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Household Disability Survey Starts 16 June
Wednesday, 13 June 2001, 3:14 pm | Statistics New Zealand
More than 40,000 New Zealanders will take part in New Zealand's second national Household Disability Survey from 16 June to 28 September 2001. The survey will allow users to analyse changes in the prevalence of disability and the experience of people with ... More >>
Guest Nights Fall
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 4:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Guests spent 2.3 million nights in short-term commercial accommodation during April 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand's Accommodation Survey. This figure is 2 per cent below April 2000 levels. The decrease is mainly a result of a 5 per cent ... More >>
Merchandise Terms Of Trade Rise
Tuesday, 12 June 2001, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise terms of trade rose 4.7 per cent in the March 2001 quarter, according to the latest Overseas Trade Indexes released by Statistics New Zealand. A rise in the terms of trade means that more imports can be funded by a fixed quantity of exports. ... More >>
More Abortions in 2000
Monday, 11 June 2001, 5:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 16,103 abortions performed in New Zealand during the 2000 December year, 602 or 3.9 per cent more than in 1999, Government Statistician Brian Pink said today when releasing the latest abortion statistics. More >>
April Trade Surplus Confirmed
Monday, 11 June 2001, 11:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
The updated overseas trade surplus for April 2001 is $365 million, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. This is 13 per cent of the value of exports for the month. Surpluses have occurred in nine of the previous 10 April ... More >>
Sales Increase Again In April
Thursday, 7 June 2001, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted retail sales increased by 0.9 per cent in April 2001 compared with March 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows two similar increases in February and March 2001, after a 0.4 per cent fall in January 2001. Seasonally ... More >>
Slowdown in Building Construction Continues
Friday, 1 June 2001, 4:43 pm | Statistics New Zealand
After adjusting for normal seasonal fluctuations, the value of all building work decreased by 6.3 per cent in the March 2001 quarter, according to data released today by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Wholesale Sales Increase
Thursday, 31 May 2001, 3:52 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of wholesale sales increased by 0.5 per cent in the March 2001 quarter, latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show. The trend in wholesale sales has been increasing since the June 1998 quarter. More >>
Petrol Prices Fall In March Quarter
Thursday, 31 May 2001, 11:39 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail petrol prices fell 8.8 per cent in the March 2001 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. Prices for alternative fuels, such as diesel and LPG for retail consumers, fell 16.9 per cent in the same period. However, petrol prices were still 7.5 per ... More >>
Falling Crude Oil Prices Lower PPI
Tuesday, 29 May 2001, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices paid and received by New Zealand producers both fell in the March 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, fell 0.9 per ... More >>
First Information from 2001 Census
Monday, 28 May 2001, 4:20 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional population of New Zealand on Census Night, 6 March 2001, was 3,792,654, according to the first information released today by Statistics New Zealand from the thirty-first New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings. More >>
Survey Highlights Changing Horticulture Industry
Monday, 28 May 2001, 4:19 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand released today final results for the Horticulture Survey, first released on 27 February 2001. These results confirm those in the earlier release and provide more information on regional aspects of the data. This is the first survey ... More >>
2001 Census of Population and Dwellings
Monday, 28 May 2001, 4:18 pm | Statistics New Zealand
2001 Census of Population and Dwellings Changes in Census Night Population for Regional Councils, 1991, 1996 and 2001 More >>
Hospitals Report Operating Deficit
Friday, 25 May 2001, 5:49 pm | Statistics New Zealand
District Health Boards have returned the fourth consecutive quarterly operating deficit since the surplus of $5.2 million recorded in the March 2000 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. Increased employment costs and rising supply costs have caused ... More >>
Unpaid Work Valued at $40 Billion in 1999
Friday, 25 May 2001, 5:48 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of productive unpaid work by New Zealanders aged 15 years and over was estimated at $40 billion in 1999, according to a report released today by Statistics New Zealand. This is equivalent to 39 per cent of gross domestic product. More >>
Imports Trend Up
Friday, 25 May 2001, 2:20 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of merchandise imports for April 2001 is $2,469 million, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. The latest data shows a rising imports trend over the last two months, following three months of little change. More >>
New Dwellings Numbers Remain Low
Thursday, 24 May 2001, 4:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Consents for 1,585 new dwelling units, worth $230.2 million were issued in April 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows 1,762 new dwelling units authorised in March 2001 and 1,397 new dwelling units authorised in February 2001. More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 7 Per Cent
Monday, 21 May 2001, 3:46 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 153,190 overseas visitors to New Zealand in April 2001, up 9,500 or 7 per cent on April 2000, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Asia (up 4,170) and Australia (up 4,000) accounted for 86 per cent of this increase, ... More >>
Higher Farm Input Prices
Monday, 21 May 2001, 3:45 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The Farm Expenses Price Index increased 1.4 per cent in the March 2001 quarter, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The index increased 8.0 per cent between the March 2000 and March 2001 quarters. Farm input prices have increased by 11.1 ... More >>
Capital Goods Prices Increase
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 3:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Capital asset prices increased 0.1 per cent in the March 2001 quarter according to Statistics New Zealand's Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI). This quarter's increase follows a rise of 2.2 percent in the December 2000 quarter, which was the largest ... More >>
