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Increase in Building Consents
Thursday, 29 June 2000, 3:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 2,103 new dwellings authorised in May 2000 valued at $295.6 million, acccording to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This is the highest monthly total since November 1999 and follows last month's total which was the lowest since January ... More >>
Economy grows 0.8 per cent in March quarter
Monday, 26 June 2000, 11:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased in the March quarter by 0.8 per cent, said Acting Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill when releasing the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. This follows a 2.3 per cent rise in the December quarter and a 2.6 per cent ... More >>
Economy grows 0.8 per cent in March quarter
Monday, 26 June 2000, 11:23 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased in the March quarter by 0.8 per cent, said Acting Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill when releasing the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. This follows a 2.3 per cent rise in the December quarter and a 2.6 per cent ... More >>
Retail Sales Indicator - May 2000
Wednesday, 21 June 2000, 3:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted Retail Sales Indicator for May is $3,584 million according to Statistics New Zealand. This early estimate of retail sales suggests growth of 0.7 per cent on the April result. May sales, excluding the motor vehicle sales and ... More >>
NZ Visitors to Fiji Down 20 Per Cent
Wednesday, 21 June 2000, 3:30 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand residents departed on 106,210 short-term overseas trips in May 2000, up 9,680 or 10 per cent on May 1999, according to the figures released by Statistics New Zealand. More people visited Australia (up 7,700 or 18 per cent), but fewer visited ... More >>
Estimate of New Dwelling Units: May 2000
Monday, 19 June 2000, 3:42 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The estimated number of new dwelling units authorised for construction in May 2000 was 2,055, the second month this year to record a total above 2,000. Excluding March 2000, which recorded 2,062 new dwellings, this follows four months where the total ... More >>
Local Authority Statistics
Friday, 16 June 2000, 4:49 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities generated a seasonally adjusted surplus of $26.3 million from their non-trading activities for the March 2000 quarter. Deputy Government Statistician Ian Ewing said that although both income and expenditure are lower than in the December ... More >>
Business Activity 1999
Friday, 16 June 2000, 4:46 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Released today, Business Activity Statistics 1999 is the eighth in a series of Statistics New Zealand annual reports on New Zealand business activities. The publication brings together a range of structural and financial information on the business sector. More >>
Increase in Overseas Debt
Friday, 16 June 2000, 11:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's overseas debt was $109 billion, an increase of $6.7 billion, or 6.5 per cent, since 31 March 1999, Deputy Government Statistician, Ian Ewing announced today. The latest rise compares with a 3.1 per cent increase between 31 March 1998 ... More >>
Balance of Payments Remains Steady
Thursday, 15 June 2000, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The March 2000 quarter current account balance recorded a deficit of $1,015 million, said Acting Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill. This was $1,933 million lower than the deficit recorded in the December 1999 quarter. However, if the effect of ... More >>
Small Rise in Food Prices
Wednesday, 14 June 2000, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices in May 2000 were 0.1 per cent higher than in April 2000, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The meat, fish and poultry subgroup of the Food Price Index made the most significant contribution to the increase. The ... More >>
Accommodation Growth Continues
Monday, 12 June 2000, 4:47 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Guest nights spent in commercial accommodation were 12 per cent higher in April 2000 than in April 1999, according to Statistics New Zealand's Accommodation Survey. A similar growth in short-term international visitor numbers over the same period contributed ... More >>
Manufacturing Growth Sustained
Friday, 9 June 2000, 3:52 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Manufacturing sales rose by 2.0 per cent in the March 2000 quarter after seasonal variations were removed, according to Statistics New Zealand's latest Quarterly Manufacturing Survey. More >>
Import Volumes Fall
Friday, 9 June 2000, 12:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The latest Overseas Trade Indexes released today by Statistics New Zealand show that seasonally adjusted total merchandise import volumes fell in the March 2000 quarter, following two quarters of significant increases. More >>
More Abortions in 1999
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 3:31 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Just over 15,500 abortions were performed in New Zealand during the 1999 December year, about 3.1 per cent more than in 1998, according to the latest figures released by Statistics New Zealand today. The latest increase compares with a drop of 1.2 ... More >>
Latest Statistics Confirm Export Growth
Thursday, 8 June 2000, 11:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of merchandise exports continues to grow, assisted by the low New Zealand dollar. Detailed export values released today by Statistics New Zealand for the month of April 2000 confirm preliminary estimates showing the monthly rate of growth in ... More >>
Retail Sales Boosted by Easter and ANZAC Break
Friday, 2 June 2000, 11:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail sales increased by 0.3 per cent in April 2000, although figures released today by Statistics New Zealand also show the rate of growth in the underlying sales trend is easing. Despite this apparent recent slowing in the rate of sales growth, the ... More >>
Petrol and Diesel Prices Continue to Rise
Thursday, 1 June 2000, 3:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Retail petrol prices rose 4.5 per cent between the December 1999 and March 2000 quarters. Prices are 19.6 per cent higher compared with the March 1999 quarter and are at their highest level since March 1993, according to Statistics New Zealand ... More >>
Changing Patterns In New Zealand Farming
Thursday, 1 June 2000, 3:19 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Farming patterns are changing at a regional level according to the 1999 agricultural production survey. More >>
Building Decline Continues
Wednesday, 31 May 2000, 3:55 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The total value of consents issued for all buildings was $354.8 million. This is the lowest monthly total since April 1994 and is a reflection of the residential and non-residential lows occuring in the same month. More >>
