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Employment indicators: Weekly as at 23 August 2021
Thursday, 26 August 2021, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than 7 days, while the 20-day series covers jobs with pay periods of 14 days or fewer. The 34-day series includes all jobs regardless of their pay period. The 34-day series ... More >>
Effects of COVID-19 on trade: At 18 August 2021 (provisional
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 12:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded as an early, indicative ... More >>
Vehicles and petroleum contribute to large import month
Wednesday, 25 August 2021, 10:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
July 2021 saw large increases in both vehicle and petroleum imports, resulting in a significant increase in the total value of imports, Stats NZ said today. Total merchandise goods imports for July 2021 rose $1.6 billion (35 percent) compared with ... More >>
Retail sales remain buoyant in June quarter
Tuesday, 24 August 2021, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
After adjusting for price and seasonal affects, the total retail sales volume rose 3.3 percent in the June 2021 quarter, following a 2.8 percent rise in the March 2021 quarter, Stats NZ said today. “Most retail industries saw increases in spending, ... More >>
Employment indicators: Weekly as at 16 August 2021
Thursday, 19 August 2021, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than 7 days, while the 20-day series covers jobs with pay periods of 14 days or fewer. The 34-day series includes all jobs regardless of their pay period. The 34-day series ... More >>
Effects of COVID-19 on trade: At 11 August 2021 (provisional
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 12:06 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded as an early, indicative ... More >>
Gender pay gap unchanged
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Median hourly earnings for women increased by $0.80 (3.1 percent) to $26.37 in the year to the June 2021 quarter, while earnings for men increased by $0.74 (2.6 percent) to $29.00, to place the gender pay gap at 9.1 percent, Stats NZ said today. “The ... More >>
Increase in power prices drives June 2021 quarter producers price indexes higher
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 10:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
Another rise in electricity prices drove a 3.0 percent increase in prices paid by producers and a 2.6 percent increase in prices received for production in the June 2021 quarter (from the March 2021 quarter), Stats NZ said today. Prices paid by electricity ... More >>
Less than half of disabled people under the age of 65 are working
Wednesday, 18 August 2021, 10:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
Only 42.5 percent of disabled people aged 15–64 years were employed in the June 2021 quarter, compared with 78.9 percent of non-disabled people in the same age group, Stats NZ said today. “This shows that disabled people are under-represented in ... More >>
Births drive population growth
Tuesday, 17 August 2021, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
For the first June year since 2013, natural increase (births minus deaths) was the main driver of annual population growth, Stats NZ said today. New Zealand’s population provisionally grew by 32,400 people, or 0.6 percent, to reach 5.12 million at 30 ... More >>
Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: At 4 August 2021
Friday, 13 August 2021, 12:03 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded as an early, indicative ... More >>
Net Migration At Its Lowest Since 2013
Friday, 13 August 2021, 10:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
The net migration gain for the year ended June 2021 is the lowest for a June year since 2013, Stats NZ said today. The provisional net migration gain of 4,700 in the year ended June 2021 was made up of an estimated 45,300 migrant arrivals and 40,500 ... More >>
Fruit And Vegetable Prices Up In July
Thursday, 12 August 2021, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices were up 1.3 percent in July 2021 compared with June 2021, mainly influenced by higher prices for fruit and vegetables, and grocery foods, Stats NZ said today. “Fruit and vegetable prices generally rise in winter as lots of summer produce ... More >>
Annual Emissions Down For All But Two Industries Due To COVID-19
Wednesday, 11 August 2021, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions were down 4.5 percent (3,815 kilotonnes), in the year ended March 2021, reflecting the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and society a year since restrictions began, Stats NZ said today. “The year to March ... More >>
COVID-19 Likely Cause Of Sharp Drop In Marriages In 2020
Thursday, 5 August 2021, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of marriages, civil unions, and divorces fell sharply in 2020, Stats NZ said today. “Last year, 16,779 New Zealand residents celebrated a marriage or civil union,” population estimates and projections manager Hamish Slack said. “Marriages ... More >>
Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: At 28 July 2021 (provisional)
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 11:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded as an early, indicative ... More >>
Sharp Falls In Unemployment And Underutilisation
Wednesday, 4 August 2021, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted unemployment and underutilisation rates fell to 4.0 and 10.5 percent, respectively, in the June 2021 quarter, Stats NZ said today. The unemployment rate continued to fall from its recent peak of 5.3 percent in the September 2020 ... More >>
New Study Into Household Energy Use In New Zealand
Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 12:58 pm | Statistics New Zealand
A collaboration between BRANZ and Stats NZ will see hundreds of homes assessed as part of a BRANZ study on energy use in New Zealand households, Stats NZ and BRANZ said today. The study will collect information on how, where, when, and why energy ... More >>
New Home Consents Continue To Break Records
Friday, 30 July 2021, 10:40 am | Statistics New Zealand
A record 44,299 new homes were consented in the year ended June 2021, Stats NZ said today. “The annual number of new homes consented rose again in the June 2021 year, the fourth consecutive month of rises,” construction statistics manager Michael ... More >>
Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: At 21 July 2021 (provisional)
Wednesday, 28 July 2021, 11:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded as an early, indicative ... More >>
