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Forty-Six Work Stoppages End in December 2002 Year
Thursday, 10 April 2003, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
Forty-six work stoppages ended in the December 2002 year, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The number of stoppages and the number of employees involved were higher than the December 2001 year, while the number of person-days ... More >>
Retail Trade Sales Increase Again
Tuesday, 8 April 2003, 12:40 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 0.9 percent in February 2003 compared with January 2003, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows a 1.0 percent increase in January 2003. Seasonally adjusted sales for the core retailing group ... More >>
Updated Export Values for February 2003
Monday, 7 April 2003, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
The updated value of merchandise exports for February 2003 is $2,323 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is $17 million (0.7 percent) lower than the estimate published on 27 March 2003. The provisional value of merchandise imports is $2,319 ... More >>
New Dwelling Numbers Steady
Tuesday, 1 April 2003, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents were issued for 1,797 new dwelling units in February 2003, a similar level to that recorded in February 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Annual GDP Growth of 4.4 Percent
Friday, 28 March 2003, 11:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased 0.8 percent in the December 2002 quarter following increases of 0.9 and 1.7 percent in the September and June quarters respectively, according to Statistics New Zealand. For the year ended December 2002, the economy grew by ... More >>
Trade Surplus Smaller than Usual for February
Thursday, 27 March 2003, 1:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated merchandise trade balance for February 2003 is a surplus of $21 million or 0.9 percent of exports, according to figures released today by Statistics New Zealand. During the previous 10 years, there have been trade surpluses in February, ... More >>
Current Account Deficit Increases
Thursday, 27 March 2003, 1:51 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The current account deficit for the December 2002 quarter stands at $1,892 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. After adjusting for seasonal variations in the pattern of importing and exporting, the December 2002 quarter current account balance ... More >>
Information Technology Sales Fall
Wednesday, 26 March 2003, 12:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Sales of information technology (IT) goods and services (excluding communication services) were $7.1 billion for the 2002 financial year, down 4 percent from the 2001 financial year, according to Statistics New Zealand's Information Technology ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 5 Percent
Friday, 21 March 2003, 11:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 222,200 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in February 2003, up 10,000 or 5 percent on February 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. More visitors came from Australia (up 5,000), the United Kingdom (up 3,400), Korea ... More >>
Local Authority Revenue Rises
Monday, 17 March 2003, 1:49 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities' seasonally adjusted operating revenue increased 4.2 percent in the three months to December 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. The latest quarterly local authority survey reported total revenue of $1,056.9 million, a rise ... More >>
Manufacturing Sales Decrease 0.9 Percent
Friday, 14 March 2003, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales for the December 2002 quarter decreased by 0.9 percent, compared with the September 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Food Prices Rise 0.1 Percent
Thursday, 13 March 2003, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 0.1 percent in February 2003, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Grocery food prices rose in February 2003 and were partly offset by lower prices for fruit and vegetables; and restaurant meals and ready-to-eat ... More >>
Guest Nights Record Small Increase
Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 1:30 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Total guest nights reached 3.9 million in January 2003, a 1 percent increase compared with January 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the smallest annual increase for a January month since the survey began in July 1996. However, it is ... More >>
Merchandise Prices Fall While Volumes Rise
Wednesday, 12 March 2003, 1:28 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Lower prices caused the decreases in seasonally adjusted export and import values in the December 2002 quarter, according to the latest Overseas Trade Indexes released by Statistics New Zealand. Both seasonally adjusted export and import volumes increased ... More >>
Merchandise Trade Deficit Confirmed
Tuesday, 11 March 2003, 11:44 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise exports for January 2003 is $2,042 million, $2 million higher than the estimate published on 28 February, according to Statistics New Zealand. Merchandise imports are $2,439 million, giving a merchandise trade deficit ... More >>
Retail Trade Sales Increase Continues
Tuesday, 11 March 2003, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 1.1 percent in January 2003 compared with December 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows a 0.5 percent increase in December 2002. Seasonally adjusted sales for the core retailing group ... More >>
High Electricity Generation in December Quarter
Friday, 7 March 2003, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total electricity generation, after adjusting for seasonal variations, increased 1.9 percent in the December 2002 quarter compared with the September 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Steady Rise in the Value of Building Work
Wednesday, 5 March 2003, 11:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of residential work put in place for the December 2002 quarter was $1,422 million. This compares with $1,358 million in the September 2002 quarter, and $1,112 million in the June 2002 quarter. Since the March 2001 quarter, the trend series ... More >>
Wholesale Activity Increases in December Quarter
Tuesday, 4 March 2003, 12:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted sales increased 0.6 percent in the December 2002 quarter compared with the September 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows a decrease of 0.1 percent in the September 2002 quarter, and an increase of 1.4 percent ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 8 Percent
Monday, 3 March 2003, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 220,900 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in January 2003, up 16,100 or 8 percent on January 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. More visitors came from Korea (up 4,000), the United Kingdom (up 3,200), Australia ... More >>
