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Retail Sales Growth Continues
Wednesday, 10 December 2003, 12:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 1.6 percent in October 2003, compared with September 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the highest monthly increase since April 2002 and follows increases of 0.4 percent in September 2003 ... More >>
Crown Research Institutes Remain in Surplus
Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 11:35 am | Statistics New Zealand
The surplus after tax and non-operating items for New Zealand's nine Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) was $11.6 million, for the year ended 30 June 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. This was an increase of $1.0 million, when compared with ... More >>
Large October Deficit Confirmed
Tuesday, 9 December 2003, 11:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
The updated merchandise trade deficit for October 2003 is $715 million or 31.0 percent of exports, according to Statistics New Zealand. This update confirms the deficit as being the highest recorded for an October month, as a percentage of exports, since ... More >>
Residential Building Work Up 6 Percent
Friday, 5 December 2003, 12:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of residential building work put in place was 6 percent higher in the September 2003 quarter than in the June 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. The actual value of residential building work put in place ... More >>
Electricity Generation Increases in September Q.
Thursday, 4 December 2003, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted electricity generation increased by 7.2 percent in the September 2003 quarter compared with the June 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This increase follows the voluntary savings in consumption of electricity that were ... More >>
No Change in Wholesaling Activity
Tuesday, 2 December 2003, 11:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted sales recorded no change in the September 2003 quarter, compared with the June 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows a rise of 1.3 percent and a fall of 2.0 percent in the March 2003 and June 2003 quarters, ... More >>
Output and Input Prices Rise
Friday, 28 November 2003, 11:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Output and input prices for all industries in the Producers Price Index (PPI) both rose by 0.4 percent in the September 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Higher than Normal October Trade Deficit
Friday, 28 November 2003, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated value of the merchandise trade deficit is $701 million or 30.2 percent of exports, according to Statistics New Zealand. Trade deficits have always been recorded in October months; however, this is the highest October trade deficit, as ... More >>
Trend in the Number of New Dwellings Continues
Thursday, 27 November 2003, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents were issued for 2,508 new dwelling units in October 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. Since April 2003, there has been a steady increase in the trend series for the number of new dwelling units. More >>
Farm Expenses Fall 0.4 Percent
Wednesday, 26 November 2003, 11:26 am | Statistics New Zealand
Farm input prices including livestock fell 0.4 percent in the September 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the third consecutive quarterly fall in the Farm Expenses Price Index (FEPI), and follows on from a sustained period of ... More >>
District Health Board Deficit Falls
Monday, 24 November 2003, 11:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The combined deficit of New Zealand's 21 district health boards (DHBs) was $5.1 million for the September 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This was a $38.0 million decrease on the $43.1 million deficit recorded in the June 2003 quarter, ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 2 Percent
Friday, 21 November 2003, 11:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 165,800 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in October 2003, up 3,500 or 2 percent on October 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Capital Goods Price Index Rises 0.2 Percent
Thursday, 20 November 2003, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Capital goods prices rose 0.2 percent in the September 2003 quarter compared with the June 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. On an annual basis, the Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 0.7 percent from the September 2002 quarter ... More >>
Large Increase in Real Estate Agencies
Thursday, 20 November 2003, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Real estate, house construction and commercial property have all shown notable increases in the number of businesses and the number of persons engaged, according to information released by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Household Spending Keeps Economy Buoyant
Wednesday, 19 November 2003, 12:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices rose 4.8 percent in the year ended March 2003, according to the annual national accounts released by Statistics New Zealand. This follows a 7.9 percent increase in the previous March year. When the ... More >>
Food Prices Rise in October
Thursday, 13 November 2003, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 0.3 percent in October 2003, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Price increases were recorded for fruit and vegetables; and meat, fish and poultry. More >>
Guest Nights Trend Remains Steady
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 11:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total guest nights trend level for short-term commercial accommodation was 1 percent higher in September 2003, compared with September 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. Actual total guest nights were 2.0 million in September 2003, a 5 percent ... More >>
September Quarter Retail Sales Up 2.3 Percent
Wednesday, 12 November 2003, 11:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 2.3 percent in the September 2003 quarter, compared with the June 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This was the result of monthly increases of 1.0 percent in July, 0.5 percent in August ... More >>
Unemployment Rate at 4.4 Percent
Tuesday, 11 November 2003, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stands at 4.4 percent, according to Statistics New Zealand's September 2003 quarter Household Labour Force Survey. Seasonally adjusted results also show quarterly employment growth of 1.3 percent. More >>
Population Increase for Cities High
Monday, 10 November 2003, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
There is an increasing concentration of New Zealand's population in cities and larger districts, according to the latest subnational population estimates for regional councils and territorial authorities released by Statistics New Zealand. The combined ... More >>
