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Males Dominate Fatal Injury Statistics
Monday, 3 October 2005, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Two thirds of the 1,659 New Zealanders who died from injuries in 2002 were male, Statistics New Zealand said today. Males aged 25 to 34 years had a higher number of deaths (207) than any other age group in 2002. Most males (59 percent) who suffered ... More >>
Building Consents Issued: August 2005
Monday, 3 October 2005, 9:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of consents issued for non-residential buildings in August 2005 is $387 million, which is $79 million (26 percent) higher than in August 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. The main contributor to the August 2005 value was shops, ... More >>
Gross Domestic Product: June 2005 quarter
Thursday, 29 September 2005, 1:42 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased 1.1 percent in the June 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows increases of 0.7 and 0.2 percent in the March 2005 and December 2004 quarters, respectively. More >>
Australia, USA Remain NZ's Top Investment Partners
Wednesday, 28 September 2005, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Australia and the United States of America (USA) continue to be New Zealand's top two investment partners, Statistics New Zealand said today. These two countries combined contributed 53.0 percent of New Zealand's total investment abroad, and 44.7 percent ... More >>
Trade Deficit Reaches Record Level
Tuesday, 27 September 2005, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trade balance for the August 2005 month is a deficit of $1,105 million, or 46.8 percent of exports, Statistics New Zealand said today. The average trade balance for August for the past 10 years is a deficit of $341 million (16.4 percent of exports). ... More >>
Labour Force Projected to Age Further
Monday, 26 September 2005, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's labour force is projected to increase from 2.0 million in 2001 to peak at 2.4 million in the mid-2020s, according to updated 2001-base national labour force projections released by Statistics New Zealand. Nearly half this increase is expected ... More >>
Small Decrease in Visitor Arrivals
Friday, 23 September 2005, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 150,700 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in August 2005, a decrease of 1,400 (1 percent) from August 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. There were more visitors from China and Korea and fewer visitors from Japan ... More >>
Overseas Cargo Statistics: Year ended June 2005
Thursday, 22 September 2005, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of export cargo loaded and import cargo unloaded at New Zealand ports rose by 2.3 percent and 8.4 percent, respectively, during the June 2005 year, Statistics New Zealand said today. Over the same period, the weight of export cargo loaded fell ... More >>
Annual Current Account Deficit Continues Growth
Wednesday, 21 September 2005, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted current account deficit decreased by $147 million in the June 2005 quarter to reach $3,022 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. However, the current account deficit for the year ended June 2005 has widened to $11.9 billion, ... More >>
Local Authority Expenditure Rises
Monday, 19 September 2005, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities' seasonally adjusted expenditure increased 6.0 percent in the June 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Total expenditure for the June 2005 quarter was $1,283.9 million, up $72.8 million compared with the March 2005 quarter. More >>
Survey of Manufacturing: June 2005 quarter
Monday, 19 September 2005, 12:31 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales for the June 2005 quarter decreased 0.2 percent compared with the March 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The result has been driven by meat and dairy product manufacturing, which decreased 5.9 percent ... More >>
Fresh Vegetables Push FPI Down
Thursday, 15 September 2005, 12:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices decreased 0.2 percent in August 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices were down for fruit and vegetables, but up slightly for meat, fish and poultry; restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food; and grocery food, soft drinks and confectionery. More >>
Hospitality Industries Boost Retail Sales
Wednesday, 14 September 2005, 3:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 1.8 percent in July 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows an increase of 1.1 percent in June 2005 and a decrease of 0.3 percent in May 2005. Increased monthly sales were boosted by the ... More >>
Petroleum Prices Drive Terms of Trade Down
Monday, 12 September 2005, 1:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade fell 1.0 percent in the June 2005 quarter, according to the latest Overseas Trade Index figures released by Statistics New Zealand. The fall in the index is due to import prices for merchandise rising more (up 1.5 percent) ... More >>
Non-Residential Building Work Surges
Friday, 9 September 2005, 12:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of non-residential building work put in place rose 19.4 percent in the June 2005 quarter, following a rise of 8.5 percent in the March 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. The latest increase is the largest ... More >>
Lions Tour Boosts International Guest Nights
Friday, 9 September 2005, 12:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guest nights spent by international visitors in short-term commercial accommodation were 8 percent higher in July 2005 compared with July 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. Visitors from the United Kingdom and Ireland (up 118,000 or 88 percent) ... More >>
Highest Level of Electricity Generation Reached
Wednesday, 7 September 2005, 12:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted electricity generation in the June 2005 quarter increased 2.6 percent, following an increase of 0.8 percent in the March 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Upward Trend Continues for Wholesale Trade
Tuesday, 6 September 2005, 10:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
The sales trend in the wholesale sector rose 1.8 percent in the June 2005 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the eighth consecutive quarter of trend growth. During this period the trend has risen 15.0 percent. More >>
Father Figures
Friday, 2 September 2005, 11:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
To acknowledge the positive role of fathers, Statistics New Zealand offers the following facts about fathers for Father's Day on Sunday: A baby will be a Father's Day present for an estimated 140 men this year. The average age of fathers of new babies is 33 ... More >>
Exports Decrease, Imports Increase
Thursday, 25 August 2005, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total exports of merchandise goods for July 2005 are provisionally valued at $2,431 million and total imports at $3,047 million, Statistics New Zealand said today. Compared with July 2004 the value of total merchandise goods exports decreased $35 million ... More >>
