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Hotels lead increase in February guest nights
Friday, 11 April 2008, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in February 2008 were 3 percent higher than in February 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. The 2008 calendar year is a leap year, with the extra day in February 2008 falling on a Friday. More >>
Biotechnology fermenting across all regions
Friday, 4 April 2008, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Twenty-one percent of biotechnology organisations are active in the Auckland region, but biotechnology activity is spread evenly across the remainder of the country, Statistics New Zealand said today. These figures are from the Biotechnology Survey ... More >>
Projections indicate increasing ethnic diversity
Wednesday, 2 April 2008, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's Māori, Asian and Pacific populations are projected to continue growing faster than the 'European or Other (including New Zealander)' population, Statistics New Zealand said today. All four broad ethnic populations are projected to increase ... More >>
Trend for housing consents continues to decline
Monday, 31 March 2008, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents statistics for February 2008 show a continuing decline in the trend for the number of new housing units, Statistics New Zealand said today. This trend has been decreasing since June 2007. More >>
Business investment and exports drive growth
Friday, 28 March 2008, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased 1.0 percent in the December 2007 quarter, following an increase of 0.5 percent in the September 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. In the year ended December 2007 the economy grew 3.1 percent, up from the ... More >>
Goods exports reduce current account deficit
Thursday, 27 March 2008, 12:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted current account deficit decreased by $489 million in the December 2007 quarter, down to $3,094 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. The smaller deficit was due to a record quarterly increase in exports of goods. This ... More >>
Dairy prices drive increase in export values
Thursday, 27 March 2008, 12:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total value of merchandise exports in February 2008 rose almost one-third compared with February 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. February 2008 was the sixth consecutive month with a large increase led by dairy products (milk powder, butter ... More >>
Sixty thousand business start-ups in one year
Wednesday, 26 March 2008, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Sixty thousand businesses started operation in the February 2007 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Holidaying Australians Boost Visitor Numbers
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 1:48 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The high numbers of Australians visiting New Zealand and the booming cruise industry have given a boost to visitor numbers in February. More >>
Leap day affects February travel
Thursday, 20 March 2008, 11:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand residents departed on 107,900 short-term trips overseas in February 2008, up 11,500 (12 percent) from February 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. Because 2008 is a leap year, there was one more day in February 2008 than in February ... More >>
Retail electronic card spending flat
Wednesday, 19 March 2008, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of seasonally adjusted electronic card transactions for the total retail series was down 0.1 percent in February 2008 compared with January 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today. The consumables, durables, and hospitality industries increased ... More >>
Local authorities' total revenue rises
Monday, 17 March 2008, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities’ seasonally adjusted operating revenue increased 6.9 percent in the December 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Total investment income, including interest and dividend revenue, contributed more than a third of ... More >>
Record manufacturing result
Friday, 14 March 2008, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales increased a record 8.3 percent in the December 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand today. The increase of more than $1.5 billion was dominated by the meat and dairy product manufacturing industry, up 25.8 percent, ... More >>
Supermarkets lift retail sales
Thursday, 13 March 2008, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2008, seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose slightly, up 0.3 percent ($18 million), Statistics New Zealand said today. This month’s increase was largely due to a 2.1 percent ($25 million) increase in the supermarket and grocery stores ... More >>
Labour productivity growth subdued since 2000
Thursday, 13 March 2008, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour productivity grew 0.5 percent in the year ending March 2007, Statistics New Zealand reported today. There has been subdued growth in labour productivity since 2000, averaging 1.1 percent annually. More >>
Kiwis drive increase in January guest nights
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
Domestic guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in January 2008 were 6 percent higher than in January 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. The Canterbury region had the largest increase in domestic guest nights, followed by Wellington ... More >>
Grocery food continues to drive food prices up
Wednesday, 12 March 2008, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.8 percent in the February 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The higher prices for the grocery food subgroup (up 1.1 percent) accounted for half of the increase in the Food Price Index (FPI). Grocery food has been the ... More >>
Dairy, petroleum lift export volumes to new high
Tuesday, 11 March 2008, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2007 quarter, seasonally adjusted merchandise export volumes rose 10.7 percent to reach a new high, Statistics New Zealand said today. Volumes rose in each quarter of 2007, putting the latest figure 9.7 percent up on the previous ... More >>
Upturn in non-residential building work
Friday, 7 March 2008, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of non-residential building work put in place rose 13 percent in the December 2007 quarter (after removal of price changes and seasonal fluctuation), Statistics New Zealand said today. This increase is largely due to work on commercial buildings ... More >>
Broadband connection overtakes dial-up
Thursday, 6 March 2008, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of broadband subscribers in the six months to September 2007 overtook the number of dial-up subscribers for the first time ever, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
