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Residential Building Work Up
Friday, 9 March 2007, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of work put in place on residential buildings rose 3.1 percent in the December 2006 quarter (on a seasonally adjusted basis), Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a rise of 7.1 percent in the September 2006 quarter and a fall ... More >>
Kiwis Continue to Embrace Broadband
Wednesday, 7 March 2007, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
Internet broadband (non-analog) subscriber numbers continue to increase, and are up nearly 30 percent in the six months to 30 September 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The total number of Internet subscribers in New Zealand is now almost ... More >>
Wholesale Trade Sales Decrease Slightly
Monday, 5 March 2007, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales for the December 2006 quarter decreased 0.5 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first quarterly decrease since December 2005. More >>
Visitor Arrivals from Japan Continue to Decrease
Thursday, 1 March 2007, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor numbers from Japan decreased by 19 percent in January 2007, compared with January 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the 19th consecutive month that visitor arrivals from Japan have decreased compared with the same month the ... More >>
Housing Consents Trend Down
Wednesday, 28 February 2007, 11:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for the number of new housing units authorised has been steadily decreasing since August 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. In January 2007, building consents were issued for 1,880 new housing units, 20 less than the previous January. More >>
New Electronic Card Transaction Data Released
Tuesday, 27 February 2007, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
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Exports and Imports at New January Highs
Monday, 26 February 2007, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
Merchandise trade exports and imports for January 2007 were both at the highest values recorded for a January month, Statistics New Zealand said today. At $833 million, the trade deficit was high, but slightly lower than in January 2006, due to a greater ... More >>
Strong Job and Earnings Growth
Friday, 23 February 2007, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
Filled jobs increased by 4.0 percent and average mean quarterly earnings increased 4.8 percent for the December 2005 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Figures over a five-year period, for the December 2000 and 2005 years, also show increases ... More >>
Spirit-based Drinks Up; More Alcohol Available
Thursday, 22 February 2007, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
An increase in spirit-based drinks was the leading contributor to a new high in the total volume of alcohol available for consumption in the December 2006 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. The volume of spirit-based drinks has increased every year ... More >>
Commercial Fish Resource Valued at $3.8 Billion
Wednesday, 21 February 2007, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
The asset value of New Zealand’s commercial fish resource, as managed under the quota management system (QMS), is estimated at $3.8 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. This information comes from the Fish Monetary Stock Account 1996–2006, ... More >>
Arrivals and Departures Surpass 8.7 Million
Tuesday, 20 February 2007, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
International passenger movements to and from New Zealand numbered 8.73 million in 2006, Statistics More >>
District Health Boards Report Lower Deficit
Monday, 19 February 2007, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The combined operating deficit of New Zealand's 21 district health boards (DHBs) was $4.7 million for the December 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was down, compared with the deficits of $8.2 million in the September 2006 quarter ... More >>
QuickStats About Population Mobility
Friday, 16 February 2007, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
QuickStats About Population Mobility looks at where people (including overseas visitors) were on census night, who is most and least likely to move their usual residence, and population movements between areas (or internal migration) in the five years ... More >>
Young Deaths Relatively Rare
Friday, 16 February 2007, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Deaths registered in the December 2006 year totalled 28,240, Statistics New Zealand said today. Just over three-quarters of the deceased were aged 65 years or over, while only 5 percent were aged under 40 years. More >>
December Quarter Retail Sales Up
Thursday, 15 February 2007, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales were up 1.1 percent in the December 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The core retailing industries (which exclude vehicle-related sales) rose 1.5 percent. More >>
Fruit Drives up Food Prices
Wednesday, 14 February 2007, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 1.4 percent in the January 2007 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main contributions to the increase came from higher prices for poultry (up 7.6 percent) and for apples (up 18.2 percent). More >>
High Building Costs Push Up CGPI
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 0.7 percent in the December 2006 quarter, the fifteenth consecutive quarterly rise in the CGPI, Statistics New Zealand said today. The higher costs of building constructions (both residential and non-residential) ... More >>
Cheaper Electricity Generates Fall
Tuesday, 13 February 2007, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
Output prices (down 0.5 percent) and input prices (down 0.3 percent) in the Producers Price Index (PPI) both recorded their first quarterly fall since the March 2004 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
December Guest Nights Up
Monday, 12 February 2007, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
In December 2006, total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were 5 percent higher than in December 2005 and 1 percent higher than in December 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend in total guest nights has been increasing ... More >>
Population Reaches 4.17 million
Friday, 9 February 2007, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,165,600 at 31 December 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The population increased by 45,100 (1.1 percent) in the December 2006 year, compared with 36,700 (0.9 percent) in the December 2005 ... More >>
