Statistics New Zealand - Latest News [Page 253]
4.6 Million New Zealanders By 2044
Tuesday, 22 February 2000, 3:33 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There will be an estimated 4.64 million New Zealanders by 2044, according to new population projections released by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Rebound of Overseas Visitors in 1999 - Stats NZ
Friday, 18 February 2000, 3:24 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There was a record 1.607 million overseas visitor arrivals in the December 1999 year, up 8 per cent on the 1998 total, said Deputy Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill. This rise has reversed the declining trend of the last two years. About 33 per cent ... More >>
Building Work Put in Place: December 1999 quarter
Thursday, 17 February 2000, 4:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of building work put in place in the December 1999 quarter was 6.1 per cent higher than in the previous quarter. Statistics New Zealand says it was the highest quarterly total of 1999. Both residential and non-residential ... More >>
Statistics NZ: Estimate Of New Dwelling Units
Thursday, 17 February 2000, 3:22 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Fall in Number of New Dwellings Statistics New Zealand reported today that the estimated number of new dwelling units authorised for construction in January was 1,492, the lowest monthly total since October 1998. More >>
Dress Rehearsal for Census 2001
Monday, 14 February 2000, 3:47 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is holding a dress rehearsal for the 2001 Census of Population and Dwellings on Tuesday 7 March this year. More >>
Paid Hours and Filled Jobs Increase
Monday, 14 February 2000, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
The period August to November 1999 saw strong growth in paid hours and filled jobs. In general, the growth occurred in industries with lower average earnings, latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show. More >>
Accommodation Demand Up Slightly
Friday, 11 February 2000, 3:13 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Nights spent by guests in commercial accommodation were 3 per cent higher in December 1999 than in December 1998 according to Statistics New Zealand's latest Accommodation Survey results. More >>
Tomatoes Main Cause of Food Price Rise
Friday, 11 February 2000, 11:15 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices in January 2000 were 2.4 per cent higher than in December 1999 according to latest figures from Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Trade Deficit Grows
Friday, 11 February 2000, 11:12 am | Statistics New Zealand
Latest figures from Statistics New Zealand show an increase in merchandise exports of 0.9 per cent in the December quarter 1999, after removal of seasonal factors. This follows an increase of 9.9 per cent in the previous quarter. However, during ... More >>
External Migration: Visitors Exceed 1.6 Million
Friday, 4 February 2000, 3:34 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 205,390 visitor arrivals in December 1999, about 10,000 or 5 per cent more than in December 1998, said Government Statistician Len Cook. This increase pushed the annual number of visitor arrivals to over 1.6 million for the first time. ... More >>
Births And Deaths in 1999 - Statistics NZ
Thursday, 3 February 2000, 3:49 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The number of live births in New Zealand in the December 1999 year totalled 57,473, about 3,000 or 4 per cent fewer than the peak of 60,153 recorded nearly a decade earlier in 1990. More >>
Unemployment Rate Falls to 6.3 Per Cent
Thursday, 3 February 2000, 12:35 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate in the December 1999 quarter dropped to 6.3 per cent, according to Statistics New Zealand's Household Labour Force Survey, the official measure of unemployment. This rate is the lowest since December 1996 ... More >>
Investment in Commercial Buildings Higher
Wednesday, 2 February 2000, 3:32 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The level of investment in commercial buildings continued to rise in December 1999 according to the latest release from Statistics New Zealand. The underlying trend for the value of consents issued for non-residential building projects increased ... More >>
National Population Estimates - December 1999 Q
Monday, 31 January 2000, 5:58 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's resident population was estimated to have been 3,825,700 at 31 December 1999, Deputy Government Statistician Dianne Macaskill said today when releasing the latest quarterly population estimates. During the last year of the twentieth century ... More >>
Increasing Trend in GST Sales
Monday, 31 January 2000, 3:45 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand's latest quarterly analysis of GST sales shows the trend has been increasing steadily since May 1998. More >>
Statistics New Zealand Pacific Islands Scholar
Friday, 28 January 2000, 4:14 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce Lee-Ann Nanai as the recipient of their year 2000 Pacific Islands Scholarship. More >>
Statistics New Zealand Maori Scholars Announced
Friday, 28 January 2000, 4:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce Faye Williams as the year 2000 Te Tari Tatau scholarship recipient. The annual scholarship for tertiary study, preferably in mathematics or statistics, is open to all Maori residents. It is valued at $3,500 ... More >>
Overseas Merchandise Trade (Imports): December 99
Friday, 28 January 2000, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Latest statistics for December 1999 show that the value of merchandise imports continues to rise strongly. The imports trend has increased for the last seven months at a rate of more than 2 per cent per month. Import values of intermediate goods, capital ... More >>
December 1999, New Dwellings Decline
Thursday, 27 January 2000, 4:34 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand estimates the number of new dwelling units authorised in December at 1,963, substantially lower than in each of the preceding nine months. More >>
Estimate of New Dwelling Units: December 1999
Thursday, 27 January 2000, 3:08 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics New Zealand estimates the number of new dwelling units authorised in December at 1,963, substantially lower than in each of the preceding nine months. It is the first time the estimated number of new dwellings authorised in a month has fallen ... More >>
