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Christmas dinner should cost a dollar or two less
Tuesday, 15 December 2009, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
It appears that Christmas dinner this year will cost a dollar or two less than last year, but a few more dollars than two years ago. More >>
No change in October retail sales
Monday, 14 December 2009, 11:26 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales were flat in October 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This followed a 0.3 percent increase in the previous month. In the latest month, a 0.5 percent ($23 million) increase in core retailing was partly ... More >>
Fourth consecutive monthly fall in food prices
Friday, 11 December 2009, 12:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices decreased 0.3 percent in the November 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the fourth consecutive monthly fall in food prices, which has not occurred since July 2004. November’s fall in the food price index (FPI) was ... More >>
International guest nights up again in October
Friday, 11 December 2009, 12:27 pm | Statistics New Zealand
International guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were up 5 percent in October 2009 compared with October 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, domestic guest nights were down 2 percent. Total guest nights in October 2009 were ... More >>
Retail sales, October 2009
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Electronic card transactions data for November 2009 published today on the Statistics New Zealand website included some data that could be used to derive totals for the Retail Trade Survey for October 2009, due for release on Monday 14 December 2009. More >>
Export and import prices continue to fall
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Merchandise export and import prices both fell in the September 2009 quarter, down 5.2 percent and 3.9 percent respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today. Both export and import prices have now fallen for three consecutive quarters. Export prices ... More >>
Export and import prices continue to fall
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:26 am | Statistics New Zealand
Merchandise export and import prices both fell in the September 2009 quarter, down 5.2 percent and 3.9 percent respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today. Both export and import prices have now fallen for three consecutive quarters. Export prices ... More >>
Increase in retail transactions led by fuel
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
After adjusting for seasonal effects, the value of electronic card transactions in the retail industries increased 0.7 percent in November 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. Automotive fuel retailing was the main contributor to this increase, ... More >>
Total manufacturing down, industry activity mixed
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total manufacturing activity (measured by seasonally adjusted sales volumes) fell 1.4 percent in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, excluding meat and dairy product manufacturing, volumes rose 1.0 percent. "This rise, ... More >>
Residential building volume falls 40% in 2 yrs
Tuesday, 8 December 2009, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted volume of residential building work put in place has fallen by almost 40 percent since the most recent peak two years ago, Statistics New Zealand said today. The volume of residential building work put in place fell a further 5.4 ... More >>
Wholesale trade decline continues
Monday, 7 December 2009, 2:13 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales fell for a fifth consecutive quarter, down 0.8 percent ($154 million) in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. "This is the first time that wholesale trade sales have fallen for five ... More >>
Injury statistics under scrutiny
Thursday, 3 December 2009, 1:30 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Injury prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation will benefit from an Injury Information Forum being run by Statistics New Zealand in Wellington this week. Deputy Government Statistician Cathryn Ashley-Jones said the range of organisations attending the forum ... More >>
Student loan borrowers and debt increase
Wednesday, 2 December 2009, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of students borrowing through the student loan scheme, and the amount they owe upon leaving study, have increased, Statistics New Zealand said today. New statistics released today show that 37.5 percent of all students enrolled borrowed ... More >>
Surplus for Crown research institutes
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The collective operating surplus for New Zealand's Crown research institutes (CRIs) reached $25.2 million in the year ended June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. The surplus was $1.9 million less than the $27.1 million surplus achieved in the ... More >>
New housing consents continue to rise
Monday, 30 November 2009, 11:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
In October 2009, the seasonally adjusted number of new housing units authorised (excluding apartments) rose 11 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 3.5 percent rise in September 2009 and brings the number of consents to its highest since ... More >>
Trade values continue to fall from high levels
Friday, 27 November 2009, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of both merchandise imports and exports fell in October 2009 compared with October 2008, down 28.3 percent and 22.4 percent, respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today. Imports and exports are showing sustained declines from the high 2008 ... More >>
Rents up, mortgage payments down
Thursday, 26 November 2009, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Results from the Household Economic Survey (Income) (HES (Income)) for the year ended June 2009 show no overall change in average weekly expenditure on housing costs from the previous year, Statistics New Zealand said today. This result was made up of ... More >>
Gain in visitor arrivals continues
Monday, 23 November 2009, 12:18 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals in October 2009 (187,400) were up 13,400 (8 percent) compared with October 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. Arrivals from Australia (up 15,900 or 22 percent) were again the major contributor, with October 2009 being the seventh ... More >>
Sept '08 quarter job creation lowest in five years
Friday, 20 November 2009, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 102,770 jobs created and 129,290 jobs were destroyed during the September 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was the smallest number of jobs created during a quarter since March 2003. Job creation was down 14.3 percent ... More >>
Current price GDP increase lowest in ten years
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 11:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices increased 2.0 percent for the year ended March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This increase is the lowest since the year ended March 1999 and follows a 7.7 percent increase in the March 2008 ... More >>
