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Businesses tough it out
Friday, 23 April 2010, 11:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Fewer businesses reported increases in performance indicators in 2009 (such as total sales and profitability) than in 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. In spite of recent economic events, many business activities were sustained, according to ... More >>
Ethnic groups projected to grow
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 12:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Updated projections indicate continued growth of New Zealand's broad and overlapping European, Māori, Asian, and Pacific populations, Statistics New Zealand said today. Under mid-range series 6 of the updated 2006-base national ethnic population projections, ... More >>
Ethnic groups projected to grow
Thursday, 22 April 2010, 12:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Updated projections indicate continued growth of New Zealand's broad and overlapping European, Māori, Asian, and Pacific populations, Statistics New Zealand said today. Under mid-range series 6 of the updated 2006-base national ethnic population projections, ... More >>
Annual stoppages rise for the first time in years
Wednesday, 21 April 2010, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
The annual number of work stoppages increased for the first time since the December 2005 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Food And Petrol Key Contributors To CPI Increase
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 12:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The consumers price index (CPI) rose 0.4 percent for the March 2010 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Higher prices for food and petrol were partly offset by lower prices for recreation and culture. The CPI measures the rate of price change of goods ... More >>
Broadband in over 1 million homes
Friday, 16 April 2010, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
More than a million New Zealand homes used broadband to connect to the Internet in 2009, double the number from three years ago, Statistics New Zealand said today. While rural homes were less likely to have a broadband connection than those in urban ... More >>
Retail Sales Down In February
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 0.6 percent ($32 million) in February 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. One quarter of the 24 retail industries recorded falls of more than $5 million, with a further seven industries recording ... More >>
Value Of Transactions Up In March
Tuesday, 13 April 2010, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted values of core retail, retail, and total electronic card transactions were all up in March 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. Core retail was up 2.2 percent compared with February 2010. More >>
International Guest Nights Continue To Recover
Monday, 12 April 2010, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
International guest nights were 6 percent higher and domestic guest nights were 3 percent lower. Total guest nights were 2 percent higher Hotels had the largest increase in guest nights and holiday parkshad the only decrease. More >>
Consents for new homes rise
Tuesday, 30 March 2010, 11:44 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new housing units authorised (excluding apartments) rose 10 percent in February 2010 when adjusted for seasonal effects, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 1.0 percent increase in January 2010 and brings the number ... More >>
Crude oil pushes February imports up
Friday, 26 March 2010, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Merchandise imports rose $37 million (1.3 percent) to $3.0 billion in February 2010 compared with February 2009, due to crude oil shipments, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Manufacturing boosts New Zealand economy
Thursday, 25 March 2010, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's gross domestic product (GDP), the official measure of economic growth, was up 0.8 percent in the December 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This rise follows an increase of 0.3 percent in the September 2009 quarter and is ... More >>
Investment income returns account to deficit
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account balance shows a deficit of $3.1 billion for the December 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This comes after the first surplus in twenty years, which was recorded in the previous quarter. ... More >>
Decrease in arrivals pushes net migration down
Friday, 19 March 2010, 11:26 am | Statistics New Zealand
Permanent and long-term (PLT) arrivals outnumbered departures by 2,600 in February 2010, down from 3,600 in February 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This decrease in the net migration gain was mainly due to 1,200 fewer arrivals of non-New Zealand ... More >>
Local authorities' operating deficit narrows
Wednesday, 17 March 2010, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities recorded a seasonally adjusted operating deficit of $20.2 million in the December 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Economic recession drives productivity decline
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour productivity fell 1.5 percent in the year to March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. The decline in labour productivity was driven by the fall in output – that is, real GDP – of 2.2 percent, while workforce hours fell 0.7 percent. The ... More >>
January retail sales up
Friday, 12 March 2010, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 0.8 percent ($42 million) in January 2010, Statistics New Zealand said today. “The increase in sales was led by the vehicle-related industries, with a lesser rise in core retailing,” business statistics ... More >>
January guest nights at record high
Friday, 12 March 2010, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Overnight stays in commercial accommodation were up 4 percent in January 2010 compared with the previous January, Statistics New Zealand said today. At 4.4 million, guest night numbers were the highest recorded since the survey began in July 1996. January ... More >>
Food prices fall in February
Thursday, 11 March 2010, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 1.3 percent in the February 2010 month, following a 2.1 percent rise in January, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Terms of trade rise 5.7 percent
Wednesday, 10 March 2010, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade rose 5.7 percent in the December 2009 quarter, meaning 5.7 percent more imported goods could be funded by a fixed quantity of exported goods than in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
