Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Statistics New Zealand for InfoPages here.
Statistics New Zealand - Latest News [Page 193]
Apartments Boost Dwelling Numbers
Thursday, 30 March 2006, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents for 2,237 new dwelling units were issued for February 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. This figure was boosted by 523 consents for apartment units. Over the last three months apartment unit consents have averaged 22 percent of new ... More >>
1 Million New Zealand Homes Subscribe to Internet
Wednesday, 29 March 2006, 12:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 1.01 million residential Internet subscribers in New Zealand at 30 September 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. Results from the Internet Service Provider Survey September 2005 also showed there were 224,400 business and government subscribers. ... More >>
New Statistics Show Improvement in Productivity
Tuesday, 28 March 2006, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand has today released new official productivity measures, which show that labour productivity increased on average by 2.6 percent annually over the period 1988 to 2005. More >>
Aircraft Continue to Lift Imports
Monday, 27 March 2006, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Imports of merchandise goods for the month of February 2006 increased 3.8 percent (up $105 million) compared with February 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main contributor to this was a $207 million increase in aircraft imports. Imports ... More >>
GDP Declines 0.1 Percent
Friday, 24 March 2006, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity decreased 0.1 percent in the December 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Annual Current Account Deficit Widens Further
Thursday, 23 March 2006, 12:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
The year-ended December 2005 current account deficit was $13.7 billion (8.9 percent of GDP), Statistics New Zealand said today. This compares with a deficit of $9.8 billion for the December 2004 year (6.7 percent of GDP). The $3.9 billion widening ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 1 Percent
Tuesday, 21 March 2006, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 252,400 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in February 2006, an increase of 2,400 (1 percent) on February 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. More visitors came from the United States and the United Kingdom and fewer ... More >>
Local Authority Revenue Increases
Friday, 17 March 2006, 6:36 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities' seasonally adjusted revenue increased 4.3 percent in the December 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Total revenue for the December 2005 quarter was $1,354.1 million, up $55.6 million compared with the September 2005 quarter. More >>
Census Collection Nears Completion
Friday, 17 March 2006, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand had collected census forms from 1,104,528 households and 2,960,655 individuals by midday yesterday. Of these, 103,000 dwelling forms and 283,000 individual forms were submitted online. More >>
Mixed Results for Manufacturing
Thursday, 16 March 2006, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales for the December 2005 quarter increased 0.3 percent compared with the September 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The increase follows consecutive decreases of 0.3 percent and 0.2 percent for the ... More >>
Retail Spending Subdued in January
Tuesday, 14 March 2006, 12:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales remained unchanged in January 2006 compared with December 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a decrease of 0.3 percent in December and an increase of 0.8 percent in November. More >>
Fruit and Vegetables Help Food Prices Drop
Monday, 13 March 2006, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices decreased 0.9 percent in February 2006, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices were down for the fruit and vegetables; meat, fish and poultry; and grocery food, soft drinks and confectionery subgroups. More >>
Non-residential Building Work Steady
Friday, 10 March 2006, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of work put in place on non-residential buildings rose 0.3 percent in the December 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows a fall of 7.7 percent in the September 2005 quarter and a rise of 20 percent ... More >>
Guest Nights Down in the North, Up in the South
Friday, 10 March 2006, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were 2 percent lower in January 2006 than in January 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. North Island guest nights fell by 4 percent, while South Island guest nights rose by 2 percent. More >>
Statistics NZ Stands By Its Employment Practices
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 1:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Government Statistician Brian Pink confirmed that a census collector in the Waikato area resigned yesterday after it emerged that he had failed to disclose information material to his employment. More >>
Volumes Up, Prices Down for Exports Indexes
Thursday, 9 March 2006, 12:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted export volumes index rose 5.1 percent, while merchandise export prices fell 1.8 percent in the December 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Collection of Census Forms Begins
Wednesday, 8 March 2006, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand collectors start picking up completed census forms today, following Census Day yesterday. Households will be visited over the next 11 days. More >>
Stand Up and Be Counted
Tuesday, 7 March 2006, 10:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
Everyone in New Zealand today will take part in the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings, including visitors. The facts gathered by the census will provide a complete snapshot of the nation as it is on 7 March 2006. More >>
Motor Vehicle Sales Lead Wholesale Trade Decrease
Monday, 6 March 2006, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Motor vehicle sales led the 1.6 percent decrease in seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales for the December 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Motor vehicle wholesaling was down 7.9 percent for the quarter. The second largest decrease ... More >>
Inner City Living Presents a Challenge for Census
Monday, 6 March 2006, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
With just two days until Census Day, Statistics New Zealand reports that it has had mixed results this weekend to get the final 10 percent of census forms delivered. Inner city dwellings have presented a particular challenge for collectors to ensure ... More >>
