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Consumers Price Index: September 2008 quarter
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 12:23 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) rose 1.5 percent. Food prices increased 3.7 percent, driven by higher prices for vegetables More >>
CPI annual increase rises to 5.1 percent
Tuesday, 21 October 2008, 12:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 5.1 percent for the year to the September 2008 quarter, More >>
Non-retail industries drive card spending
Monday, 20 October 2008, 1:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
After adjusting for seasonal effects, the value of the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 0.8 percent in September 2008 compared with August 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Large statistical database now free
Thursday, 16 October 2008, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
A large database of statistics, which was previously only available to paying customers, is now available free of charge on the Statistics New Zealand website, Government Statistician Geoff Bascand said today. More >>
Guest nights continue to decrease
Friday, 10 October 2008, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation decreased 4 percent in August 2008 compared with August 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the third consecutive month to show a decrease compared with the same month the previous ... More >>
Change to Statistics NZ's Release Calendar
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Labour Cost Index (All Labour Costs): June 2008 quarter information release, which was scheduled for 17 October 2008, will now be published on 5 November 2008. The release is being delayed to allow time to fully incorporate the effect of employer ... More >>
Income growth moderate
Thursday, 9 October 2008, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the June 2008 quarter, the median (half receive more, and half receive less than this amount) weekly income for all people from all sources was $537, Statistics New Zealand said today. This information comes from the annual New Zealand Income Survey, ... More >>
Consumers Price Index review completed
Tuesday, 7 October 2008, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
A review of the goods and services in the Consumers Price Index (CPI) basket has been completed, Statistics New Zealand said today. The review, which updates the relative importance of the goods and services basket, will culminate in the publication ... More >>
Income and sales growth continues in 2007
Friday, 3 October 2008, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total income for all New Zealand businesses increased to $523.9 billion for the 2007 financial year, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This is an increase of 6.3 percent ($31.2 billion) from the 2006 financial year, but is lower ... More >>
Core biotechnology group grows steadily
Thursday, 2 October 2008, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
The core biotechnology group has grown steadily from 30 organisations in 2004 to 90 organisations in 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. These figures are from the second release of information from the Biotechnology Survey: 2007, which measured ... More >>
Housing consents continue to fall
Tuesday, 30 September 2008, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consent statistics for August 2008 show the trend for the number of new housing units has been falling since mid-2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. This trend has fallen 42 percent since then. More >>
Exports and imports still showing strong growth
Monday, 29 September 2008, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of merchandise exports rose 34.1 percent from August 2007 to August 2008, to reach $3.6 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. Imports were up 19.6 percent to $4.3 billion over the same period. More >>
Decline in economic activity continues
Friday, 26 September 2008, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), declined 0.2 percent in the June 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a decline of 0.3 percent in the March 2008 quarter. More >>
New Zealand increases investment with Australia
Thursday, 25 September 2008, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The significance of New Zealand's investment partnership with Australia has increased in recent years, Statistics New Zealand said today. Australia is the single most important destination for New Zealand investment abroad and source of foreign investment ... More >>
Visitor arrivals down from China
Friday, 19 September 2008, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
Short-term overseas visitor arrivals numbered 162,500 in August 2008, down 2,300 (1 percent) from the 164,800 recorded in August 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. There were fewer visitor arrivals from China (down 2,600 or 29 percent), the ... More >>
Imports drive up current account deficit
Friday, 19 September 2008, 11:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted current account deficit widened $1,097 million in the June 2008 quarter to $4,623 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. The larger deficit this quarter was mainly due to a rise in goods imports and foreign investors earning ... More >>
Meat and dairy pull manufacturing sales down
Monday, 15 September 2008, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted total manufacturing sales volume decreased 1.0 percent in the June 2008 quarter, mostly due to a fall in the meat and dairy product manufacturing industry, Statistics New Zealand said today. The fall in the meat and dairy volume ... More >>
Motor vehicles and supermarkets curb retail sales
Friday, 12 September 2008, 11:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 0.8 percent ($44 million) in July 2008 following a rise of 1.0 percent in June 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. Core retailing (which excludes the four vehicle-related industries) fell 0.2 percent ... More >>
Largest monthly food price increase in 19 years
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 2.7 percent in the August 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest monthly increase since July 1989, when the rate of GST increased from 10.0 to 12.5 percent. More >>
International guest nights fall in July
Thursday, 11 September 2008, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation decreased 2 percent in July 2008 compared with July 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. This decrease was largely due to an 8 percent fall in international guest nights, which was partly ... More >>
