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Building Consents Issued: October 2004
Tuesday, 30 November 2004, 1:35 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Consents for 708 new apartment units were issued in October 2004, according to Statistics New Zealand. This compares with 295 units in September 2004 and 284 in August 2004. Apartment units accounted for 27 percent of all new dwelling units in October 2004, ... More >>
Student Loan Borrowers: 1997-2002
Monday, 29 November 2004, 12:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Only students studying natural and physical sciences, architecture and building, or health who borrowed under the Student Loan Scheme in any of the years from 1997 to 2002 had median student loan balances over $10,000 in March 2003. More >>
District Health Boards Record Operating Deficit
Wednesday, 24 November 2004, 1:01 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The combined deficit of New Zealand's 21 district health boards (DHBs) was $15.3 million for the September 2004 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This was a $14.8 million increase on the $0.5 million deficit recorded in the June 2004 ... More >>
Largest Rise in Capital Goods Prices since 2000
Tuesday, 23 November 2004, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
On an annual basis, the Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 4.1 percent in the year to the September 2004 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the largest annual increase in the CGPI since a rise of 4.8 percent from the December ... More >>
Household Spending Information Due for Release
Tuesday, 23 November 2004, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Data from the Household Economic Survey (HES) will be released by Statistics New Zealand on Thursday, 25 November 2004 at 10:45am. More >>
Household Spending and Business Investment Boost
Thursday, 18 November 2004, 4:52 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices increased 6.1 percent in the year ended March 2004, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows a 4.8 percent increase in the previous March year. When the effects of inflation are removed, there ... More >>
Regional Population Growth Drops
Monday, 15 November 2004, 12:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
Population growth for most regions was lower during the year ended June 2004, compared with the June 2003 year, according to the latest subnational population estimates for regional councils and territorial authorities released by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Broad-Based Increase in Retail Sales
Friday, 12 November 2004, 11:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 2.3 percent in the September 2004 quarter, compared with the June 2004 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. Nineteen of the 24 retail industries recorded higher sales this quarter, with automotive ... More >>
South Island Guest Nights Increase
Friday, 12 November 2004, 12:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation for the South Island were 11 percent higher in September 2004 than in September 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. Guest nights in the North Island were 4 percent higher in September ... More >>
Overseas Merchandise Trade (Exports): 20 09 2004
Friday, 5 November 2004, 4:55 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted exports value for the September 2004 quarter fell 10.4 percent, with lower dairy export values the main contributor, according to Statistics New Zealand. The top 10 export commodity groups all recorded lower seasonally adjusted ... More >>
Births and Deaths: September 2004 quarter
Wednesday, 3 November 2004, 5:47 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 58,380 live births registered in New Zealand in the September 2004 year, Statistics New Zealand reported today. This is 5.7 percent more than in the September 2003 year (55,210) and is the highest number of live births registered since the ... More >>
Older People More Likely to Retain First Language
Tuesday, 2 November 2004, 2:48 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Young people aged 0-24 years are less likely than their older counterparts to speak their ethnic "first language', according to the new Statistics New Zealand publication Concerning Language. More >>
Increase in Non-residential Building Consents
Friday, 29 October 2004, 12:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total value of consents issued for non-residential buildings was $366 million in September 2004, up $108 million (42 percent) compared with September 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. The trend for the value of non-residential buildings has ... More >>
Two Million Men and Two Million Women
Thursday, 28 October 2004, 12:33 am | Statistics New Zealand
The resident population of New Zealand was 4,072,500 at 30 September 2004, according to the latest population estimates released by Statistics New Zealand. Both the male and female populations exceeded the two million mark with estimated resident populations ... More >>
Trade Deficit Up in September
Thursday, 28 October 2004, 12:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated trade balance for the September 2004 month is a deficit of $1,020 million, or 47.4 percent of exports, according to Statistics New Zealand. The average trade balance for September months during the past 10 years was a deficit of 17.1 percent ... More >>
Labour Force Projected to Increase and Age
Friday, 22 October 2004, 12:31 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's labour force is projected to increase from 1.97 million in 2001 to peak at 2.34 million in the early 2020s, according to the 2001-base national labour force projections released by Statistics New Zealand. Half of this increase is expected ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 9 Percent
Thursday, 21 October 2004, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 161,200 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in September 2004, an increase of 12,800 (9 percent) on September 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. In September 2004, there were more visitors from Australia (up 12,900 ... More >>
Food Prices Rise in September
Friday, 15 October 2004, 11:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 1.0 percent in September 2004, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The most significant increase in September came from higher fruit and vegetable prices (up 4.6 percent). More >>
Retail Trade Survey: August 2004
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 11:40 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail sales, when adjusted for seasonal variations, showed zero growth in August 2004, compared with July 2004, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows increases of 1.1 percent in July 2004 and 1.3 percent in June 2004. More >>
New Zealand Official Yearbook: 2004
Thursday, 14 October 2004, 12:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
The 104th edition of the New Zealand Official Yearbook, believed to be New Zealand's longest-running publication, will be launched this evening by the Associate Minister of Finance, Hon. David Cunliffe. First published as a yearbook in 1893, its origins ... More >>
