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Labour Cost Index delayed
Thursday, 30 April 2009, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Labour Cost Index (Salary and Wage Rates): March 2009 quarter Hot Off The Press scheduled for publication on Monday 4 May 2009 will be delayed until 3:00pm on Wednesday 6 May 2009. This is to allow time to incorporate improved historical information ... More >>
Import and export volumes continue to fall
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volumes of both merchandise imports and exports fell in the December 2008 quarter, while prices for both were up as a result of the New Zealand dollar depreciating nearly 12 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. Seasonally adjusted import ... More >>
Quarterly trade deficit improved by imports drop
Wednesday, 29 April 2009, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted trade balance was a deficit of $65 million in the March 2009 quarter, the smallest deficit recorded since June 2002, Statistics New Zealand said today. This quarter’s figure follows five years of quarterly deficits that have ... More >>
Primary industries largest benefactor of R&D
Tuesday, 28 April 2009, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Nineteen percent of research and development (R&D) carried out in the 2008 reference period was for the benefit of New Zealand's primary industries, Statistics New Zealand said today. The R&D 2008 Survey saw the adoption of a different breakdown for information ... More >>
Feedback sought on ethnicity statistics
Monday, 27 April 2009, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is looking for feedback on the way official ethnicity statistics are collected and reported. More >>
Business Operations Survey: 2008
Thursday, 23 April 2009, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
Business Operations Survey: 2008 Highlights 47 percent of businesses reported vacancies were hard to fill. 89 percent of businesses used broadband to connect to the Internet. 54 percent of businesses reported that improved responsiveness to customers was an ... More >>
Annual work stoppages decrease
Wednesday, 22 April 2009, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Twenty-two work stoppages ended in the December 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Stoppages in the December 2008 year involved 4,993 employees, and losses of 8,587 person-days of work and an estimated $2.4 million in wages and salaries. ... More >>
International Travel and Migration: March 2009
Tuesday, 21 April 2009, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
International Travel and Migration: March 2009 Highlights Visitor arrivals (226,500) were down 10 percent from March 2008 (250,800). There were fewer visitors from the United Kingdom (down 9,400), the United States (down 5,100), Australia (down 4,300), ... More >>
Information & Communication Technologies Supply
Monday, 20 April 2009, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total sales of information and communication technology (ICT) goods and services rose 3 percent to $19.3 billion in the 2008 financial year. Domestic sales of ICT goods and services increased 4 percent to $17.9 billion. The ICT commodity with the ... More >>
Household Labour Force Survey
Monday, 20 April 2009, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Highlights - Household Labour Force Survey Population Rebase: December 2008 quarter (Includes the introduction of Māori benchmarks) Seasonally adjusted employment increased by 21,000 to 2,212,000. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 4.7 ... More >>
Meat and vegetable prices rise
Friday, 17 April 2009, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.5 percent in the March 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The most significant increase came from the meat, poultry and fish subgroup (up 1.4 percent), which was driven by higher prices for fresh chicken (up 3.2 percent), ... More >>
CPI up 0.3 percent
Friday, 17 April 2009, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 0.3 percent in the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Higher prices for food and cigarettes were largely offset by lower prices for transport. More >>
Total electronic card spending down, retail up
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of total electronic card transactions decreased 0.5 percent in March 2009 compared with February 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. During the same period, the value of transactions in the core retail industries (which ... More >>
Guest nights down in February
Thursday, 9 April 2009, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in February 2009 were 8 percent lower than in February 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The 2008 calendar year was a leap year, with the extra day in February 2008 falling on a Friday. More >>
Housing consents downward trend continues
Monday, 30 March 2009, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consent statistics for the month of February 2009 show the trend for the number of new housing units authorised, excluding apartment units, has continued to fall since June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend has fallen ... More >>
Fourth quarter of economic contraction
Friday, 27 March 2009, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
The economy contracted 0.9 percent in the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the fourth consecutive decline in economic activity, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The main drivers of the decline in economic activity ... More >>
Exports and imports decline
Friday, 27 March 2009, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Merchandise exports fell $243 million (6.6 percent) in February 2009 compared with February 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The value of merchandise imports fell $490 million (14.2 percent) over the same period. This is the first fall in ... More >>
Current account deficit rises to 8.9% of GDP
Thursday, 26 March 2009, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The current account deficit for the year ended December 2008 was $16.1 billion (8.9 percent of GDP), Statistics New Zealand said today. This compares with a deficit of $15.5 billion (8.6 percent of GDP) for the year ended September 2008, and a deficit ... More >>
Household Labour Force Survey: Dec 2008 q Erratum
Friday, 20 March 2009, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
A correction has been made to the Media Release and Hot Off The Press for Household Labour Force Survey: December 2008 quarter. Overall the trend remains the same. More >>
International travel down, net migration up
Friday, 20 March 2009, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Short-term arrivals by overseas visitors and short-term departures by New Zealand residents were both lower in February 2009 compared with February 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. In contrast, net permanent and long-term (PLT) migration ... More >>
