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Wages and investments drive increase in income
Thursday, 4 October 2007, 2:23 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In the June 2007 quarter,the average weekly income for all people from all sources was $667,Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Statistics NZ Staff Take Industrial Action
Monday, 1 October 2007, 3:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Workers at Statistics NZ who belong to the PSA are taking industrial action because the department continues to reject their key claims after 12 days of negotiations that began in June. More >>
Social and environmental factors move people
Monday, 1 October 2007, 9:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
For people who have moved in the past two years, social (including living with others, living closer to others) and environmental reasons (including proximity to services and facilities) were the main reasons for moving to their current home, says a new ... More >>
Growth in household spending eases this quarter
Friday, 28 September 2007, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased 0.7 percent in the June 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Service industries continue to underpin growth, with finance, insurance and business services industries accounting for over half of this quarter's ... More >>
Australia still our main investment partner
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Australia continues to be New Zealand's most significant investment partner, Statistics New Zealand said today. Australia is the main destination for New Zealand investment abroad, and the main source of foreign investment into New Zealand. The significance ... More >>
Housing consents trend slows
Thursday, 27 September 2007, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
In August 2007, there were 2,465 new housing units authorised, 28 units more than in August 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend for the number of new housing units has been increasing since January 2007, but the rate has been slowing ... More >>
Crude oil softens export decrease
Wednesday, 26 September 2007, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total merchandise exports in August 2007 fell by 2.7 percent when compared with August 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main contributors to this decrease in exports were milk powder, butter and cheese, and meat and edible offal, both also ... More >>
More inbound and outbound travellers
Friday, 21 September 2007, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were increases in both short-term overseas visitor arrivals and short-term New Zealand resident departures in August 2007, when compared with August 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The 164,800 visitor arrivals in August 2007 were up 9,100 ... More >>
Current account deficit narrows
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted current account deficit decreased by $162 million in the June 2007 quarter, down to $3,415 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. This quarter's narrowing of the current account deficit was due to a smaller goods and ... More >>
More cargo travelling by sea
Thursday, 20 September 2007, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The overseas cargo loaded (exports) and unloaded (imports) at New Zealand ports increased in both weight and value during the year ended June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. The percentage value increase exceeded the percentage weight increase ... More >>
August electronic card spending up
Wednesday, 19 September 2007, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
After adjusting for seasonal effects, the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 1.2 percent in August 2007 compared with July 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Local authorities' operating surplus flat
Tuesday, 18 September 2007, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities’ operating surplus fell $1.2 million in the June 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The seasonally adjusted surplus was $47.5 million in June 2007, compared with a $48.7 million surplus in the previous quarter. More >>
Greater insight into research and development
Monday, 17 September 2007, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
Research and Development in New Zealand: 2006 was released by Statistics New Zealand today. This technical report follows a release of high level results on 25 June 2007. It gives a greater insight into the nature of research and development (R&D) activities ... More >>
Manufacturing rise: Several industries contribute
Friday, 14 September 2007, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales increased 1.7 percent in the June 2007 quarter, following a 0.8 percent increase in the March 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The result was mainly due to five industries recording increases of $50 ... More >>
No change in retail sales
Thursday, 13 September 2007, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
In July 2007, seasonally adjusted total retail sales remained at the same level as in June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. Sales movements were relatively modest across all of the 24 retail industries, with none rising or falling more than ... More >>
Food prices flat
Wednesday, 12 September 2007, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices decreased 0.1 percent in the August 2007 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The decrease was mainly due to lower prices for the fruit and vegetables subgroup (down 3.0 percent). More >>
Higher New Zealand dollar keeps prices down
Tuesday, 11 September 2007, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The appreciation of the New Zealand dollar was a major driver of the fall in merchandise import and export prices in the June 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. A higher exchange rate has a downward influence on both import and export prices ... More >>
Electricity generation and supply push up prices
Monday, 10 September 2007, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producers prices increased in the June 2007 quarter, with output prices up 1.2 percent and input prices up 1.3 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. The rise in output prices was due to higher electricity generation and supply prices and the main driver ... More >>
Residential building work up
Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of residential building work put in place rose 4.8 percent in the June 2007 quarter (on a seasonally adjusted basis), Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a 0.8 percent increase in the March 2007 quarter. When the impact of ... More >>
Residential building costs push up CGPI
Friday, 7 September 2007, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 0.4 percent in the June 2007 quarter mainly due to higher construction prices for new houses, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a similar rise of 0.3 percent in the March 2007 quarter. In the year ... More >>
