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Wholesale trade continues to increase
Thursday, 6 September 2007, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales for the June 2007 quarter increased 2.4 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the second consecutive quarterly increase since December 2006. More >>
Electricity generation at second-highest June qtr
Wednesday, 5 September 2007, 11:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
Electricity generation in the June 2007 quarter is at the second-highest level for a June quarter, only 0.5 percent down on the high level experienced in June 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. High June quarter levels have been seen since ... More >>
Who are New Zealand's Pacific people?
Friday, 31 August 2007, 11:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
Pacific Profiles: 2006 is a series of seven reports, based on results of the 2006 Census, released today by Statistics New Zealand. Each profile provides detailed information for the seven largest Pacific ethnic groups in New Zealand: Samoans, ... More >>
Father figures
Friday, 31 August 2007, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
To acknowledge the positive role of fathers, Statistics New Zealand offers the following facts about fathers for Father's Day on Sunday 2 September 2007: • A baby will be a Father's Day present for an estimated 160 men this year. • Of these 160 men, ... More >>
Release dates announced for June qtr CGPI and PPI
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 3:55 pm | Statistics New Zealand
On Friday 10 August, Statistics New Zealand issued a media release announcing a delay in the publication of the Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) and the Producers Price Index (PPI) for the June 2007 quarter. More >>
July housing consent numbers steady
Thursday, 30 August 2007, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 2,160 new housing units authorised in July 2007 compared with 2,145 in July 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend for the number of new housing units (including apartments) has been increasing since January 2007. More >>
Economic value of non-profit institutions measured
Tuesday, 28 August 2007, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
For the first time, comprehensive information about the economic contribution of non-profit institutions in New Zealand is available, in a report released by Statistics New Zealand today. More >>
Trade down while dollar high in July
Friday, 24 August 2007, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
Imports and exports fell in July 2007 when compared with the previous year, Statistics New Zealand said today. In July 2006, imports and exports were at record highs for a July month; from those highs imports fell 7.6 percent while exports fell 12.6 percent. More >>
Northland region leads job and earnings growth
Wednesday, 22 August 2007, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Northland region had the highest job and earnings growth in the year to June 2006, and for the five years to June 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. In the Northland region, filled jobs grew 3.5 percent in the year to June 2006, and ... More >>
Population growth continues
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,228,000 at 30 June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first release of population estimates to be based on the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings. The population increased by 43,400 ... More >>
July electronic spending flat
Tuesday, 21 August 2007, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
In July 2007, there were 79 million electronic card transactions totalling $4.6 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. When adjusted for seasonal fluctuations, this represents a 0.1 percent decrease in the value of total card spending compared with ... More >>
Australians boost visitor arrivals
Monday, 20 August 2007, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 173,000 visitor arrivals in July 2007, up 6,100 (4 percent) from July 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increase was mainly due to 9,700 (15 percent) more visitors from Australia. Visitor arrivals from a number of New Zealand's ... More >>
More births boost natural increase
Friday, 17 August 2007, 12:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
An increase in births in the June 2007 year led to the highest natural increase since 1992, Statistics New Zealand said today. Births exceeded deaths by 33,150 in the June 2007 year. There were 61,610 births registered in New Zealand in 2007, up ... More >>
Fruit and vegetables raise food prices
Monday, 13 August 2007, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 1.2 percent in the July 2007 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increase was mainly due to higher prices for the fruit and vegetables subgroup (up 6.8 percent) and the grocery food subgroup (up 1.4 percent). More >>
Price Index for the June 2007 quarter
Friday, 10 August 2007, 4:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In July 2007 Statistics New Zealand initiated a quality control review and analysis of previously published Producers Price Index (PPI) releases. More >>
Guest nights rise continues in June
Friday, 10 August 2007, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were up 6 percent in June 2007 compared with June 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend in total guest nights has been increasing since January 2006 after a flat period that began ... More >>
Labour force participation at an all-time high
Thursday, 9 August 2007, 12:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
In seasonally adjusted terms, the labour force participation rate was at an all-time high in the June 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The survey also recorded the highest number of people in employment and in the labour force, as well ... More >>
Annual wage growth remains strong
Monday, 6 August 2007, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Labour Cost Index (LCI) recorded an increase of 3.2 percent in salary and wage rates (including overtime) in the year to the June 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Average total hourly earnings, as recorded by the Quarterly Employment ... More >>
Who responded as 'New Zealander'?
Friday, 3 August 2007, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
According to a report released by Statistics New Zealand today, 429,429 people gave 'New Zealander' as the only or as one of their responses to the ethnicity question in the 2006 Census. This represents 11.1 percent of New Zealand's total population, ... More >>
New Zealand broadband speeds up
Thursday, 2 August 2007, 11:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
More broadband subscribers were using faster download speeds at 31 March 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today. Results from the Internet Service Provider Survey for March 2007 show that an increased download speed of 2Mbps to less than 10Mbps had become ... More >>
