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New Zealand's Population Could Reach 6 Million By 2050

Tuesday, 8 December 2020, 10:40 am | Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand’s population could hit 6 million by 2050, and could reach this milestone sooner depending on migration and birth rates, Stats NZ said today. Stats NZ has released projections of the population usually living in New Zealand. The new projections ... More >>

Building Activity Bounces Back

Friday, 4 December 2020, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand

The volume of building activity bounced back to normal levels in the September 2020 quarter, following the significant drop in the COVID-hit June 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Volume measures of building work put in place exclude the effects ... More >>

Impact Of COVID-19 On Residential Building Sentiments In Auckland

Friday, 4 December 2020, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand

Builders, developers, and owners of home building projects in Auckland said they felt more affected by COVID-19 than those working on non-residential projects and projects outside Auckland, Stats NZ said today. Just over 3,500 respondents recently ... More >>

Te Whata Storehouse Of Iwi Data Welcomed By Stats NZ

Thursday, 3 December 2020, 2:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Te Whata – an online storehouse of data designed to make iwi data more relevant, accessible and useful for iwi needs – has been welcomed by Government Statistician and Stats NZ Chief Executive, Mark Sowden. “I’m delighted to see Te Whata in ... More >>

46-year High For New Home Consents

Thursday, 3 December 2020, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand

Almost 38,000 new homes were consented in the year to October 2020, the highest number since 1974, boosted by more townhouses, flats, and units, Stats NZ said today. The number of new homes consented in the year to October 2020 was 37,981, up 2.8 ... More >>

Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: 1 February–25 November 2020 (provisional)

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 11:59 am | Statistics New Zealand

Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world from 1 February 2020. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded ... More >>

COVID-19 Keeps A Lid On International Travel

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand

Kiwi travellers’ overseas spending in the September 2020 quarter fell almost $1.7 billion or 84 percent compared with the same time last year, as travel slowed to a trickle because of COVID-19, Stats NZ said today. Spending by New Zealand travellers ... More >>

Largest Drop In Terms Of Trade In A Decade As Dairy Export Prices Sour

Wednesday, 2 December 2020, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand

Lower export prices for dairy, meat, and logs in the September 2020 quarter led to the biggest drop in terms of trade since June 2009, Stats NZ said today. Export prices fell in the September 2020 quarter, down 8.3 percent from its highest ever ... More >>

Election Boosts October Job Numbers

Monday, 30 November 2020, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand

Job numbers were boosted by general election staff in October 2020, along with rises in the manufacturing, retail, and hospitality industries, Stats NZ said today. Filled jobs rose by 27,667 to 2.2 million in October 2020 compared with September, after ... More >>

Annual Goods Trade Surplus At 28-year High

Thursday, 26 November 2020, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand’s annual goods trade surplus reached a 28-year high of $2.2 billion as imports tumbled in the year ended October 2020, Stats NZ said today. “This is the largest annual surplus since the July 1992 year, driven mainly by much lower ... More >>

Retail Sales Recover In The September 2020 Quarter

Monday, 23 November 2020, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand

Retail sales values recorded the largest September quarter rise since the series began in 1995, Stats NZ said today. Spending on major household items, vehicles, and groceries contributed to the strong 7.4 percent ($1.8 billion) rise in total ... More >>

National Accounts (industry Production And Investment): Year Ended March 2019

Friday, 20 November 2020, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand

The National accounts (industry production and investment) release contains a full reconciled set of detailed industry data on production, investment, and capital stock. It is used to update and maintain the quality of quarterly GDP statistics. Key facts ... More >>

Household Saving Only Just Positive

Friday, 20 November 2020, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand

New Zealanders are spending almost everything they earn, with only about $700 million in household saving in the March 2020 year, slightly less than in 2019, Stats NZ said today. “That’s the equivalent of each occupied household, numbering 1.79 ... More >>

Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: 1 February–11 November 2020 (provisional)

Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 12:57 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world from 1 February 2020. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded ... More >>

Producers’ Prices Whey Down For Dairy Manufacturers

Wednesday, 18 November 2020, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand

Prices paid to dairy product manufacturers fell sharply in the September 2020 quarter, reversing gains in the March and June quarters, Stats NZ said today. Despite falling 13 percent in the September quarter, the price level remains relatively high, similar ... More >>

Births And Deaths: Year Ended September 2020

Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand

Births and deaths releases provide statistics on the number of births and deaths registered in New Zealand, and selected fertility and mortality rates. Key facts For the year ended September 2020:   57,753 live births and 32,670 deaths ... More >>

Māori Population Estimates: At 30 June 2020

Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 10:43 am | Statistics New Zealand

Estimates of the Māori ethnic population of New Zealand by age and sex. Key facts This release contains the first provisional estimate of the national ethnic Māori population at 30 June 2020, and includes an update to the provisional estimate at ... More >>

Most Kiwis Still Doing Well, But Some Struggling

Monday, 16 November 2020, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand

Despite the continuing impacts of COVID-19, most New Zealanders rated their life satisfaction highly in the September 2020 quarter, and said they fared well across a range of wellbeing measures, Stats NZ said today. The new data, collected as part ... More >>

Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: 1 February–4 November 2020 (provisional)

Friday, 13 November 2020, 12:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world from 1 February 2020. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded ... More >>

Fruit And Vegetable Prices Squashed In October

Friday, 13 November 2020, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand

Fruit and vegetable prices fell 5.6 percent in October 2020 as the local growing season picked up, Stats NZ said today. Fruit and vegetable prices follow a very seasonal trend and typically fall in October, with the lowest prices for the year in summer. ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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