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Guest Nights Up 10 Per Cent

Tuesday, 12 September 2000, 4:46 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Guests spent 1.7 million nights in commercial accommodation in July 2000, up 10 per cent from July 1999, Statistics New Zealand's Accommodation Survey shows. A later start to the second term school holidays this year probably contributed to this increase ... More >>

Growth In Manufacturing Slows

Monday, 11 September 2000, 4:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Growth in manufacturing sales slowed in the June 2000 quarter, Statistics New Zealand's latest Quarterly Manufacturing Survey shows. After seasonal variations were removed, sales rose by just 0.7 per cent, the smallest increase since December 1998. The increase ... More >>

Increase in Terms Of Trade

Monday, 11 September 2000, 12:50 am | Statistics New Zealand

Merchandise terms of trade rose in the June 2000 quarter, latest Overseas Trade Indexes released today by Statistics New Zealand show. The 1.2 per cent increase in the merchandise terms of trade, following two quarters of decreases, is due to merchandise export ... More >>

Retail Sales Up

Tuesday, 5 September 2000, 1:30 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Seasonally adjusted sales for July 2000 increased by 0.7 per cent following an identical increase in June 2000, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>

Further Increase in Wholesaling Activity

Wednesday, 30 August 2000, 4:03 pm | Statistics New Zealand

The value of wholesale sales increased 3.1 percent in the June 2000 quarter, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. There have now been five consecutive quarters of growth, and a 16.2 per cent rise in sales since March last year. More >>

New cultural consumption survey

Monday, 28 August 2000, 4:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand

New Zealanders' cultural consumption patterns will be the subject of a new $700,000 survey to measure cultural consumption patterns. More >>

Farm Expenses Increase

Friday, 25 August 2000, 3:22 pm | Statistics New Zealand

An increase in livestock prices was the main contributing factor to the 1.5 per cent rise in the Farm Expenses Price Index for the June 2000 quarter. This has resulted in a 4.6 per cent increase for the year in the all farms inputs index, said Deputy ... More >>

Mre Gov. Funding Lowers Public Hospital Deficits

Friday, 25 August 2000, 3:20 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Hospital and Health Service (HHS) providers recorded the smallest Annual operating deficit since Crown Health Enterprises began in 1993, According to Statistics New Zealand. More >>

Producer Price Increases at 10-Year High

Friday, 25 August 2000, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand

Producers' output and input prices have both recorded the largest annual increase for 10 years, according to the latest Producers Price Index (PPI) figures released by Statistics New Zealand. More >>

Capital Asset Prices Rise

Thursday, 24 August 2000, 3:26 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Capital asset prices increased 0.6 per cent in the June 2000 quarter, figures from the latest Capital Goods Price Index show today. More >>

Growth in Imports Slows

Thursday, 24 August 2000, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand

The monthly imports trend is increasing but at a much slower rate than during 1999, according to latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand. Since October 1999 the monthly rate of growth in the exports trend has exceeded the growth in the imports ... More >>

Value of Building Consents Increases

Wednesday, 23 August 2000, 3:37 pm | Statistics New Zealand

The total value of consents issued for all buildings in July 2000 Was $488.8 million, according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>

Visitor Arrivals Up 17 Per Cent

Monday, 21 August 2000, 3:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Winter tourism has been boosted by a 17 per cent increase in overseas visitor arrivals in July 2000, when compared with the previous July. Latest Statistics New Zealand figures show the number of overseas visitor arrivals rose by 18,900 to 130,570, with ... More >>

Retail Sales Indicator (Experimental): July 2000

Monday, 21 August 2000, 3:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Seasonally adjusted retail sales for July are estimated at $3,641 million according to Statistics New Zealand's Retail Sales Indicator. This early estimate of retail sales suggests growth of 1.1 per cent on the June result. July sales, excluding the ... More >>

Ports Handle More Overseas Cargo

Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 3:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand

The volumes and values of overseas cargo loaded and unloaded rose in the year ended June 2000 compared to the previous year, latest Statistics New Zealand figures show. More >>

Labour Market Remains Flat

Wednesday, 16 August 2000, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand

Total paid hours of work, filled jobs and wage inflation remain relatively flat, latest figures from the Labour Cost Index and Quarterly Employment Survey show. More >>

School Holidays Affect Tourist Accommodation

Monday, 14 August 2000, 8:59 am | Statistics New Zealand

A later start to the second term school holidays this year has impacted on guest night figures for June 2000, according to Statistics New Zealand's Accommodation Survey. Guests spent 1.3 million nights in commercial accommodation in June 2000, ... More >>

Cheaper Veges Keep Price Rise Low

Friday, 11 August 2000, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand

Food prices in July were 0.2 per cent higher than in June 2000 according to Statistics New Zealand. The highest rise in more than 10 years for restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food was partly offset by fresh vegetable prices decreasing 6.5 per cent. Excluding ... More >>

Continued Growth in Exports

Wednesday, 9 August 2000, 11:47 am | Statistics New Zealand

Export growth is continuing at twice the rate of import growth according to latest export figures released today by Statistics New Zealand for the month of June 2000. This has resulted in a progressive reduction in the deficit in the merchandise trade ... More >>

Decline in Building Activity

Tuesday, 8 August 2000, 3:27 pm | Statistics New Zealand

Building activity has declined, Statistics New Zealand's June quarter figures show, with seasonally adjusted total construction work put in place falling by 18.7 per cent. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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