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Food Price Index – Jan 2010
Thursday, 11 February 2010, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rise in January after five monthly falls Food prices increased 2.1 percent in the January 2010 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Core Retail Electronic Card Spending Flat
Wednesday, 10 February 2010, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of electronic card transactions in core retail (which excludes the motor vehicle-related industries) was flat (down just 0.1 percent) in January 2010 compared with December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This ... More >>
Statistics New Zealand Launches Business Toolbox
Monday, 8 February 2010, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Today, Statistics New Zealand released Business Toolbox, a suite of online tools that provides quick and easy access to information for businesses. Business Toolbox is the latest of a series of projects to improve access to and use of official information ... More >>
Record Month for Visitor Arrivals
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 2:24 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals numbered 341,300 in December 2009, the highest total ever recorded for a month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The figure is up 19,100 (6 percent) from the previous high of 322,200 in December 2008. Visitor arrivals have increased ... More >>
Labour Cost Index: December 2009 Quarter Highlight
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2009 quarter, salary and wage rates (including overtime) increased 0.4 percent. From the December 2008 quarter to the December 2009 quarter: Salary and wage rates (including overtime) increased 1.8 percent. Overtime wage rates increased ... More >>
Quarterly Employment Survey: December 2009 Quarter
Tuesday, 2 February 2010, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Labour Cost Index (LCI) recorded an increase of 1.8 percent in salary and wage rates (including overtime) in the year to the December 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the lowest annual increase since one of 1.8 percent in ... More >>
Rise In Trend For New Homes Continues
Friday, 29 January 2010, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for the number of new homes authorised (excluding apartments) continued to rise in December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This rise in trend came despite a fall of 1.4 percent in the seasonally adjusted number in December 2009. More >>
Household Labour Force Survey: December 2009
Thursday, 28 January 2010, 11:28 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. More >>
Annual work stoppages decrease
Friday, 22 January 2010, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Four work stoppages ended in the September 2009 quarter and 18 work stoppages ended in the September 2009 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Stoppages in the September 2009 year involved 2,010 employees, and losses of 1,382 person-days of work and an ... More >>
Statistics NZ clarifies impact of GST on CPI
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 5:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand has clarified the impact on the consumers price index (CPI) of any change to GST. Statistics NZ Prices manager, Chris Pike, says lifting GST to 15 percent could increase retail prices of goods and services that are subject ... More >>
November retail sales up
Thursday, 21 January 2010, 11:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
In November 2009, total retail sales were up 0.8 percent ($46 million), following two months of flat results, Statistics New Zealand said today. The latest increase was led by automotive fuel retailing (up $20 million), and the ‘other retailing' ... More >>
CPI down for December quarter
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
The consumers price index (CPI) fell 0.2 percent for the December 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This fall, which was driven by lower food prices and weaker increases for other goods and services, contributed to an annual increase of 2.0 ... More >>
Fifth consecutive monthly fall in food prices
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices decreased 0.3 percent in the December 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the fifth consecutive monthly fall in food prices, the first time it has happened since December 1967. December’s fall in the food price index ... More >>
Accommodation Survey: November 2009
Tuesday, 19 January 2010, 12:15 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Overnight stays by international visitors in commercial accommodation in the South Island were up 5 percent in the November 2009 month compared with the previous November, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Electronic card spending up in December
Friday, 15 January 2010, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
After adjusting for seasonal effects, the value of retail electronic card transactions increased 0.7 percent in December 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. Automotive fuel retailing has been the main contributor to increases in this series since July ... More >>
Rise in consents for new homes
Thursday, 14 January 2010, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new homes authorised for construction (excluding apartments) rose 3.1 percent in November 2009 when adjusted for seasonal effects, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows an 11 percent rise in October 2009 and brings the number ... More >>
Decline in import and export values continues
Thursday, 7 January 2010, 2:46 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of both merchandise imports and exports fell in November 2009 compared with November 2008, down 22.0 percent and 16.7 percent, respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the eighth consecutive monthly fall for imports and ... More >>
New Zealand economy grows slowly
Wednesday, 23 December 2009, 11:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), was up 0.2 percent in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 0.2 percent increase in the June 2009 quarter. These small increases in economic ... More >>
Year ended current account deficit falls
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's current account deficit was $5.7 billion (3.1 percent of GDP) for the year ended September 2009 and the smallest as a percentage of GDP since March 2002, Statistics New Zealand said today. The deficit has fallen from 8.4 percent a year ... More >>
Local authorities' operating deficit narrows
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 11:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities recorded a seasonally adjusted operating deficit of $69.9 million in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. "The deficit this quarter is $30.9 million smaller than the June 2009 quarter deficit of $100.8 million," ... More >>
