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Broad-based decline in retail sales
Thursday, 13 December 2007, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
In October 2007, seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 0.7 percent ($40 million), Statistics New Zealand said today. Sales fell for about two-thirds of the industries. This followed a rise in total sales of 1.0 percent ($54 million) in September 2007. More >>
October guest nights decrease
Wednesday, 12 December 2007, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation decreased 1 percent in October 2007 compared with October 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first month since July 2006 to decrease compared with the same month of the ... More >>
Rise in terms of trade
Tuesday, 11 December 2007, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade rose 3.6 percent in the September 2007 quarter,due to export prices rising and import prices falling,Statistics New Zealand said today.The terms of trade index is now at its highest level since the March 1974 quarter. More >>
Rise in value of building work
Friday, 7 December 2007, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of all building work put in place rose 2.1 percent in the September 2007 quarter (after removal of price changes and seasonal fluctuation), Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a fall of 0.6 percent in the June 2007 quarter. More >>
Steady rise for wholesale trade
Thursday, 6 December 2007, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales for the September 2007 quarter increased 2.1 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a similar increase of 2.3 percent in June 2007. More >>
Electricity generation down from last year's high
Wednesday, 5 December 2007, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Electricity generation in both the quarter and year ended September 2007 was less than the high levels reached in the same periods of 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The September quarter generally has the highest level of electricity ... More >>
Winners of Statistics NZ Student Journalism Award
Tuesday, 4 December 2007, 3:34 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners of the 2007 Student Journalism Award. First place is awarded to John Hartevelt, from Canterbury University School of Journalism, for his story Welcome to (Tr)Ashburton . John receives $800 in prize ... More >>
Deaths to increasingly outnumber births
Monday, 3 December 2007, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
Deaths will outnumber births in 26 of the 73 territorial authority areas by 2031 according to projections released by Statistics New Zealand today. This compares with five areas in 2002–2006 and is based on the 'medium series' of the 2006-base ... More >>
Surplus for Crown research institutes
Monday, 3 December 2007, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's nine Crown research institutes (CRIs) reported a collective operating surplus of $16.7 million in the year ended June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. Lower net income from profit on sale of fixed assets and extraordinary items ... More >>
Housing Dominates Household Spending
Friday, 30 November 2007, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The average weekly household net expenditure was $956 for the year ended 30 June 2007, with housingrelated costs making up the largest component, Statistics New Zealand said today. Results from the threeyearly Household Expenditure Survey show that 23 ... More >>
Housing consents decline
Thursday, 29 November 2007, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for the number of new housing units authorised is declining, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Record dairy and oil boost exports
Monday, 26 November 2007, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total value of merchandise exports in October 2007 rose more than a quarter compared with October 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main contributors to this increase were milk powder, butter and cheese, and crude oil – both increased ... More >>
Food Price Index delayed due to industrial action
Friday, 23 November 2007, 4:58 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand has postponed the publication of the November 2007 Food Price Index report, due to industrial action by the Public Service Association (PSA). More >>
Manufacturing no longer the biggest employer
Thursday, 22 November 2007, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Property and business services replaced manufacturing as the biggest employer for the first time in the Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED) series, Statistics New Zealand said today. The property and business services industry had 238,200 filled ... More >>
Rugby World Cup impacts on international travel
Tuesday, 20 November 2007, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
When compared with the same months in 2006, New Zealand residents departed on 6,700 more trips to France and 2,400 more trips to the United Kingdom in September and October 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Birth rate reaches 2.1 births per woman
Monday, 19 November 2007, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand women averaged 2.1 births per woman in the September 2007 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. This level of fertility was last reached in 1992. Although this represents an increase from recent years, the rate has been relatively stable ... More >>
Retail volumes steady
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total volume of seasonally adjusted retail sales rose a modest 0.2 percent in the September 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, the volume of sales per head of population remained at the same level as in the June 2007 quarter. More >>
Saving falls despite earnings increase
Thursday, 15 November 2007, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
National saving (from all sectors) fell to $1.3 billion for the year ended March 2007 from the recent highs of $5.9 billion in 2005 and $7.4 billion in 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. National saving is at its lowest level in fourteen years. ... More >>
Producers Price Index: September 2007 quarter
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Output prices for dairy cattle farming rose 28.8 percent in the September 2007 quarter. More >>
Residential buildings continue to push up CGPI
Wednesday, 14 November 2007, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 0.7 percent in the September 2007 quarter mainly due to higher construction prices for new houses, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows rises of 0.4 percent in the June 2007 quarter and 0.3 percent ... More >>
