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Retail Sales Flat
Tuesday, 13 June 2006, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales decreased 0.1 percent in April 2006 compared with March 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. The trend in retail trade sales has been increasing since May 1998 but the increase has been slowing and, in recent ... More >>
Export Prices Boost Terms of Trade
Monday, 12 June 2006, 12:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade rose 1.1 percent in the March 2006 quarter, due to merchandise export prices rising (up 3.2 percent) more than merchandise import prices (up 2.1 percent), Statistics New Zealand said today. However, the seasonally adjusted ... More >>
Value of Building Work Rises
Friday, 9 June 2006, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of work put in place on non-residential buildings rose 10.6 percent in the March 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a rise of 1.1 percent in the December 2005 quarter. When the impact of price changes ... More >>
Easter Boosts Guest Nights
Friday, 9 June 2006, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were 4 percent higher in April 2006 than in April 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. The timing of Easter, which occurred in March in 2005, and April in 2006, contributed to this increase. ... More >>
Thermal Generation Reaches Record March Levels
Wednesday, 7 June 2006, 6:01 pm | Statistics New Zealand
High levels of gas- and coal-fired electricity generation in the March 2006 quarter resulted in a record level of thermal generation for a March quarter and a March year, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Petroleum Drives Wholesale Trade Growth
Tuesday, 6 June 2006, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
Petroleum product sales led the 1.9 percent increase in seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the March 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Close to half of this increase came from petroleum product wholesaling, which was up 11.6 ... More >>
Our Environment Counts
Friday, 2 June 2006, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
The environment plays an important role in many aspects of everyday life, but to what extent? Statistics New Zealand is marking World Environment Day on Monday, 5 June with some facts about the relationship between New Zealanders and their environment: More >>
Dwelling Consents Ease
Wednesday, 31 May 2006, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents for 1,558 new dwelling units were issued in April 2006, 59 fewer than in April 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. April 2005 was the first month after higher consent application fees were introduced, as a result of an increase ... More >>
District Health Boards Report Operating Deficit
Tuesday, 30 May 2006, 5:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The combined operating deficit of New Zealand's 21 district health boards (DHBs) was $12.5 million for the March 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is lower than the deficit of $21.8 million in the December 2005 quarter, but ... More >>
Results from 2006 Census Released - PDF Tables
Monday, 29 May 2006, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of people counted in New Zealand on census night was 4,116,900, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first information available from the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings, held on 7 March 2006. More >>
First Results from 2006 Census Released
Monday, 29 May 2006, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of people counted in New Zealand on census night was 4,116,900, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first information available from the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings, held on 7 March 2006. More >>
Dairy Moves Exports Up
Thursday, 25 May 2006, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Exports of merchandise goods for the month of April 2006 are $225 million (8.0 percent) higher than in April 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. A $209 million rise in the value of milk powder, butter and cheese is the main contributor to this increase. More >>
Job Growth Fastest in Waikato and Bay of Plenty
Tuesday, 23 May 2006, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Job growth in the year to March 2005 was fastest in Waikato (up 4.4 percent) and Bay of Plenty (up 4.3 percent), Statistics New Zealand said today. These increases in the annual average number of filled jobs were driven by the property and business ... More >>
Marriages Maintain Momentum
Monday, 22 May 2006, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 20,500 marriages registered in New Zealand in the year ended December 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. This figure is in line with the annual average number of marriages (20,600) over the last decade, and compares with an annual average ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 10 Percent
Friday, 19 May 2006, 12:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 191,600 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in April 2006, up 16,900 (10 percent) on April 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. Changes in the timing of Easter, from March in 2005 to April in 2006, may have contributed ... More >>
Two Births for Every Death
Thursday, 18 May 2006, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
The births of 28,590 girls and 29,850 boys were registered in New Zealand in the March 2006 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Deaths registered in the March 2006 year totalled 27,430, of which 13,810 were females and 13,620 males. This means ... More >>
Electricity Continues to Drive PPI
Wednesday, 17 May 2006, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Output prices were up 0.7 percent and input prices rose 0.9 percent in the Producers Price Index (PPI) during the March 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increases in both the inputs and outputs indexes were predominantly driven by ... More >>
More Expensive Buildings, but Cheaper Vehicles
Tuesday, 16 May 2006, 1:00 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) recorded its twelfth consecutive quarterly increase and rose 0.8 percent in the March 2006 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The residential buildings index and the non-residential buildings index recorded ... More >>
March Quarter Retail Sales Improve
Monday, 15 May 2006, 12:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted retail sales rose 1.4 percent in the March 2006 quarter, compared with the December 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Figures on Mothers Delivered
Friday, 12 May 2006, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
To acknowledge all mothers' hard work and caring, Statistics New Zealand is marking Mother's Day on Sunday, 14 May with some facts about new mothers in 2005. More >>
