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March Quarter Retail Sales Increase
Friday, 10 May 2002, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 2.6 percent in the March 2002 quarter compared with the December 2001 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This was a result of monthly increases of 0.6 percent in January 2002 and 2.0 percent ... More >>
Government Statistician Welcomes Announcement
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 3:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Government Statistician Brian Pink welcomed the announcement today by the Minister of Statistics, the Hon Laila Harré, that access to one of Statistics New Zealand's largest statistical databases is to be made available free to all New Zealanders. More >>
Overseas Merchandise Trade (Exports): March 2002
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of merchandise exports increased 1.8 percent in the March 2002 quarter, latest Statistics New Zealand figures show. The seasonally adjusted imports value for the March 2002 quarter increased 2.3 percent, when compared with ... More >>
Household Labour Force Survey: March 2002 Quarter
Thursday, 9 May 2002, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
Unemployment Rate at 5.3 Percent Statistics New Zealand's March 2002 quarter Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) showed continued growth in overall labour supply. The working age population rose 16,400 (0.6 percent) over the quarter. This increase ... More >>
NZ Disability Survey Snapshot 2 Mäori
Tuesday, 7 May 2002, 3:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Mäori boys (0 to 14 years) are more likely to have a disability than Mäori girls. More >>
Growth In Wage Rates
Friday, 3 May 2002, 1:33 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Growth in Wage Rates Labour Cost Index (LCI) figures for the March 2002 quarter show growth in wage rates, according to Statistics New Zealand. Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) figures, also released today, show that employment remained relatively flat ... More >>
Teenage Fertility Decline Continues
Thursday, 2 May 2002, 4:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Teenage Fertility Decline Continues The fertility rate for teenagers dropped by 2.6 percent during the March 2002 year to a new low of 27 per 1,000, Statistics New Zealand reported today. It is now about one-fifth lower than the rate in 1992 (35 per 1,000) ... More >>
2001 Census Snapshot 7 (Internal Migration)
Wednesday, 1 May 2002, 11:13 am | Statistics New Zealand
Internal Migration For the census usually resident population count aged 5 years and over. Overview More >>
March Quarter Imports Increase
Monday, 29 April 2002, 11:09 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of seasonally adjusted merchandise imports increased by 2.3 percent in the March 2002 quarter according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Intermediate and consumption goods were the main contributors to this increase, but the increase ... More >>
Growth In Number Of New Dwellings Continues
Friday, 26 April 2002, 3:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand
26 April 2002 Building consents for 1,986 new dwelling units were issued in March 2002, worth $333.7 million, according to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The trend in the number of new dwelling units has increased by 23 percent over the ... More >>
New Zealand's Population Reaches 3.9 Million
Friday, 26 April 2002, 3:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's estimated resident population at 31 March 2002 was 3,898,600, according to the latest population estimates released by Statistics New Zealand. This represents an increase of 52,500 or 1.4 percent over the 31 March 2001 figure. More >>
Work Stoppages: December 2001 quarter
Wednesday, 24 April 2002, 2:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Revisions have been made to the Work Stoppages: December 2001 quarter released on 17 April 2002, due to an error in the number of employees involved. The data for number of employees involved was 8,000 too high due to an error in processing. This ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 14 Percent
Friday, 19 April 2002, 3:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 202,500 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in March 2002, up 25,600 or 14 percent on March 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand. This was the first March month with more than 200,000 short-term visitor arrivals. Part ... More >>
Ceunsus Snapshot: Pacific Peoples
Thursday, 18 April 2002, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
One in sixteen or 231,801 people in New Zealand were of Pacific ethnicity at the time of the 2001 Census, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Half or 115,017 of those Pacific peoples were Samoan, an increase of 34 percent since ... More >>
Work Stoppages: December 2001 quarter
Wednesday, 17 April 2002, 3:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Forty-two work stoppages ended in the December 2001 year, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This is double the number that was recorded last year, but remains under 50 stoppages, consistent with levels recorded over the past four ... More >>
Food Prices Rise In March
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food Prices Rise in March Food prices rose 0.4 percent in March 2002, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Prices were driven by higher grocery food and poultry prices. These increases were partly offset by a fall in fresh vegetable ... More >>
CPI Rises 0.6 Percent
Tuesday, 16 April 2002, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
CPI Rises 0.6 Percent The Consumers Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.6 percent in the March 2002 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows rises of 0.6 percent in both the December 2001 and September 2001 quarters. The increase of 0.6 ... More >>
Growth In Guest Nights Continues
Friday, 12 April 2002, 3:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Growth in Guest Nights Continues Guests spent 2.9 million nights in short-term commercial accommodation in February 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. This figure is 7 percent above the February 2001 level. The increase follows rises of 3 percent ... More >>
February Trade Surplus Confirmed
Thursday, 11 April 2002, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
February Trade Surplus Confirmed The updated value of the merchandise trade balance for the February 2002 month is a surplus of $271 million, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. This replaces the early estimate of $269 million ... More >>
Retail Sales Increase 1.8 Percent
Tuesday, 9 April 2002, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased 1.8 percent in February 2002, compared with January 2002, according to Statistics New Zealand. Seasonally adjusted sales for the core retailing group (which excludes the motor vehicle retailing and services ... More >>
