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Cheese And Butter Push Food Prices Up
Tuesday, 13 November 2007, 12:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.6 percent in the October 2007 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increase was mainly due to higher prices for cheese (up 7.3 percent) and butter (up 23.0 percent) within the grocery food subgroup (up 1.5 percent). More >>
Guest nights increase continues in September
Monday, 12 November 2007, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation increased 4 percent in September 2007 compared with September 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend in total guest nights has been increasing since January 2006, although the ... More >>
Labour market remains tight
Thursday, 8 November 2007, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
In seasonally adjusted terms, labour market conditions remained tight in the September 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The survey recorded the lowest unemployment rate and the second highest number of people in employment. More >>
Population reaches 4.24 million
Wednesday, 7 November 2007, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,239,300 at 30 September 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. The population increased by 42,700 (1.0 percent) in the September 2007 year, compared with 50,700 (1.2 percent) in the September 2006 ... More >>
Housing consent numbers down in September
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 2,032 new housing units authorised in September 2007, 513 fewer units than in September 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main contribution to the decrease came from apartment consents, which were down by 391 units. More >>
Older workers have highest injury rate
Tuesday, 30 October 2007, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Workers aged 65 years and over sustained work-related injuries at a rate considerably higher than any other age group, Statistics New Zealand said today. These statistics are derived from Accident Compensation Corporation (ACC) claims. More >>
Crude Oil Leads Exports Increase
Monday, 29 October 2007, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
An increase of $244 million in crude oil exports contributed to a 2.5 percent increase in the value of seasonally adjusted merchandise exports for the September 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This resulted in an exports value of $8.7 billion ... More >>
Screen industry in the spotlight
Friday, 26 October 2007, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Screen Industry in New Zealand: 2006 report was released by Statistics New Zealand today. This follows the release of high level results in June 2007. It provides additional analysis on the nature of screen activities in New Zealand and measures changes from ... More >>
Population to grow,but at slower rate
Wednesday, 24 October 2007, 11:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's population is projected to keep increasing,but the growth rate will slow,according to the 2006-base national population projections released today by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
South Island Population Reaches One Million
Tuesday, 23 October 2007, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The South Island's estimated resident population has exceeded one million for the first time, Statistics New Zealand said today. An estimated 1,008,400 people lived in the South Island at 30 June 2007, an increase of 9,600 (1.0 percent) from 30 June ... More >>
Arrivals and departures top nine million
Friday, 19 October 2007, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the year ended September 2007, annual passenger movements (arrivals and departures) topped nine million for the first time, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Annual leave drives non-wage labour costs
Friday, 19 October 2007, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour costs rose 3.9 percent in the year to the June 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest annual increase since the series began in the December 1992 quarter. The salary and wage rates (including overtime) component ... More >>
Fuel drives increase in September card spending
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 1.0 percent in value in September 2007 on a seasonally adjusted basis, Statistics New Zealand said today. Fuel price rises appeared to be the main driver of the increase in the total ECT ... More >>
Labour productivity growth sustained since 1978
Thursday, 18 October 2007, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Updated productivity measures, which provide fresh insight on New Zealand's economic performance from 1978, have been released by Statistics New Zealand today. Labour productivity – that is, output per unit of labour input – grew on average by ... More >>
Yoghurt And Cheese Drive Food Prices Up
Monday, 15 October 2007, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.4 percent in the September 2007 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Housing And Household Utilities Drive CPI
Monday, 15 October 2007, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 0.5 percent in the September 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices for the housing and household utilities group made the most significant upward contribution to the CPI this quarter (up 1.8 ... More >>
Little movement in retail sales
Friday, 12 October 2007, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 0.2 percent in August 2007 compared with July 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. Excluding vehicle-related industries, the core retailing industries increased 0.8 percent. More >>
South Island leads August guest nights increase
Thursday, 11 October 2007, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in the South Island were up 10 percent in August 2007 compared with August 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. This took the South Island's share of total guest nights to 42 percent in August ... More >>
More older New Zealanders continue to work
Tuesday, 9 October 2007, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
A growing number of New Zealanders are staying in the labour force beyond the age of superannuation entitlement says Statistics New Zealand. This is according to a newly released report, New Zealand's 65+ Population: a statistical volume, which ... More >>
Continued growth in income and sales in 2006
Friday, 5 October 2007, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total income for all New Zealand businesses as measured in the Annual Enterprise Survey increased to $492.2 billion for the 2006 financial year. This is an increase of 6.5 percent ($29.9 billion) from the 2005 financial year, but lower than the 8 ... More >>
