Statistics New Zealand - Latest News [Page 235]
Crown Research Institutes' Revenue Increases
Friday, 30 November 2001, 3:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's nine Crown Research Institutes (CRIs) earned revenue of $484.4 million in the year to 30 June 2001, provisional Statistics New Zealand figures show. This was an increase of $34.2 million compared with the previous June year and was mainly ... More >>
Producers' Input And Output Prices Increase
Friday, 30 November 2001, 12:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producers' input and output prices both increased in the September 2001 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand's Producers Price Index (PPI). The PPI inputs index, which measures changes in the price of inputs to production, rose 2.0 per ... More >>
Imports Flat
Wednesday, 28 November 2001, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise imports for October 2001 is $3,017 million, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. The imports trend shows little change for the latest month, following falls for the previous three ... More >>
Number of New Dwelling Consents Increasing
Tuesday, 27 November 2001, 4:41 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents were issued in October 2001 for 1,931 new dwelling units, worth $299.8 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows the authorisation of 1,678 new dwelling units, valued at $267.6 million, in September 2001. More >>
Health Service Providers Record Deficit
Friday, 23 November 2001, 3:23 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The hospital and health service (HHS) provider function of the District Health Boards recorded a provisional operating deficit of $42.3 million in the September 2001 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This is the sixth consecutive quarterly operating ... More >>
Farm Input Prices Rise
Friday, 23 November 2001, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Farm Expenses Price Index increased 1.0 per cent in the September 2001 quarter compared with the June 2001 quarter, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The index is now 7.1 per cent higher than in the September 2000 quarter. More >>
Visitor Arrivals Fall 3 Per Cent
Wednesday, 21 November 2001, 3:09 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 142,100 short-term overseas visitor arrivals in New Zealand in October 2001, down 4,500 or 3 per cent on October 2000, according to Statistics New Zealand. This reflects the effects of the September 2001 terrorist attacks in the United States ... More >>
Capital Goods Prices Rise
Tuesday, 20 November 2001, 3:36 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Capital goods prices rose 0.3 per cent in the September 2001 quarter according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Food Prices Rise 0.2 Per Cent
Tuesday, 13 November 2001, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 0.2 per cent in October 2001, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This is the seventh consecutive monthly rise in food prices and follows increases of 1.8 per cent in September and 0.5 per cent in August 2001. More >>
Growth in Guest Nights Continues
Monday, 12 November 2001, 3:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Guests spent 1.9 million nights in short-term commercial accommodation during September 2001, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This figure is 10 per cent above the September 2000 level. More >>
Retail Sales Up Despite Department Store Downturn
Friday, 9 November 2001, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased 0.7 per cent in the September 2001 month, compared with August 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand. This result, combined with the results in the July and August months, contributed to a 1.1 per cent increase ... More >>
Exports Trend Growth Confirmed
Friday, 9 November 2001, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise exports for September 2001 is $2,635 million, according to figures released today by Statistics New Zealand. This value is 0.6 per cent less than the early estimate published on 26 October 2001. Both the monthly ... More >>
Unemployment Rate Remains At 5.2 Per Cent
Thursday, 8 November 2001, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
The September 2001 quarter seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 5.2 per cent, according to Statistics New Zealand's Household Labour Force Survey, the official measure of unemployment. This is the same level as the June 2001 quarter. The last ... More >>
Annual National Accounts Show Increased Saving
Tuesday, 6 November 2001, 3:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand today released the annual national accounts for the year ended March 2001. Unlike the regularly published quarterly gross domestic product (GDP) series, these statistics make no adjustments for the effects of price changes. The ... More >>
Growth in Wage Rates Continues
Monday, 5 November 2001, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
Figures released today from Statistics New Zealand's Labour Cost Index (LCI) and Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) show evidence of further wage growth in the September 2001 quarter. More >>
Little Change in Spending
Friday, 2 November 2001, 3:54 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The 2000/01 Household Economic Survey results from Statistics New Zealand showed that since 1997/98 average household spending has risen 2.5 percent to $758 per week. More >>
Further Decline in Teenage Fertility Rate
Thursday, 1 November 2001, 3:54 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The fertility rates for almost all women fell during the September 2001 year, Statistics New Zealand reported today. The drop was largest for teenagers. Their fertility rate decreased by 5 per cent from 29.6 births per 1,000 women in the September 2000 year ... More >>
Crown Records Current Account Surplus
Wednesday, 31 October 2001, 4:35 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The New Zealand Government recorded an annual surplus of $2,882 million in its current account for the year ended June 2001, Statistics New Zealand's latest Crown Accounts analysis shows. More >>
Import Values Decline
Friday, 26 October 2001, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of merchandise imports for September 2001 is $2,703 million, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Latest trend numbers show falls for the August and September 2001 months. This reflects an appreciation of the exchange ... More >>
New Dwelling Consents Stable
Friday, 26 October 2001, 10:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents for 1,678 new dwelling units, worth $267.6 million, were issued in September 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows 2,020 new dwelling units, valued at $301.4 million, authorised in August 2001. More >>
