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Marriages Up 4 Percent
Wednesday, 14 May 2003, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Marriages registered in New Zealand in the year ended 31 December 2002 totalled 20,700, about 700 or 4 percent more than in 2001 (20,000), according to Statistics New Zealand. Over the same period, the marriage rate (number of marriages per 1,000 not-married ... More >>
Food Prices Fall 0.4 Percent
Tuesday, 13 May 2003, 11:29 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.4 percent in April 2003, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Price decreases were recorded for grocery food; and meat, fish and poultry. Partly offsetting these falls were higher prices for fruit and ... More >>
March Quarter Retail Sales Increase 1.7 Percent
Monday, 12 May 2003, 12:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 1.7 percent in the March 2003 quarter compared with the December 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This was the result of monthly increases of 1.2 percent in January, 0.5 percent in February ... More >>
Guest Nights Trend Up 3 Percent
Monday, 12 May 2003, 12:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total guest nights trend for short-term commercial accommodation was 3 percent higher in March 2003, compared with March 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
March Quarter Export Values in Decline
Friday, 9 May 2003, 12:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of merchandise exports decreased 1.4 percent in the March 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the fourth consecutive fall in quarterly export values. The seasonally adjusted value of merchandise imports ... More >>
Unemployment Rate at 5.0 Percent
Friday, 9 May 2003, 12:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate stands at 5.0 percent, according to Statistics New Zealand's March 2003 quarter Household Labour Force Survey. Other seasonally adjusted results show quarterly employment growth of 0.5 percent and a 1.9 percent ... More >>
Research and Development Expenditure $1.4 Billion
Wednesday, 7 May 2003, 12:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total R&D expenditure in the 2002 reference year was $1,416 million, according to results from the Research and Development Survey 2002 (R&D Survey), released today by Statistics New Zealand. The R&D Survey is a joint survey sponsored by ... More >>
Growth in the Demand for Labour and in Wages
Tuesday, 6 May 2003, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
Annual growth in both the demand for labour and in wages are continuing, according to figures released from Statistics New Zealand's Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) and Labour Cost Index (LCI). More >>
Number of Births Stable
Friday, 2 May 2003, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
About 54,650 live births were registered in New Zealand in the March 2003 year, slightly fewer than in the March 2002 year (54,720), Statistics New Zealand reported today. Apart from a small upturn in the late 1990s, annual live births have declined since ... More >>
Highest March Total New Dwelling Units in 26 Years
Thursday, 1 May 2003, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents were issued for 2,537 new dwelling units in March 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the highest March total for new dwelling units issued since March 1977. By comparison, consents were issued for 1,797 new dwelling units in February ... More >>
Males Have Three-quarters of Work-related Injuries
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
Males accounted for three-quarters of work-related injuries, according to Injury Statistics 2001/2002: Work-related Injuries, a new report released today by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Quarterly Import Values Continue to Decline
Wednesday, 30 April 2003, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of imports decreased 2.2 percent in the March 2003 quarter, according to figures released today by Statistics New Zealand. This followed a decline of 2.5 percent in the December 2002 quarter. The main contributors to the ... More >>
Invitation to Comment on 2006 Census Content
Tuesday, 22 April 2003, 4:16 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Submissions are now being invited on the proposed range of topics for the 2006 Census. To assist people in making submissions, Statistics New Zealand has published a report, 2006 Census of Population and Dwellings: Preliminary Views on Content. An essential ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Down 4 Percent
Thursday, 17 April 2003, 12:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 193,900 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in March 2003, down 8,700 or 4 percent on March 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. Visitor arrivals increased in the first two weeks of March 2003 when compared with ... More >>
Over 32 Million Lambs Tailed
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 32.4 million lambs tailed in New Zealand during the year ended 30 June 2002 according to the latest provisional results from Statistics New Zealand's 2002 Agricultural Production Census. This is a decrease of 11 percent in the number of ... More >>
Population to Reach 4million on Thursday 24 April
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 11:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's population will reach four million at approximately 5:30pm on Thursday 24 April 2003, according to estimates from Statistics New Zealand. Government Statistician, Brian Pink, said: "This is a significant event for New Zealand. It has taken ... More >>
Correction to IT Survey Data
Wednesday, 16 April 2003, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand has revised the Information Technology Survey: 2002 financial year released on 26 March 2003. More >>
CPI Rises 0.4 Percent
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.4 percent in the March 2003 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This mainly reflects higher prices for housing, cigarettes and petrol, along with a seasonal fall in fares for international air travel. More >>
Food Prices Fall in March
Tuesday, 15 April 2003, 12:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.4 percent in March 2003, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Price decreases were recorded for meat, fish and poultry; and fruit and vegetables. More >>
Highest Occupancy Rates Recorded
Friday, 11 April 2003, 12:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
The national occupancy rate for short-term commercial accommodation was 69 percent in February 2003, excluding caravan parks/camping grounds, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
