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Food Prices Fall 0.4 Percent
Wednesday, 11 December 2002, 3:41 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.4 percent in November 2002, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Price decreases were recorded for fresh fruit and vegetables; and meat, fish and poultry. Partly offsetting these falls were higher prices for ... More >>
New Statistics on Student Loans
Tuesday, 10 December 2002, 3:20 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Of students who borrowed under the Student Loan Scheme in any of the four years to 2000, only 6 percent had completely repaid their loans by 2000. Highest loan balances were held by men, people in their twenties and those belonging to the Pacific peoples ... More >>
Retail Sales Increase 0.8 Percent
Monday, 9 December 2002, 12:44 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 0.8 percent in October 2002 compared with September 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows a 0.1 percent decrease in September 2002. More >>
Merchandise Trade Deficit Confirmed
Monday, 9 December 2002, 12:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise exports for October 2002 is $2,481 million, according to updated figures from Statistics New Zealand. Merchandise imports are $3,177 million, giving a merchandise trade deficit of $696 million or 28.0 percent ... More >>
Census Snapshot
Friday, 6 December 2002, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's most common family type remains a couple with children, according to Statistics New Zealand. This information comes from 2001 Census data about relationships between individuals living within households. Of the three family types, 42 percent ... More >>
Steady Rise in Residential Construction Activity
Friday, 6 December 2002, 10:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
The trend in the value of work put in place on residential construction has been steadily increasing since the March 2001 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. The value of residential building work put in place was $1,358 million in the September ... More >>
Annual National Accounts Show Buoyant Economy
Thursday, 5 December 2002, 8:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) in current prices rose 7.4 percent for the year ended March 2002, according to the annual national accounts released today by Statistics New Zealand. This follows a 6.3 percent increase in the previous March year. Unlike ... More >>
Electricity Generation Higher
Tuesday, 3 December 2002, 6:04 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Total electricity generation, after adjusting for seasonal variations, increased 1.8 percent in the September 2002 quarter compared with the June 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Wholesale Activity Declines in September Quarter
Monday, 2 December 2002, 10:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted sales decreased 0.3 percent in the September 2002 quarter compared with the June 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows an increase of 1.2 percent in the June 2002 quarter, and an increase of 3.3 percent ... More >>
CRI's Government Revenue Increases
Monday, 2 December 2002, 10:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's nine Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) received $279.8 million of Government funding in the year ended 30 June 2002, provisional Statistics New Zealand figures show. This was an increase of $13.8 million compared with the previous June year, ... More >>
Producers' Output and Input Prices Fall
Thursday, 28 November 2002, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producers' output and input prices both fell in the September 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand's Producers Price Index (PPI). More >>
Large Rise in the Number of New Apartments
Thursday, 28 November 2002, 8:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Consents for 1,526 new apartment units were issued in October 2002, the highest level recorded since the apartment series began in January 1990, according to Statistics New Zealand. There were 11 consents issued for new apartment units that were each ... More >>
Farm Input Prices Increase 0.5 Percent
Tuesday, 26 November 2002, 3:57 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The Farm Expenses Price Index increased 0.5 percent in the September 2002 quarter compared with the June 2002 quarter, according to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Farm input prices including livestock have risen for 13 consecutive ... More >>
District Health Boards' Income Increases
Friday, 22 November 2002, 3:30 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The hospital and health service (HHS) provider functions of New Zealand's 21 district health boards (DHBs) have recorded an increase in total seasonally adjusted income in the September 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. Compared with ... More >>
Capital Goods Prices Rise 0.1 Percent
Friday, 22 November 2002, 3:26 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Capital goods prices rose 0.1 percent in the September 2002 quarter compared with the June 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. On an annual basis, the Capital Goods Price Index rose 1.2 percent from the September 2001 quarter to the ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 14 Percent
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 3:29 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 162,300 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in October 2002, up 20,200 (or 14 percent) on October 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand. Visitor arrivals in October 2001 were down 4,500 (or 3 percent), compared with October ... More >>
One Million South Islanders by 2021
Thursday, 21 November 2002, 3:28 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The population of the South Island is expected to reach the one million mark by 2021, according to Statistics New Zealand. This represents an increase of 60,000 or 7 percent over the 2001 figure of 940,000. The North Island’s population is projected to grow ... More >>
2001 Census Snapshot 16 - Iwi
Tuesday, 19 November 2002, 4:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Eighty percent of the 604,100 people of Mäori descent counted in the 2001 Census reported one or more iwi affiliations, according to Statistics New Zealand. The remaining 20 percent did not know the name(s) of their iwi. Ngäpuhi was the largest iwi, with ... More >>
Latest Subnational Population Estimates
Wednesday, 13 November 2002, 5:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The increasing concentration of New Zealand's population in cities and in the North Island is continuing, according to the latest population estimates for territorial authorities and regions released by Statistics New Zealand. The combined population ... More >>
Food Prices Rise 0.5 Percent
Wednesday, 13 November 2002, 12:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 0.5 percent in October 2002, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Price increases were recorded for meat, fish and poultry; restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food; and grocery food. Partly offsetting these ... More >>
