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Strong growth in imports March 2000
Monday, 1 May 2000, 11:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Latest statistics for March 2000 show that the trend value for merchandise imports continues to rise strongly. Increased import values of intermediate goods, capital goods and consumption goods have contributed to the imports growth over the last ... More >>
Population reaches 3.83 million
Friday, 28 April 2000, 3:27 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's resident population is estimated to have been 3,829,600 at 31 March 2000, Deputy Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill said today when releasing the first set of quarterly population estimates for the year 2000. This represents an ... More >>
Interest Rates and Migration Deflate New Housing
Thursday, 27 April 2000, 3:44 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The underlying trend for the number of new dwellings authorised in March 2000 decreased for the eighth consecutive month. The decrease in the number of new house approvals has nearly reversed the earlier gains of 11 months of growth. The actual number of ... More >>
Fewer Work Stoppages But Other Indicators Rise
Wednesday, 26 April 2000, 3:19 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Work Stoppages: December 1999 quarter Ten work stoppages ended in the quarter to December 1999 latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show. Some 4,953 employees were involved in the December quarter stoppages. These 10 stoppages resulted in the ... More >>
Retail Sales Indicator - March 2000 Statistics
Thursday, 20 April 2000, 3:52 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand today released the first in a series of new early estimates of retail sales; the Retail Sales Indicator. The indicator estimates seasonally adjusted total sales for March at $3,554 million. This suggests a growth of 0.2 per cent on February's ... More >>
Visitors up 5 Per Cent in March
Thursday, 20 April 2000, 3:50 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 152,910 overseas visitor arrivals in March 2000, up 7,610 or 5 per cent on March last year, according to figures released by Statistics New Zealand. This was a record high for the month of March, surpassing the previous high of 149,290 ... More >>
GST Sales and Purchases Continue Upward Trend
Wednesday, 19 April 2000, 4:01 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Latest quarterly analysis of GST sales and purchases show the trend increasing steadily since May 1998 according to Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Falling Trend in Dwelling Permits Continues
Wednesday, 19 April 2000, 3:58 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The downward trend in the number of consents issued for new dwellings continued in March 2000, reflecting the pattern of falling monthly totals evident since August 1999. Two thousand and ninety seven permits for new dwelling were issued in March, ... More >>
Food Prices Increase in March
Monday, 17 April 2000, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices in March 2000 were 0.1 per cent higher than in February 2000 according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Fruit and vegetable prices rose as did grocery food, restaurant meals and ready-to-eat food. More >>
Consumer Inflation up in March
Monday, 17 April 2000, 12:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Consumers Price Index (CPI) rose by 0.7 per cent in the March 2000 quarter, according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. This is the highest quarterly increase in the CPI since the December 1996 quarter, when a 0.7 per cent increase was also ... More >>
Information from the Time Use Survey: Education
Thursday, 13 April 2000, 3:24 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New information from the Time Use Survey shows for the first time the full extent of time that New Zealanders spend on education activities, said Government Statistician, Len Cook. This release presents the main points of the findings. More >>
Continuing Strong Demand for Accommodation
Wednesday, 12 April 2000, 3:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Nights spent by guests in commercial accommodation were 11 per cent higher in February 2000 than in February 1999. A 14 per cent increase in international visitors over the same period and an extra day in February 2000 contributed to the rise. More >>
Export Values Strengthen
Friday, 7 April 2000, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Export values released today by Statistics New Zealand show the latest six-month period recorded the strongest growth since the six months ended August 1992. For the month of February 2000, the provisional value of merchandise exports was $2,262 ... More >>
Retail Trend Shows Signs of Easing
Tuesday, 4 April 2000, 12:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand's retail trade figures for February 2000 are a further indication of an easing in the trend for retail sales. Sales growth has slowed to 2.3 per cent since September following growth of 3.4 per cent between March and August. More >>
Total IT Sales Continue To Grow
Friday, 31 March 2000, 3:44 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Information Technology (IT) sales, excluding communication services, were $6.0 billion during the 1999 financial year, an increase of 7.2 per cent on the previous year. The growth in IT sales was mainly the result of increased sales of software, computer ... More >>
Slump in Building Activity - Stats NZ
Thursday, 30 March 2000, 3:49 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Building Consents Issued: February 2000 The seasonally adjusted value of consents issued for all buildings fell 16.8 per cent in February 2000. The actual value of consents issued was $461.1 million, the second lowest total recorded in the last ... More >>
Economy remains buoyant
Monday, 27 March 2000, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Economic activity increased in the December quarter by 2.2 per cent, said Government Statistician Len Cook when releasing the latest Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures. After the small dip in growth in the June quarter, the economy recovered strongly ... More >>
Frigate Has One-Off Effect On Balance Of Payments
Friday, 24 March 2000, 11:32 am | Statistics New Zealand
The December 1999 quarter current account deficit was $2,855 million ($2,224 million excluding the frigate HMNZS Te Mana, valued at $631 million), said Government Statistician Len Cook. More >>
Strong Growth In Imports
Friday, 24 March 2000, 11:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
Figures released today by Statistics New Zealand show the provisional value of merchandise imports was $2,235 million for the month of February 2000. More >>
Largest Monthly Increase in Visitors
Tuesday, 21 March 2000, 3:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The largest ever monthly increase in overseas visitors was recorded in February 2000, according to latest Statistics New Zealand figures. In February 2000 there were 192,860 overseas visitor arrivals, 23,780 or 14 per cent more than in February 1999. The ... More >>
