Scoop has an Ethical Paywall
Scoop InfoPages
This InfoPage in unregistered, if this is your news page register Statistics New Zealand for InfoPages here.
Statistics New Zealand - Latest News [Page 224]
Record Monthly Visitor Arrivals
Tuesday, 4 February 2003, 12:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
There was a record monthly total of 265,700 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in December 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. This surpasses the previous high of 243,000 in December 2000. More >>
Steady Increase in Dwelling Numbers
Friday, 31 January 2003, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents were issued for 2,532 new dwelling units in December 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. During the last four months of the 2002 calendar year, consents issued for new dwellings averaged about 2,700 units each month. More >>
December 2002 Trade Deficit
Wednesday, 29 January 2003, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise imports for the December 2002 month is $2,669 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. The estimated value of merchandise exports is $2,370 million, resulting in a deficit of $299 million for the month. ... More >>
Eleven Work Stoppages End in September 2002 1/4
Wednesday, 22 January 2003, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Eleven work stoppages ended in the September 2002 quarter, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The number of stoppages is lower than the June 2002 quarter, while the number of employees, loss of person-days of work and estimated ... More >>
Retail Sales Increase 0.5 Percent
Tuesday, 21 January 2003, 2:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 0.5 percent in November 2002 compared with October 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. Seasonally adjusted sales for the core retailing group (which excludes the motor vehicle services and motor ... More >>
Guest Nights Trend Continues to Increase
Tuesday, 21 January 2003, 2:00 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The underlying trend in total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation has been increasing from June 1998, according to Statistics New Zealand. The total guest nights trend is 7 percent higher in November 2002, when compared with November ... More >>
Food Prices Fall 0.7 Percent
Friday, 17 January 2003, 2:26 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.7 percent in December 2002, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Price decreases were recorded for grocery foods; and meat, fish and poultry. Partly offsetting these falls were higher prices for restaurant ... More >>
CPI Rises 0.6 Percent
Friday, 17 January 2003, 2:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.6 percent in the December 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows an increase of 0.5 percent in the September 2002 quarter. More >>
Merchandise Trade Deficit Confirmed
Wednesday, 15 January 2003, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise exports for November 2002 is $2,465 million, according to updated figures from Statistics New Zealand. Merchandise imports are $2,898 million, giving a merchandise trade deficit of $434 million or 17.6 percent ... More >>
Steady Increase in Dwelling Numbers
Monday, 13 January 2003, 10:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents were issued for 2,428 new dwelling units in November 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. The trend series for the number of new dwellings has been increasing steadily since November 2000. More >>
November Merchandise Trade Deficit $418m
Monday, 23 December 2002, 1:28 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise trade imports for November 2002 is $2,898 million, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. The estimated value of merchandise exports for November 2002 is $2,480 million, resulting in an estimated ... More >>
Visitors Exceed Two Million
Friday, 20 December 2002, 3:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Annual visitor arrivals exceeded the two million milestone, for the first time, in the November 2002 year, according to Statistics New Zealand. In the year ended November 2002, there were 2.019 million visitor arrivals, up 106,000 (or 6 percent) on the ... More >>
Economic Growth Maintained by Internal Demand
Friday, 20 December 2002, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased 1.0 percent in the September 2002 quarter following increases of 1.7 and 0.9 percent in the June and March quarters respectively, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Current Account Deficit $2,302 Million
Thursday, 19 December 2002, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
The current account deficit stands at $2,302 million for the September 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. A deficit balance on the current account means New Zealand's total receipts from international trading and earnings from international ... More >>
Tourists Spend $12.1 Billion in 1999
Monday, 16 December 2002, 3:45 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Tourism expenditure in New Zealand was $12.1 billion for the year ended March 1999, according to tourism industry statistics released today by Statistics New Zealand. The release also establishes that in the years ended March 1997 and 1998, tourists ... More >>
Local Authority Operating Costs Continue to Rise
Monday, 16 December 2002, 8:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities' seasonally adjusted operating costs increased 4.1 percent in the three months to September 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. The latest quarterly local authority survey reported an increase of $39.8 million in total expenditure, ... More >>
New Report Released on Business Innovation
Monday, 16 December 2002, 8:31 am | Statistics New Zealand
Sixty-eight percent of New Zealand businesses introduced an innovation in the three years ended June 2001, according to Innovation in New Zealand, a new report published by Statistics New Zealand with assistance from the Ministry of Research, Science ... More >>
Manufacturing Sales Increase 0.9 Percent
Monday, 16 December 2002, 8:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales for the September 2002 quarter increased by 0.9 percent, compared with the June 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Guest Night Trend Up
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 6:16 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The underlying trend in total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation has been increasing from June 1998, according to Statistics New Zealand. Seasonally adjusted total guest nights increased 1.3 percent in October 2002, when compared ... More >>
Further Fall in Merchandise Terms of Trade
Thursday, 12 December 2002, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade fell 1.8 percent in the September 2002 quarter, according to the latest Overseas Trade Indexes released by Statistics New Zealand. The fall in the merchandise terms of trade is due to export prices falling more than import ... More >>
