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Retail Sales Grow
Thursday, 17 May 2001, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Seasonally adjusted retail sales for the March 2001 month were 0.9 percent higher than in February 2001, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Seasonally adjusted sales also increased in the March 2001 quarter, up 1.8 per cent, compared ... More >>
Exports Trend Flattens
Tuesday, 15 May 2001, 12:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise exports for March 2001 is $2,899 million, according to figures released today by Statistics New Zealand. This value updates the early estimate of $2,880 million published on 1 May 2001. The monthly exports trend, after ... More >>
Fewer Marriages and Divorces
Monday, 14 May 2001, 3:18 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were fewer marriages and marriage dissolutions in 2000 than in 1999, Deputy Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill said today when releasing the latest marriage and divorce statistics. More >>
Guest Night Growth Continues
Friday, 11 May 2001, 4:56 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Guests spent 2.7 million nights in short-term commercial accommodation during March 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand's Accommodation Survey. This figure is 11 per cent above March 2000 levels. More >>
Food Prices Rise In April
Friday, 11 May 2001, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 0.4 per cent in April, driven by rises in prices for tomatoes, and fresh and frozen poultry, according to Statistics New Zealand. Food prices are now 6.0 per cent higher than in April 2000. This latest annual increase is the highest ... More >>
Growth In Wage Rates
Wednesday, 9 May 2001, 3:44 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Latest figures from Statistics New Zealand's Labour Cost Index show that wage rates rose by 0.5 per cent in the March 2001 quarter. Quarterly Employment Survey figures, also released today, show that employment remained relatively flat over the same ... More >>
Time Use Survey Report Released
Tuesday, 8 May 2001, 4:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Men and women on average spend approximately the same amount of time working, but while the majority of men's work is paid, the majority of women's work is unpaid. This is one of the findings presented in Around the Clock, a report launched today ... More >>
Survey On The Health Of The Mäori Language
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 4:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Around 7,000 Mäori aged 15 years and over are to be included in a national survey on the health of the Mäori language (te reo Mäori) which runs from 12 May to 24 June 2001. The survey is being conducted by Statistics New Zealand on behalf of Te Puni ... More >>
Fewer Babies Being Born
Thursday, 3 May 2001, 4:21 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The number of live births registered in New Zealand in the March 2001 year totalled 56,532. This is about 1,400 or 2 per cent fewer than the 57,928 live births registered in 2000. The latest figure is also about 6 per cent below the peak level of 60,331 ... More >>
Subdued Growth in Imports
Tuesday, 1 May 2001, 12:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
The provisional value of merchandise imports for March 2001 is $2,806 million, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Latest trend numbers suggest subdued growth over the last few months. The trend series previously showed a period ... More >>
Non-residential Buildings Growth Slows
Monday, 30 April 2001, 5:38 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The value of non-residential building consents issued for March 2001 was $226.5 million. This follows consents values of $172.0 million in February 2001 and $191.0 million in January 2001. The trend for the value of non-residential buildings consents ... More >>
Progress Towards 4 Million Mark Slows
Monday, 30 April 2001, 5:33 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's estimated resident population at 31 March 2001 was 3,844,900, Deputy Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill said today. During the 12 months ended 31 March 2001, the New Zealand population grew by an estimated 15,100 or 0.4 per cent. ... More >>
First Biotechnology Statistics Released
Friday, 27 April 2001, 3:47 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand today released the report Modern Biotechnology Activity in New Zealand. This is the first set of New Zealand statistics on modern biotechnology activity. The report analyses the results of a survey of 180 businesses and research ... More >>
Tourism Expenditure Estimated At $11.5 Billion
Thursday, 26 April 2001, 3:56 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The importance of tourism to the New Zealand economy is verified in a forthcoming report by Statistics New Zealand. The report, Tourism Satellite Account 1997, shows that in the year ended March 1997 tourists spent $11.5 billion in New Zealand. This ... More >>
Visitor Arrivals Up 16 Per Cent
Monday, 23 April 2001, 9:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
In March 2001, there were 176,880 overseas visitors, an increase of 23,960 or 16 per cent on March 2000, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Visitors from Australia (up 8,520) contributed one-third of the increase, followed ... More >>
December 2000 Quarter Records Five Work Stoppages
Thursday, 19 April 2001, 3:19 pm | Statistics New Zealand
December 2000 Quarter Records Five Work Stoppages Five work stoppages ended in the December 2000 quarter latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show. The number of employees involved, losses of person-days of work and estimated loss in wages ... More >>
Cheaper Fresh Produce Contributes to Prices Drop
Wednesday, 18 April 2001, 1:14 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices were 0.5 per cent lower in March 2001 than in February 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand. The last time food prices fell was in April 2000, when a decrease of 0.5 per cent was also recorded. Food prices have risen by 5.1 per cent ... More >>
CPI Falls 0.2 Per Cent
Wednesday, 18 April 2001, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) fell by 0.2 per cent in the March 2001 quarter, according to Statistics New Zealand. This follows an increase of 1.2 per cent in the December 2000 quarter. It is the first fall in the CPI since the March 1999 quarter, when ... More >>
Guest Nights Continue To Grow
Thursday, 12 April 2001, 3:39 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Guests spent 2.7 million nights in short-term commercial accommodation during February 2001, according to Statistics New Zealand's Accommodation Survey. This figure is 4 per cent above February 2000 levels, despite February 2001 having one less day. ... More >>
Census District Supervisors Farewelled
Tuesday, 10 April 2001, 4:53 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The 407 district supervisors who were employed to manage the local operations for Census 2001 close their offices this week. More >>
