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Detailed Census Information Available Now
Thursday, 28 February 2002, 11:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
Detailed information is now available from the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings, and Statistics New Zealand will be releasing a range of census-related information products throughout 2002. These census products will be available free through the ... More >>
Statistics NZ Pacific Peoples Scholar Announced
Wednesday, 27 February 2002, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce Mark Treviranus as the recipient of the 2002 Pacific Peoples Scholarship. The annual scholarship, which is awarded for tertiary study to pursue a qualification relevant to the work of Statistics New ... More >>
Spirit-Based Drinks Contribute To Increase
Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 3:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Spirit-based drinks were a major contributor to an increase of 0.8 percent in the volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption in the December 2001 year, according to Statistics New Zealand. The volume of alcoholic beverage available for ... More >>
Number Of New Dwellings Increases
Tuesday, 26 February 2002, 3:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
According to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand, building consents for 1,526 new dwelling units were issued in January 2002, worth $252.9 million. This follows the authorisation of 1,497 new dwelling units, valued at $306.2 million, ... More >>
Statistics New Zealand Maori Scholar Announced
Monday, 25 February 2002, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce Kirikowhai Mikaere as the recipient of the 2002 Te Tari Tatau Scholarship. The annual scholarship, which is awarded for tertiary study, preferably in mathematics or statistics, is open to all Mäori residents. ... More >>
Farm Input Prices Rise
Friday, 22 February 2002, 3:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand
According to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand, the Farm Expenses Price Index increased 0.3 percent in the December 2001 quarter, compared with the September 2001 quarter. The index is now 4.7 percent higher than in the December 2000 quarter. More >>
External Migration: December 2001 year
Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 3:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Annual total passenger arrivals and departures (consisting of overseas visitors, New Zealand residents and migrants) reached 6.554 million in the December 2001 year, according to Statistics New Zealand. Despite the collapse of Ansett Australia and ... More >>
Capital Goods Prices Rise
Wednesday, 20 February 2002, 3:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Capital goods prices rose 0.5 percent in the December 2001 quarter compared with the September 2001 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Food Prices Rise 1.5 Percent
Thursday, 14 February 2002, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 1.5 percent in January 2002, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The increase in January was mainly due to a large rise in fresh vegetable prices as a result of difficult growing conditions in many parts of the country. More >>
December Quarter Exports Down
Wednesday, 13 February 2002, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of merchandise exports for the December 2001 quarter is 4.1 percent lower than for the previous quarter, latest Statistics New Zealand figures show. Imports for the same period show little change in seasonally adjusted ... More >>
Guest Nights Up
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 4:49 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Guests spent 2.9 million nights in short-term commercial accommodation in December 2001, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This figure is 5 percent above the December 2000 level. The increase follows rises of 2 percent in November ... More >>
December Retail Sales Increase
Tuesday, 12 February 2002, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted total retail sales increased 0.8 percent in December 2001, compared with November 2001 according to Statistics New Zealand. This result, combined with a flat October and an increase in November, contributed to a 2.0 percent increase ... More >>
Unemployment Rate At 5.4 Percent
Friday, 8 February 2002, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand's December 2001 quarter Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) shows growth in the overall labour supply, with a rise of 14,400 (0.5 percent) in the working age population. A major part of this increase can be attributed to a ... More >>
Growth In Employment And Wage Rates
Tuesday, 5 February 2002, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) figures for November 2001, released today by Statistics New Zealand, show seasonal growth in employment, paid hours and gross earnings. The Labour Cost Index (LCI) for the December 2001 quarter, also released today, shows ... More >>
Fewer Births and More Deaths
Tuesday, 5 February 2002, 9:35 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were fewer live births and more deaths registered during the December 2001 year compared with the December 2000 year, Statistics New Zealand reported today. About 55,800 live births were registered in New Zealand in the December 2001 year, ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Down 1 Percent
Tuesday, 5 February 2002, 9:22 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 239,800 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in December 2001, down 3,200 or 1 percent on December 2000, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the third successive month where there has been a fall in the number of visitors, ... More >>
New Survey Throws Light on NZ Business Practices
Wednesday, 30 January 2002, 3:44 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand today released the results of the Business Practices Survey (BPS) conducted in June 2001. The BPS is the first economy-wide survey measuring the adoption of various business practices by New Zealand firms. The survey collected ... More >>
December Quarter Imports Flat
Tuesday, 29 January 2002, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of seasonally adjusted imports showed little change in the December 2001 quarter when compared with the previous quarter, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This follows a 1.3 percent fall in the September 2001 quarter. ... More >>
Upturn in Population Growth
Monday, 28 January 2002, 3:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's estimated resident population at 31 December 2001 was 3,880,500, according to the latest population estimates released by Statistics New Zealand. This represents an increase of 37,300 or 1.0 percent over the 31 December 2000 figure, and is just ... More >>
Value of New Dwellings Continues to Grow
Monday, 28 January 2002, 3:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents were issued in December 2001 for 1,497 new dwelling units, worth $306.2 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows the authorisation of 2,148 new dwelling units, valued at $298.4 million, in November 2001. The high ... More >>
