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International Travel: January 2022
Monday, 14 March 2022, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
International travel covers the number and characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand resident travellers (short-term movements) entering or leaving New Zealand. Key facts Annual arrivals Overseas visitor arrivals were 205,000 in the ... More >>
International Migration: January 2022
Monday, 14 March 2022, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
International migration statistics give the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates of migrants entering or leaving New Zealand. Key facts Annual migration Provisional estimates for the year ended January 2022 compared with the ... More >>
Fruit And Vegetables Drive Up Annual Food Prices
Friday, 11 March 2022, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
Annual food prices rose 6.8 percent in February 2022 compared with February 2021, Stats NZ said today. This was the largest annual increase since July 2011 when prices increased 7.9 percent. In February 2022 compared with February 2021: fruit ... More >>
Employment Indicators: Weekly As At 7 March 2022
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
The experimental weekly series provides an early indicator of employment and labour market changes in a more timely manner than the monthly employment indicators series. Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than ... More >>
Card Spending Drops In February As Omicron Spreads
Thursday, 10 March 2022, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
Credit and debit card spending decreased for all sectors between January and February 2022, Stats NZ said today. Seasonally adjusted total credit and debit card spending in February 2022 decreased by $640 million (7.6 percent) compared with January 2022. ... More >>
Information And Communication Technology Sector Booming During COVID-19
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Sales of software and services by the information and communication technology (ICT) sector reached $13.0 billion in 2021, up 39 percent from 2019, Stats NZ said today. “The COVID-19 pandemic has seen more need for digital tools than ever before, so ... More >>
Building Activity Bounces Back In December 2021
Tuesday, 8 March 2022, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of building activity in New Zealand rose 8.9 percent in the December 2021 quarter, compared with the September 2021 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Residential building activity rose 5.2 percent in the December 2021 quarter, while non-residential ... More >>
Mortgages And Other Real Estate Loans Drive Household Debt Up
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total household debt increased 29 percent from the year ended June 2018 to the year ended June 2021, Stats NZ said today. Household debt or liabilities is the amount of money borrowed from another party, like mortgages, student loans, and debt on ... More >>
Distribution Of Wealth Across New Zealand Households Remains Unchanged Between 2015 And 2021
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
Although the median net worth of New Zealand households has increased between 2015 and 2021, there has been no significant change in the distribution of wealth over this period, Stats NZ said today. Net worth is the value of a household’s assets, ... More >>
Employment Indicators: Weekly As At 28 February 2022
Thursday, 3 March 2022, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
The experimental weekly series provides an early indicator of employment and labour market changes in a more timely manner than the monthly employment indicators series. Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than ... More >>
Fall In New Homes Consented In January
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
The actual number of new homes consented in January 2022 was down 6.3 percent from January 2021, Stats NZ said today. “There were 2,833 new homes consented in January 2022, down 6.3 percent from 3,025 in January 2021,” construction statistics manager ... More >>
International Trade In Services Shows $5.4 Billion Deficit In 2021
Wednesday, 2 March 2022, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
International trade in services showed a deficit in 2021 following surpluses in 2020 and 2019, Stats NZ said today. New Zealand’s services deficit reached $5.4 billion in the year ended December 2021, following a $1.0 billion surplus for the ... More >>
Employment Indicators: January 2022
Monday, 28 February 2022, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key facts Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the January 2022 month (compared with the December 2021 month) were: all industries – up 0.5 percent (10,630 ... More >>
Spirits Up, Beer And Wine Down
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Spirits available for consumption rose to 100 million litres and 20 percent of total alcohol available for consumption in 2021, Stats NZ said today. “The total volume of spirits available for consumption rose 11.6 percent in 2021, making it the seventh ... More >>
Overall Household Incomes Increase 4.5 Percent, Supported By The Government Response To COVID-19
Thursday, 24 February 2022, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the year to June 2021, average disposable household income increased 4.5 percent. This was supported by a number of government policies, including those in response to COVID-19, as well as a strong labour market, Stats NZ said today. Increases to ... More >>
New Zealand’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions Show No Reduction, While Annual Glacier Ice Volumes Continue To Decrease
Wednesday, 23 February 2022, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Updated environmental indicators show that our greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in 2019 showed no sustained reductions compared to 2005 levels, and that our glacier ice volumes are continuing to decrease, Stats NZ said today. “These two indicators ... More >>
New Environmental-economic Accounts Data Released
Tuesday, 22 February 2022, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Four environmental-economic accounts that contain monetary information about various environmental transactions have been updated and released, Stats NZ said today. The environmental-economic accounts updated with data up to year ended March 2020 are: ... More >>
Producer Prices Increase In The December 2021 Quarter
Friday, 18 February 2022, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producer input and output prices increased in the December 2021 quarter, led by rising prices in dairy and construction industries, Stats NZ said today. In the December 2021 quarter compared with the September 2021 quarter, prices received by producers ... More >>
National Population Estimates: At 31 December 2021
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
National population estimates give the best measure between census dates of the population that usually lives in an area, by age and sex, for the total New Zealand area. Key facts At 31 December 2021: New Zealand’s estimated resident population ... More >>
Deaths Increase As Population Ages
Thursday, 17 February 2022, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Deaths in New Zealand increased to the highest on record in 2021, but this is expected as it reflects our aging population, Stats NZ said today. There were 34,932 deaths registered in New Zealand in 2021, up from 32,613 in 2020 (an increase of seven percent, ... More >>
