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Annual guest nights remain steady
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in the 2008 year were similar to those recorded in 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. Guest nights in both the North and South Islands were also similar to levels recorded in 2007. More >>
Fruit and vegetables drive food prices up
Thursday, 12 February 2009, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.8 percent in January 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today. The most significant contribution to the increase came from the fruit and vegetables subgroup (up 3.6 percent), driven by higher prices for tomatoes (up 49.5 percent), ... More >>
Electronic card spending flat in January
Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 12:21 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted total value of electronic card transactions was unchanged in January 2009 compared with December 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows two months of decreases. Most industry groups showed lower sales in January, ... More >>
Sheep numbers continue to fall
Tuesday, 10 February 2009, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Sheep, beef cattle and deer numbers have fallen since 2007, while dairy cattle numbers have continued to rise, Statistics New Zealand said today. These results are from the provisional results of the 2008 Agricultural Production Survey. More >>
Unemployment continues to rise
Thursday, 5 February 2009, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
In seasonally adjusted terms, the labour market showed further signs of weakening as the unemployment rate continued to increase, Statistics New Zealand said today. The December 2008 quarter saw the number of people unemployed rise by 10,000 and ... More >>
Overseas visitor arrivals up 2 percent
Wednesday, 4 February 2009, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals (322,200) in December 2008 were up 4,900 (2 percent) compared with December 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. This figure was the highest monthly total ever recorded. Visitor arrivals from Australia at 132,900 ... More >>
Title Electronic Card Transactions
Tuesday, 3 February 2009, 5:23 pm | Statistics New Zealand
What: Statistics New Zealand is bringing forward the release of electronic card transactions data. This experimental release, which provides monthly data on debit and credit card spending in New Zealand, has been published since the beginning of 2007 and ... More >>
Fewer hours worked in 2008
Monday, 2 February 2009, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total paid hours, when seasonally adjusted, decreased by 1.4 percent in the year to December 2008, according to the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) released by Statistics New Zealand today. This is the first annual decrease in paid hours since ... More >>
Housing consent numbers continue to fall
Friday, 30 January 2009, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consent statistics show the number of new housing units authorised continues to fall, with 1,127 units authorised in December 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the lowest monthly total since January 1987. More >>
Overseas Merchandise Trade: Dec 2008 Highlights
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 12:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Exports increased 4.4 percent to reach $11.4 billion. Almost two-thirds of the exports increase was due to increases in dairy products. Imports increased 1.5 percent to reach $12.6 billion. The trade balance was a deficit of 10.8 percent of exports – ... More >>
Household Labour Force Survey
Thursday, 29 January 2009, 11:20 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. The HLFS estimated working-age population represents ... More >>
Number of annual work stoppages remains stable
Thursday, 22 January 2009, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
Twenty-nine work stoppages ended in the September 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is equal to the number of stoppages for the September 2007 year. Stoppages in the September 2008 year involved 5,101 employees, and losses of 10,393 ... More >>
Electronic card spending down in December
Thursday, 22 January 2009, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series decreased 0.7 percent in December 2008 compared with November 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The retail ECT series had a similar result, decreasing 0.5 percent, ... More >>
November retail sales flat
Wednesday, 21 January 2009, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
October 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. Continued volatility in motor vehicle retailing saw a rise of 6.9 percent ($37 million) in November, but this was more than offset by a fall in automotive fuel retailing of 7.3 percent ($44 million). More >>
Vegetable prices down again
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices decreased 0.2 percent in December 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The most significant contribution to the decrease came from the fruit and vegetables subgroup (down 3.9 percent), driven by lower prices for tomatoes (down 48.4 percent), ... More >>
Vehicle fuel prices lower CPI
Tuesday, 20 January 2009, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) decreased 0.5 percent in the December 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Lower petrol prices (down 22.4 percent) made the largest individual contribution. If petrol and diesel prices had remained unchanged ... More >>
Housing consent numbers remain low
Wednesday, 14 January 2009, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consent statistics show the number of new housing units authorised remains at a low level, with 1,168 units authorised in November 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the lowest monthly total since January 1992. More >>
Exports rising steadily, imports up but easing
Wednesday, 7 January 2009, 3:58 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Compared with November 2007, the value of merchandise exports rose 9.4 percent in November 2008 to reach $3.7 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend for merchandise exports continues to rise steadily following a period of strong growth ... More >>
Fall in electronic card spending led by fuel sales
Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series decreased 2.8 percent in November 2008 compared with October 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was the largest monthly drop since the series began in October ... More >>
Economy declines for third consecutive quarter
Tuesday, 23 December 2008, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), declined 0.4 percent in the September 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This followed decreases of 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent in the March and June 2008 quarters, respectively. ... More >>
