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Current Account Deficit Narrows
Thursday, 24 June 2004, 2:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Latest figures show a reduction of $22 million in the current account deficit when seasonal effects are removed, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows a $448 million decrease in the deficit from the September 2003 quarter to the December ... More >>
Tourists Spend $16.5 Billion in 2003
Wednesday, 23 June 2004, 12:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
Tourism expenditure in New Zealand was $16.5 billion for the year ended March 2003, according to statistics released today by Statistics New Zealand. This was 5.8 percent higher than the tourism spending of $15.6 billion in 2002. The release also establishes ... More >>
Measurement of Ethnicity Review Report Released
Tuesday, 22 June 2004, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
How ethnicity is defined, collected and organised has been the subject of a review and subsequent report released today by Statistics New Zealand. The results will guide how ethnicity data is collected and output in the next census and in time, ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 29 Percent
Monday, 21 June 2004, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 132,700 short-term overseas visitor arrivals to New Zealand in May 2004, up 30,000 or 29 percent on May 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. This exceeds the 27 percent increase of April 1992 on April 1991. More >>
Local Authority Statistics: March 2004 quarter
Friday, 18 June 2004, 12:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's 86 local authorities increased their combined operating revenue in the March 2004 quarter to $1,170.6 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Manufacturing Sales Increase 3.2 Percent
Thursday, 17 June 2004, 8:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales for the March 2004 quarter increased by 3.2 percent, compared with the December 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. With the effect of price changes removed, seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales ... More >>
Abortion Statistics: 2003
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
The general abortion rate (number of abortions per 1,000 women aged 15–44 years) rose from 20.0 in 2002 to 21.0 per 1,000 in 2003, Statistics New Zealand reported today. There were 18,510 abortions performed in New Zealand during the December 2003 ... More >>
Food Prices Fall in May
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 8:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.4 percent in May 2004, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Lower prices for fruit and vegetables; and grocery food, soft drinks and confectionery were partly offset by higher prices for meat, fish and poultry; ... More >>
Retail Sales Decrease 0.3 Percent in April
Tuesday, 15 June 2004, 8:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales decreased 0.3 percent in April 2004, compared with March 2004, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows an increase of 2.1 percent in March 2004 and a decrease of 1.7 percent in February 2004. Excluding ... More >>
Rising Trend in Guest Nights Continues
Friday, 11 June 2004, 5:48 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The underlying trend in total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation has been rising since June 1998, according to Statistics New Zealand. In April 2004, the trend level in total guest nights was 5 percent higher than in April 2003 and ... More >>
Terms of Trade Rise 2.1 Percent
Friday, 11 June 2004, 5:47 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade rose 2.1 percent in the March 2004 quarter, according to the latest Overseas Trade Index figures released by Statistics New Zealand. The rise is due to import prices falling more than export prices in the latest quarter, ... More >>
Overseas Merchandise Trade (Exports): April 2004
Tuesday, 8 June 2004, 12:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise exports for April 2004 is $2,687 million, updating the estimate of $2,710 million published on 27 May 2004, according to Statistics New Zealand. The provisional value of merchandise imports is $2,844 million, resulting ... More >>
Value of Residential Building Work Up 13 Percent
Friday, 4 June 2004, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of residential building work put in place increased 13 percent in the March 2004 quarter, when compared with the December 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. The actual value of residential building work ... More >>
Wholesale Activity Increases in March Quarter
Thursday, 3 June 2004, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted wholesale sales increased 1.5 percent in the March 2004 quarter, compared with the December 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows rises of 3.7 percent and 0.5 percent in the December 2003 and September 2003 ... More >>
Electricity Generation Up in March Quarter
Wednesday, 2 June 2004, 12:26 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted electricity generation increased by 2.6 percent in the March 2004 quarter compared with the December 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
April New Dwellings Maintain High Level
Monday, 31 May 2004, 12:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents were issued for 2,486 new dwelling units in April 2004, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is up 254 units or 11 percent, compared with April 2003. More >>
Input and Output Prices Fall
Friday, 28 May 2004, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
Input prices in the Producers Price Index (PPI) fell 0.5 percent and output prices fell 0.1 percent in the March 2004 quarter, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Sheep Numbers Show Slow Growth
Friday, 28 May 2004, 11:35 am | Statistics New Zealand
The sheep industry recorded only modest growth, according to the 2003 Agriculture Production Survey released today by Statistics New Zealand. At 30 June 2003, there were 39.7 million sheep in New Zealand, up from 39.6 million recorded the previous ... More >>
Fluctuating Oil Imports Cause April Deficit
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 5:21 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise imports for April 2004 is $2,844 million, 13.0 percent higher than for April 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. The main contributors to this month's higher value of imports, when compared with April 2003, ... More >>
NZ'ers Spend $2.7 Billion While Overseas
Thursday, 27 May 2004, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealanders away on overseas trips of less than one year spent $2.7 billion in the year ended 30 June 2003, according to results of the Survey of Returned Travellers released by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
