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Local authorities’ operating revenue increases
Monday, 16 March 2009, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities’ seasonally adjusted operating revenue increased 4.3 percent for the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today, following a 3.1 percent increase in the September 2008 quarter. More >>
Manufacturing sales volume continues to fall
Monday, 16 March 2009, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted volume of manufacturing sales fell 5.4 percent in the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the fourth consecutive quarterly fall. Increased volatility in this series in recent quarters should be taken into ... More >>
January retail sales pulled down by motor vehicles
Friday, 13 March 2009, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2009 seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 1.1 percent ($62 million), Statistics New Zealand said today. The fall was dominated by decreases in vehicle-related industries, with motor vehicle retailing down 11.0 percent ($66 million) and automotive ... More >>
Growth in labour productivity subdued since 2000
Friday, 13 March 2009, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour productivity grew 2.0 percent in the March 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand reported today. From 2000 to 2008, there has been subdued growth in labour productivity, averaging 1.3 percent annually. More >>
Small increase in February Food Price Index
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.2 percent in the February 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The most significant contribution to the increase came from the non-alcoholic beverages subgroup (up 1.7 percent), which was driven by higher prices for soft drinks ... More >>
Fewer international guest nights in January
Thursday, 12 March 2009, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in January 2009 were 3 percent lower than in January 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was mainly due to a 7 percent decrease in international guest nights. Domestic guest nights ... More >>
Import and export volumes continue to fall
Wednesday, 11 March 2009, 11:02 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 >>
Statistics New Zealand award winner announced
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Deputy Government Statistician Dallas Welch last night presented Macleans College student Alyosha Yashin with $2,000 for winning the Statistics New Zealand Counting on Data Award. More >>
Core retail electronic card spending falls
Tuesday, 10 March 2009, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of electronic card transactions in the core retail industries (which excludes the motor vehicle-related industries) decreased 0.4 percent in February 2009 compared with January 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. This ... More >>
Residential drives fall in volume of building work
Monday, 9 March 2009, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Driven by a fall in residential building work, the seasonally adjusted volume of all building work put in place fell 6.5 percent in the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Wholesale trade sales down
Thursday, 5 March 2009, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales decreased 2.3 percent ($526 million) for the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the second consecutive quarterly fall in total sales, after a 1.0 percent ($237 million) decrease ... More >>
Fewer travellers in January
Friday, 27 February 2009, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals (244,000) and New Zealand resident short-term departures (105,100) were both lower in January 2009 compared with January 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. Visitor arrivals were down 9,500 (4 percent) from ... More >>
Commercial fish resource valued at almost $4b
Wednesday, 25 February 2009, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The asset value of New Zealand’s commercial fish resource in 2008 was estimated at $3.97 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. From 1996 to 2008, New Zealand’s commercial fish resource, as managed under the quota management system (QMS), increased ... More >>
Peak construction growth over
Monday, 23 February 2009, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Growth in filled jobs in the construction industry has eased for the second consecutive year following a sustained period of higher growth, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
New Zealanders extending their working life
Friday, 20 February 2009, 3:19 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Older New Zealanders are extending their working life, and a growing proportion is continuing in employment beyond the age of entitlement for New Zealand Superannuation (65 years), Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
More alcohol and cigarettes available in 2008
Friday, 20 February 2009, 1:35 pm | Statistics New Zealand
During the 2008 year, the total volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption increased 3.4 percent, to reach 486.4 million litres, Statistics New Zealand said today. The number of cigarettes available for consumption was up 4.3 percent, to ... More >>
Natural increase high despite small decrease
Wednesday, 18 February 2009, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Births exceeded deaths by 35,160 in the December 2008 year, down 370 (1 percent) from 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, the 2007 figure of 35,520 remains the highest for a December year since 1972. National population projections ... More >>
Producers' output prices rise, input prices fall
Monday, 16 February 2009, 12:09 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Producers' output prices, as measured in the Producers Price Index, rose 1.4 percent and input prices fell 2.2 percent in the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main contributor to the rise in output prices was the dairy product ... More >>
Machinery prices up, building prices down
Monday, 16 February 2009, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 1.1 percent in the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The most significant upward contribution came from the plant, machinery and equipment index (up 3.4 percent) while falls were recorded ... More >>
Population reaches 4.29 million
Friday, 13 February 2009, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,291,900 at 31 December 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The population increased by 39,300 (0.9 percent) in the December 2008 year, compared with 41,200 (1.0 percent) in the December 2007 ... More >>
