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Slight decrease in deaths in September year
Tuesday, 17 November 2009, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 28,680 deaths registered during the September 2009 year, down 2 percent from 29,130 in 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The largest numerical decreases were in the Auckland (down 370 or 5 percent), Waikato (down 100 or 3 percent), and ... More >>
Dairy prices lead to fall in producers’ prices
Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producers’ prices fell in the September 2009 quarter, with output prices falling 1.4 percent and input prices falling 1.1 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. Both output and input prices were influenced by falling dairy prices. The dairy cattle ... More >>
Building and machinery prices fall
Monday, 16 November 2009, 11:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) fell 0.4 percent in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The most significant downward contributions came from the nonresidential buildings index (down 1.4 percent), the plant, machinery, ... More >>
Population growth highest in three years
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 11:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,331,600 at 30 September 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. The population increased by 51,700 (1.2 percent) in the September 2009 year, the highest growth in three years. In the September 2008 ... More >>
Sales values up for second quarter, volumes flat
Thursday, 12 November 2009, 11:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 0.5 percent ($82 million) in the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the second quarter with increased sales values, following four quarters of decreases. Although ... More >>
International guest nights drive Sept increase
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
International guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were up 8 percent in September 2009 compared with September 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. With domestic guest nights slightly higher than in the previous September, total ... More >>
Third consecutive monthly fall in food prices
Wednesday, 11 November 2009, 11:26 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices decreased 1.5 percent in the October 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest fall in three-and-a-half years. The food price index also fell in September and August, by 0.7 and 0.9 percent, respectively. More >>
Core retail electronic card spending down slightly
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
After adjusting for seasonal effects, the value of electronic card transactions in core retail (which excludes the motor vehicle-related industries) fell slightly in October 2009, down 0.4 percent compared with September 2009, Statistics New Zealand ... More >>
Unemployment reaches 150,000
Thursday, 5 November 2009, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
In seasonally adjusted terms, the number of unemployed rose by 12,000 to reach 150,000 people, and the unemployment rate increased to 6.5 percent during the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The number of people unemployed is at ... More >>
Demand for labour continues to fall
Tuesday, 3 November 2009, 2:35 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The number of full-time equivalent employees, filled jobs, and seasonally adjusted total paid hours have all decreased in the year to September 2009, according to the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) released by Statistics New Zealand today. This ... More >>
Rise in new housing consents
Friday, 30 October 2009, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
In September 2009, the trend increased for the number of new housing units authorised (excluding apartments), Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend has increased by more than 20 percent in the last six months, following a decrease of over 50 percent ... More >>
Reduced number of business start-ups
Friday, 30 October 2009, 11:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
Over the year ended February 2009, provisionally there were 52,000 business start-ups in New Zealand, down 15 percent from 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the lowest number of business start-ups recorded since 2003. During the year ended ... More >>
Estimated Working-age Population: September 2009
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 12:01 pm | 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 >>
Import values decline to 2005 levels
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted merchandise imports have declined to $9.5 billion, a level similar to the December 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The seasonally adjusted value of imports fell 8.1 percent in the September 2009 quarter, following falls ... More >>
NZers are satisfied with their overall wellbeing
Thursday, 29 October 2009, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
The first New Zealand General Social Survey (NZGSS) shows that 86 percent of New Zealanders are satisfied with their life overall, Statistics New Zealand said today. The NZGSS gives information about key social and economic outcomes across a number ... More >>
International tourism expenditure falls
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 11:31 am | Statistics New Zealand
Spending by international tourists in New Zealand decreased 0.9 percent ($87 million) in the year ended March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. The fall in international tourism expenditure, published today in the Tourism Satellite Account: 2009, is the ... More >>
Number of work-related injuries in decline
Wednesday, 28 October 2009, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total work-related injury claims fell from 246,800 claims in 2005 to 235,000 claims in 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. Provisionally, there were 224,900 work-related claims for the year ended December 2008. Work-related claims are those made to the ... More >>
Broadband subscribers top 1 million
Tuesday, 27 October 2009, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total number of broadband subscribers was more than one million in June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is an increase of 27 percent since the survey was last run in March 2008. More >>
Population grows across New Zealand
Friday, 23 October 2009, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
There was population growth across New Zealand in the June 2009 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. The rate of population growth increased for many subnational areas, largely due to an increase in New Zealand's net gain from permanent and long-term ... More >>
Superannuation increases non-wage labour costs
Thursday, 22 October 2009, 11:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour costs rose 2.8 percent in the year to the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The salary and wage rates (including overtime) component of the labour cost index rose 2.8 percent. A rise in superannuation costs was the main contributor ... More >>
