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National Population Estimates: December 2005
Tuesday, 7 February 2006, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,120,900 at 31 December 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. The population increased by 37,000 (0.9 percent) in the December 2005 year, compared with 44,500 (1.1 percent) in the December 2004 ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Down 2 Percent
Friday, 3 February 2006, 11:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 307,100 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in December 2005, a decrease of 6,000 (2 percent) from December 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. More visitors came from China and Samoa and fewer from Australia and ... More >>
Dairy Drives Increase in Exports
Wednesday, 1 February 2006, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
Exports of merchandise goods for the month of December 2005 increased 4.3 percent compared with December 2004, and are valued at $2,651 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. Driving the increase were higher values for milk powder, butter and cheese, ... More >>
2006 Census Launch: January 2006
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 12:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics Minister Clayton Cosgrove today launched the 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings public information campaign in Auckland. The theme of the campaign is: "We're going to grow, so we need to know." More >>
Building Consent Values Rise in 2005
Tuesday, 31 January 2006, 12:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
For the 2005 calendar year, the value of consents for all buildings rose $242 million (2.3 percent) from the 2004 calendar year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Consents for residential buildings fell $161 million, while consents for non-residential buildings ... More >>
Annual Work Stoppages Rise
Friday, 27 January 2006, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Nineteen work stoppages ended in the September 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The stoppages all consisted of complete strikes, involved 5,647 employees and resulted in the loss of an estimated $2.385 million in wages and salaries. Stoppages ... More >>
Households Drive Energy Demand
Tuesday, 24 January 2006, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
In 2003, households required over one quarter of New Zealand’s total energy demand. This makes them the single largest energy consumer, according to Energy, Economy and Emissions: 1997 to 2003, released by Statistics New Zealand today. Energy, Economy ... More >>
Little Change for Most Retail Industries
Friday, 20 January 2006, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased 0.9 percent in November 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. For the second consecutive month, the majority of the retail industries recorded relatively small dollar movements. Total sales for the core retailing ... More >>
November Guest Nights Drop
Thursday, 19 January 2006, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were 1 percent lower in November 2005 than in November 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, guest nights in November 2005 were 4 percent higher than in November 2003. More >>
Fresh Vegetables Leads Growth in Food Prices
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices recorded an increase of 0.6 percent in December 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices increased for the fruit and vegetables (up 2.8 percent); meat, fish and poultry (up 1.0 percent); grocery food, soft drinks and confectionery ... More >>
CPI Inflation Eases
Wednesday, 18 January 2006, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 0.7 percent in the December 2005 quarter, following a 1.1 percent increase in the September quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. For the year to the December 2005 quarter, the CPI increased 3.2 percent, ... More >>
Non-residential Building Consents Continue to Rise
Friday, 13 January 2006, 3:37 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The trend for the value of non-residential building consents has been at a high level for the last few years and continues to rise, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Annual Trade Deficit Reaches Record Value
Thursday, 5 January 2006, 11:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
The annual trade balance for the year ended November 2005 is a deficit of $6,645 million, or 21.6 percent of exports, Statistics New Zealand said today. As a percentage of exports, this is the largest deficit for a November year since 1975, during the ... More >>
NZ GDP September Q. 2005: Economic Growth Subdued
Thursday, 22 December 2005, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased 0.2 percent in the September 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows increases of 1.2 and 0.7 percent in the June and March 2005 quarters, respectively. Growth this quarter resulted from a rise in ... More >>
Goods Imports Widen Current Account Deficit
Wednesday, 21 December 2005, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted current account deficit was $3,814 million in the September 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was $701 million larger than the deficit in the June 2005 quarter, and resulted mainly from an increase in goods ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Down 3 Percent
Tuesday, 20 December 2005, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 214,700 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in November 2005, a decrease of 5,900 (3 percent) from November 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. More visitors came from China and Australia and fewer from Japan and ... More >>
Local Authority Rates Income Increases
Monday, 19 December 2005, 5:13 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Rates, petrol tax, licence fees and fines increased $48.2 million to reach $851.7 million in the September 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Hoggets Boost Sheep Numbers
Friday, 16 December 2005, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 39.9 million sheep in New Zealand at 30 June 2005, up 1.7 percent from 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is a change from the downward trend for sheep numbers evident since 1982. Provisional results from the 2005 Agricultural ... More >>
Ease Continues for Manufacturing Sales
Thursday, 15 December 2005, 3:19 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales for the September 2005 quarter decreased 0.2 percent compared with the June 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The decrease follows an equivalent result for the June 2005 quarter and an increase ... More >>
Core Retail Sales Up, Vehicles Down
Wednesday, 14 December 2005, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales decreased 0.2 percent in October 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, sales for the core retailing group (which excludes vehicle-related industries) remained steady, increasing 1.1 percent. More >>
