up producer prices
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 1:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Producers’ output and input prices rose in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Capital goods prices ease slightly
Tuesday, 18 May 2010, 12:56 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The capital goods price index (CGPI) fell 0.1 percent in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The index measures the change in price of new capital equipment. In the year to the March 2010 quarter, the CGPI fell 0.4 percent, ... More >>
Median age of mothers still 30 years
Monday, 17 May 2010, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the year ended March 2010, the median age of women giving birth was 30 years, Statistics New Zealand said today. This figure has been relatively stable over the last decade. In the early 1980s, a generation earlier, the median age was around ... More >>
Population hits 4.36 million
Friday, 14 May 2010, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's estimated resident population increased 1.3 percent (56,300) in the year ended 31 March 2010 to reach 4,362,000, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the highest rate of population growth for a March year since 2004, when the population ... More >>
Retail sales buoyed by motor vehicles and fuel
Friday, 14 May 2010, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 0.5 percent ($86 million) in the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This increase was buoyed by large increases in motor vehicle retailing and automotive fuel retailing. Motor ... More >>
Food prices fall 0.5 percent in April
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 11:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.5 percent in the April 2010 month, Statistics New Zealand said today, following a 0.2 percent rise in March and a 1.3 percent fall in February. Food prices have returned to levels last seen in late 2009, and are 3.1 percent below ... More >>
Big increase in South Island dairy cattle numbers
Thursday, 13 May 2010, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Expansion in New Zealand's dairy herd was concentrated in the South Island from 2008 to 2009, where numbers grew 13 percent to 2.1 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. Canterbury was the South Island's largest dairying region, recording 10 percent ... More >>
Hotels lead March increase in guest nights
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 11:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
Overnight stays in hotels were up 5 percent in March 2010 compared with the previous March, Statistics New Zealand said today. Hotel guest nights have increased for four months in a row compared with the same month the previous year. Hotels also had the ... More >>
New Zealand screen industry: A tale of two regions
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
In 2009, the Auckland region dominated the New Zealand screen industry in terms of total revenue and number of businesses, while the Wellington region was ahead in post-production revenue, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Total electronic card spending down in April
Tuesday, 11 May 2010, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total value of electronic card transactions was down 1.0 percent in April 2010 when adjusted for seasonal effects, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows an increase of 1.0 percent in March 2010. The non-retail industries (which include ... More >>
Unemployment rate falls to 6.0 percent
Thursday, 6 May 2010, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
In seasonally adjusted terms, New Zealand’s unemployment rate dropped from 7.1 percent to 6.0 percent during the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first decrease in the unemployment rate since the December 2007 ... More >>
First marriages stable while fewer remarry
Wednesday, 5 May 2010, 12:14 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 21,600 marriages registered in New Zealand in the December 2009 year, down 1 percent from the previous year, Statistics New Zealand said today. "The drop in the total number of marriages was due to fewer remarriages," Population ... More >>
Lowest wage growth in nine years
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 12:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's salary and wage rates grew 1.5 percent in the year to the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The latest annual increase shown in the Labour Cost Index (LCI) is the lowest since the year to the September 2000 quarter, ... More >>
Consents for new homes fall back from February
Friday, 30 April 2010, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new housing units authorised (excluding apartments) fell 8.3 percent in March 2010 when adjusted for seasonal effects, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 9.8 percent rise in February 2010, and brings the level similar to ... More >>
Quality matters most for businesses
Friday, 30 April 2010, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The quality of goods and services was the most important driver behind business strategies, Statistics New Zealand said today. More businesses rated quality as very important to them, narrowly ahead of price and delivery of goods and services. This is just ... More >>
Dairy products lift exports
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 11:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Led by a rise in exports of dairy products, the value of New Zealand’s exported goods showed its first quarterly rise since the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. After adjusting for seasonal effects, the value of total ... More >>
Household Labour Force Survey : Working Age
Thursday, 29 April 2010, 11:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) estimated working-age population is based on national resident population estimates that have been adjusted to be consistent with the scope of the HLFS. The HLFS estimated working-age population represents ... More >>
Digital animation drives industry growth
Wednesday, 28 April 2010, 11:31 am | Statistics New Zealand
Led by growth in digital animation, New Zealand’s screen industry revenue rose 3 percent to more than $2.8 billion in 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. Digital animation, the most significant part of postproduction, has more than doubled in ... More >>
Earlier holidays boost travel in March
Friday, 23 April 2010, 12:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand residents departed on 13 percent more overseas trips in March 2010 than in March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. Visitor arrivals were also higher than the previous March (up 7 percent). "The earlier timing of Easter and the school ... More >>
