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Balance of Payments and International Investment
Wednesday, 23 March 2005, 3:13 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted current account balance was a deficit of $2,513 million in the December 2004 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is $442 million lower than the September 2004 quarter deficit of $2,955 million. More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 5 Percent
Monday, 21 March 2005, 11:40 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 250,100 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in February 2005, an increase of 12,000 (5 percent) on February 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. Because 2004 was a leap year, there was one extra day in February 2004. More >>
Floods Still Affect Local Authority Finances
Friday, 18 March 2005, 3:22 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Floods in the North Island in February and July of 2004 are still impacting on local authority finances, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Manufacturing Sales Trend Turns Down
Wednesday, 16 March 2005, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend in manufacturing sales declined by 2.0 percent during the last two quarters of 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. Over the previous five quarters, from March 2003 to June 2004, the sales trend had risen by 7.2 percent. More >>
Fuel Continues to Drive Retail Sales
Monday, 14 March 2005, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 1.3 percent in January 2005 compared with December 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the largest monthly increase since June 2004, and follows a decrease of 0.3 percent in December 2004 ... More >>
Export Volumes Rebound
Friday, 11 March 2005, 2:30 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted merchandise export volumes have rebounded from the 9.3 percent fall in the September 2004 quarter. Driven by dairy products, export volumes increased by 8.5 percent in the December 2004 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. Also ... More >>
Food Prices Increase
Thursday, 10 March 2005, 12:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 0.3 percent in February 2005, according to the latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Higher prices were recorded for the meat, fish and poultry; fruit and vegetables; and restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food subgroups. Prices ... More >>
Guest Nights Reach Record High
Wednesday, 9 March 2005, 11:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation showed a 4 percent increase in January 2005 compared with January 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. The guest nights total of 4.3 million in January 2005 is the highest recorded for any ... More >>
Record Year for Value of Building Work
Tuesday, 8 March 2005, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of building work put in place for 2004 was the highest annual total on record, Statistics New Zealand said today. The total value of all building work (based on June 1991 quarter prices) was $7,612 million in 2004, up 9 percent from 2003. ... More >>
Dairy and Meat Boost Exports Value
Monday, 7 March 2005, 1:36 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of exports for January 2005 is $2,258 million, which is up $225 million or 11.1 percent compared with January 2004, said Statistics New Zealand today. Despite the rising value of the New Zealand dollar, the value of exports remains strong, ... More >>
Bringing Fish Statistics to the Surface
Monday, 7 March 2005, 1:03 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand today released the first three articles in a series about New Zealand’s commercial fish species. They complement the recently published Fish Monetary Stock Account 1996–2003, and provide information for a general readership. More >>
Wholesale Trade Survey: December 2004 quarter
Friday, 4 March 2005, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted wholesale trade sales increased 2.2 percent in the December 2004 quarter, compared with the September 2004 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. This follows no change for September 2004 quarter and an increase of 3.5 percent ... More >>
External Migration: January 2005
Wednesday, 2 March 2005, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 249,900 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in January 2005, an increase of 5,600 (2 percent) on January 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Mäori Scholarship Awarded
Tuesday, 1 March 2005, 1:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand has announced Aotea Gurden as the recipient of its 2005 Te Tari Tatau Mäori Scholarship. More >>
Typical January for Residential Building Consents
Monday, 28 February 2005, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
January 2005 was a typically low January for building consents, Statistics New Zealand said today. Consents for 1,793 new dwelling units were issued. This was the first time they have fallen below 2,000 since February 2003. The low consent numbers typically ... More >>
Half Local Authority Areas to Have Fewer People
Monday, 28 February 2005, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
Thirty-five of New Zealand's 74 cities and districts are expected to have fewer people in 2026 than in 2001, according to updated 2001-base subnational population projections released by Statistics New Zealand today. These figures are from the ... More >>
Decrease in Large Items Masks Rise in Imports
Friday, 25 February 2005, 5:15 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Lower values of imported larger items such as aircraft and armoured motor vehicles contributed to the lower value of imports for January 2005, said Statistics New Zealand today. The provisional value of merchandise imports for this month is $2,573 million, ... More >>
Capital Goods Price Index: December 2004
Tuesday, 22 February 2005, 11:35 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices for capital goods have continued to rise, according to Statistics New Zealand. An increase of 0.8 percent in the Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) in the December 2004 quarter follows increases of 0.6 percent in the September 2004 quarter and 1.5 ... More >>
Beer and Cigarettes Fall
Monday, 21 February 2005, 12:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of beer available for consumption in the December 2004 year decreased by 0.2 percent compared with 2003, while wine increased by 5.9 percent and spirits increased by 9.4 percent. More >>
Arrivals and Departures Exceed 8.3 Million
Thursday, 17 February 2005, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Annual total passenger arrivals and departures (consisting of overseas visitors, New Zealand residents and migrants) reached 8.33 million in the year ending December 2004, Statistics New Zealand said today. There were 4.17 million arrivals and 4.16 ... More >>
