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Consents for New Houses Continue to Decline
Monday, 20 March 2000, 3:47 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand estimates there were 1,607 new dwelling units authorised for construction in February 2000. This is the lowest February total since 1993. More >>
Local Authority Statistics -Stats NZ
Thursday, 16 March 2000, 3:22 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Local authorities recorded a seasonally adjusted surplus of $39.0 million from non-trading activities in the December 1999 quarter. This is an improvement on the $14.0 million deficit recorded in the September 1999 quarter, said Government Statistician Len ... More >>
Food Prices Fall in February - Stats NZ
Monday, 13 March 2000, 12:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices in February 2000 were 1.1 per cent lower than in January 2000 according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. Fruit and vegetable prices fell as did grocery food prices, reflecting short-term supply factors and 'specialling' by ... More >>
International Guests Drive Accommodation Growth
Friday, 10 March 2000, 3:20 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Nights spent by guests in commercial accommodation were 4 per cent higher in January 2000 than in January 1999 according to Statistics New Zealand's Accommodation Survey. More international visitor arrivals in January 2000 compared to January 1999 contributed ... More >>
Overseas Trade Price, Volume and Terms of Trade
Friday, 10 March 2000, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Figures released today by Statistics New Zealand show that the increase in merchandise export values in the December 1999 quarter was due to increased export prices, which rose by 3.2 per cent. Seasonally adjusted export volumes fell 1.9 per cent this quarter. More >>
Overseas Merchandise Trade: January 2000
Thursday, 9 March 2000, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Export values released today by Statistics New Zealand show that the latest six-month period had the strongest growth recorded since the six months ended February 1995. For the month of January 2000, the provisional value of merchandise exports was $1,773 ... More >>
Time Use Survey: Selected Labour Market Results
Tuesday, 7 March 2000, 3:45 pm | Statistics New Zealand
To mark the occasion of International Women's Day, Judy Lawrence, Chief Executive of the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Len Cook, Government Statistician, have released more results from the Time Use Survey. This release focuses on the different amounts ... More >>
January Retail Sales Mixed Statistics - Stats NZ
Monday, 6 March 2000, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's retail trade figures for January 2000 show some growth in the trend in sales. However, results in recent months present a more uncertain picture with seasonally adjusted sales actually declining by 0.5 per cent in January. More >>
Petrol Production Down, Prices Up - Stats NZ
Friday, 3 March 2000, 3:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand figures show that New Zealand production of crude petroleum for the December 1999 quarter was 22.2 per cent lower than in the December 1998 quarter. Reduced flows from the Maui field contributed to the decrease in production. Refined ... More >>
International Events Boost Visitors - Stats NZ
Friday, 3 March 2000, 3:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Figures released by Statistics New Zealand show there were 169,400 overseas visitor arrivals in January 2000, up 13,020 or 8 per cent on January last year. For the year ended January 2000 there were 1.621 million visitor arrivals, 129,000 or 9 per cent ... More >>
Building Consents Issued: January 2000 - Stats NZ
Tuesday, 29 February 2000, 5:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2000 consents of $51 million were issued for education buildings. This is the highest for this building type for over a year and is partially attributable to several multi-million dollar consents. More >>
Continued Growth in Wholesale Activity - Stats NZ
Tuesday, 29 February 2000, 5:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Wholesale activity in the December 1999 quarter increased 1.4 per cent from the previous quarter according to the latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. The Wholesale Trade Survey has now recorded three successive quarters of growth which has given ... More >>
Sheep Numbers Continue to Decline - Stats NZ
Monday, 28 February 2000, 3:38 pm | Statistics New Zealand
According to Statistics New Zealand's latest Agricultural Production Survey the estimated national sheep population is 45.2 million as at 30 June 1999. More >>
Public Hospital Operating Surplus Improves
Friday, 25 February 2000, 3:17 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Figures released today by Statistics New Zealand show Hospital and Health Service (HHS) providers recorded a $2.0 million operating surplus in the December 1999 quarter. More >>
More Alcohol, Fewer Cigarettes - Statistics NZ
Friday, 25 February 2000, 3:15 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand figures released today show the volume of alcoholic beverage available for consumption in the December 1999 year was 2.0 per cent higher than in the December 1998 year. More >>
Farm Expenses Price Index: December 1999 quarter
Friday, 25 February 2000, 3:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Livestock Prices Influence Rise in Farm Input Prices Farm input prices (expenses) increased 1.2 per cent in the December 1999 quarter. This is the largest quarterly increase recorded since the September 1996 quarter, Deputy Government Statistician ... More >>
Oil Drives Inflation - Stats NZ
Friday, 25 February 2000, 11:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand today released latest Producers Price Index results which show the average price level of both inputs and outputs of businesses increased in the December 1999 quarter. More >>
Capital Goods Price Index: December 1999 quarter
Thursday, 24 February 2000, 3:13 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Capital asset prices were 0.6 per cent higher in the December 1999 quarter following a 0.4 per cent rise in the September 1999 quarter. More >>
Overseas Merchandise Trade (Imports): January 2000
Thursday, 24 February 2000, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Figures released today by Statistics New Zealand show the provisional value of merchandise imports was $1,780 million for the month of January 2000. Import values are normally low in January, averaging $1,675 million over the last five years. The value for ... More >>
Growth in Wage Rates Remains Steady - Stats NZ
Wednesday, 23 February 2000, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Labour Cost Index figures released today show that salary and wage rates (including overtime) rose by 0.4 per cent in the December 1999 quarter and were 1.4 per cent higher than a year earlier. The latest quarterly increase is in line with the average ... More >>
