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Poultry Prices Lift Food Price Index
Tuesday, 13 December 2005, 12:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices recorded a consecutive increase of 0.3 percent in November 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices increased for the meat, fish and poultry; grocery food, soft drinks and confectionery; and restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food subgroups. ... More >>
Terms of Trade Fall Further
Monday, 12 December 2005, 11:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade fell 0.6 percent in the September 2005 quarter, following a decrease of 1.2 percent in the previous quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Merchandise import prices rose 2.5 percent while export prices rose 1.9 percent. More >>
Guest Nights Boosted by School Holidays
Friday, 9 December 2005, 12:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation were 2 percent higher in October 2005 than in October 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. The timing of the school holidays will have contributed to an increase in guest nights. In 2005, one week ... More >>
Residential Building Work Eases
Friday, 9 December 2005, 12:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of residential building work put in place fell 4.6 percent in the September 2005 quarter, following a fall of 1.5 percent in the June 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Work on residential buildings accounted ... More >>
Crown Research Institute Statistics
Thursday, 8 December 2005, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's nine Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) received total income of $548.6 million in the year ended 30 June 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was an increase of $16.4 million compared with the June 2004 year. The CRIs received ... More >>
Thermal Electricity Generation at Record Level
Wednesday, 7 December 2005, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the September 2005 quarter, generation of electricity using thermal energy reached the highest level recorded since the series began in 1960, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Labour Costs Rise
Tuesday, 6 December 2005, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour costs rose 2.7 percent from the June 2004 quarter to the June 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This increase follows a 1.8 percent increase in the year to the June 2004 quarter. More >>
Fewer Apartments Authorised in October
Wednesday, 30 November 2005, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents were issued for 1,901 dwelling units in October 2005, 718 fewer than in October 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. Dwelling consents for October 2005 included 168 apartment units, whereas consents for October 2004 were bolstered by ... More >>
Male, Female Borrowers Rate of Full Repayment Same
Tuesday, 29 November 2005, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Male and female students who borrowed under the Student Loan Scheme in any of the years from 1997 to 2003 had an equivalent rate of full repayment of 14 percent as at March 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. It should be noted that, due to ... More >>
District Health Boards Report Small Deficit
Monday, 28 November 2005, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The combined operating deficit of New Zealand's 21 district health boards (DHBs) was $4.9 million for the September 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. A surplus of $1.0 million was recorded in the June 2005 quarter, while the deficit ... More >>
25 November 2005 Aircraft Lift Imports
Friday, 25 November 2005, 1:15 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Imports of merchandise goods for October 2005 increased $316 million (10.4 percent) compared with October 2004 and are provisionally valued at $3,341 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. Driving the increase were higher values for aircraft and ... More >>
Fuel Sustains PPI Increases
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Output prices in the Producers Price Index (PPI) rose 1.8 percent and input prices rose 2.9 percent in the September 2005 quarter, the sixth consecutive quarterly increase for both indexes, Statistics New Zealand said today. The wholesale trade index was ... More >>
More People Choose Inner-City Living
Thursday, 24 November 2005, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the 10 years between the 1991 and 2001 censuses, the number of people living in inner-city multi-unit dwellings more than tripled, from 2,532 to 8,607, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Tenth Consecutive Rise for CGPI
Wednesday, 23 November 2005, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 0.6 percent in the September 2005 quarter, its tenth consecutive quarterly increase, Statistics New Zealand said today. In the year to the September 2005 quarter, the CGPI increased 3.0 percent, the same as for ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Down in October
Tuesday, 22 November 2005, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 176,200 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in October 2005, a decrease of 5,200 (3 percent) from October 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. More visitors came from Taiwan and fewer from the United States and Australia ... More >>
New Zealand Business Demographic Statistics
Monday, 21 November 2005, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of non-farming businesses increased 3.1 percent (to 334,340) in February 2005 compared with February 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Births Stable, Life Expectancy Still Increasing
Friday, 18 November 2005, 12:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 57,620 live births registered in New Zealand in the September 2005 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. The 28,120 girls and 29,500 boys registered can expect to live longer than earlier generations. The New Zealand abridged life table ... More >>
Crown Accounts Analysis: Year ended 30 June 2005
Wednesday, 16 November 2005, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
The New Zealand Government recorded an annual surplus of $8,099 million in its current account for the year ended 30 June 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is $2,419 million higher than the result for the June 2004 year, an increase of 42.6 ... More >>
Retail Trade Survey: September 2005 quarter
Tuesday, 15 November 2005, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 2.4 percent in the September 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. With price effects removed, retail sales increased 1.3 percent. More >>
Food Price Index: October 2005
Friday, 11 November 2005, 11:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.3 percent in October 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices increased for the meat, fish and poultry; restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food; and fruit and vegetables subgroups. Prices for the grocery food, soft drinks ... More >>
