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New Index Shows Activity Down In April And May
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 9:38 am | Statistics New Zealand
The New Zealand Activity Index (NZAC) has been launched to provide a more granular and timely signal of movements in the New Zealand economy. It has been constructed by staff at the Treasury, Stats NZ, and the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The NZAC ... More >>
Census Data Shows Employment Recovery Post 2008 Global Financial Crisis
Tuesday, 30 June 2020, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Newly released data from the 2018 Census shows positive trends for Māori and Pacific peoples’ employment after the global financial crisis (GFC), Stats NZ said today. The data, which comprises tables covering work, income, and unpaid activities, also ... More >>
Māori Tourism Businesses Employed More Than 11,000 In 2019 – Media Release
Monday, 29 June 2020, 11:41 am | Statistics New Zealand
In 2019 there were 234 Māori tourism businesses employing 11,100 people, Stats NZ said today. “The future remains uncertain because of the COVID-19 outbreak, but tourism has traditionally been important for its economic contribution to Māori ... More >>
Record Exports By Māori Authorities
Monday, 29 June 2020, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Māori authorities exported $741 million worth of commodities in the 2019 year, a record value in the last 10 years, Stats NZ said today. The role of Māori authorities and their subsidiaries is to receive, manage, and/or administer assets held in common ... More >>
Profits Almost Double For Māori Farming Businesses
Monday, 29 June 2020, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Profits for Māori authority farming businesses reached $97 million in 2018, almost double 2017 figures, Stats NZ said today. The role of Māori authorities and their subsidiaries is to receive, manage, and/or administer assets held in common ownership ... More >>
Hospitality Businesses Have More Short-term Debt Than Cash And Assets
Friday, 26 June 2020, 10:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
As New Zealand businesses headed into trading restrictions caused by COVID-19, those in hospitality did not have a significant amount of assets available to meet their short-term liabilities, Stats NZ said today. “Cafes, takeaway businesses, and motels ... More >>
Small Businesses Contribute More To Construction Industry Profits
Friday, 26 June 2020, 10:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
Small construction businesses contributed more to construction industry operating profit in recent years, than medium or large businesses, Stats NZ said today. The operating profit of small construction businesses (those with 1 to 19 employees) ... More >>
Census data shows Christchurch CBD bouncing back
Thursday, 25 June 2020, 1:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Newly released data from the 2018 Census shows that the Christchurch central business district (CBD) is bouncing back after the 2010/2011 earthquakes, with more than 11,000 additional workers in the CBD than at the time of the 2013 Census, Stats NZ said ... More >>
Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: 1 February–17 June 2020 (provisional)
Wednesday, 24 June 2020, 12:00 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Effects of COVID-19 on trade is a weekly update on New Zealand’s daily goods trade with the world from 1 February 2020. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded ... More >>
COVID-19 Contributes To 1.6 Percent Fall In March Quarter GDP
Thursday, 18 June 2020, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) fell 1.6 percent in the March 2020 quarter, the largest drop in 29 years, as the initial effects of COVID-19 restrictions impacted on economic activity, Stats NZ said today. This quarter’s GDP results showed a widespread drop ... More >>
Stats NZ Launches Data Visualisation Competition
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 2:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
A competition encouraging Kiwis to create cool visualisations with census data has just been launched, Stats NZ said today. The competition encourages people to create a cool, interactive visualisation of 2018 Census data about the way people commute ... More >>
Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: 1 February–10 June 2020 (provisional)
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 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 from 1 February 2020. Comparing the values with previous years shows the potential impacts of COVID-19. The data is provisional and should be regarded ... More >>
Global Sharemarket Drop Knocks New Zealand’s International Net Worth
Wednesday, 17 June 2020, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s seasonally adjusted current account deficit narrowed $372 million to $1.6 billion in the March 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. The smaller deficit was driven by our trade in goods with the goods deficit narrowing $613 million to ... More >>
Abortion Statistics: Year Ended December 2019
Tuesday, 16 June 2020, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Far fewer women aged under 20 years had abortions in recent years compared with a decade ago, Stats NZ said today. Abortions for women under 20 have been decreasing since the peak in 2007. In 2019, just under 10 percent of the 12,857 abortions were ... More >>
Education Outcomes Improving For Māori And Pacific Peoples
Monday, 15 June 2020, 2:34 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Young Māori and Pacific students are leaving the education system more qualified than older Māori and Pacific people, Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa said today. Data from the 2018 Census indicates that, in both secondary and tertiary studies, younger ... More >>
Travel Restrictions Flatten Arrivals And Departures
Monday, 15 June 2020, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of people crossing New Zealand’s border in April 2020 fell to levels last seen in the late 1960s, Stats NZ said today. There were a combined 38,200 arrivals and departures in April 2020, compared with nearly 1.2 million in April 2019. New ... More >>
Food Prices Down In May
Monday, 15 June 2020, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices fell 0.8 percent in May 2020, the largest monthly decrease since December 2017, Stats NZ said today. This month’s price drop was influenced by lower prices for grocery foods (down 1.1 percent), meat, poultry, and fish (down 2.0 percent), ... More >>
South Island Rents Feel Winter Chill
Friday, 12 June 2020, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Rents fell in almost all regions in May 2020, with the biggest drop for the South Island excluding Canterbury, Stats NZ said today. Rents for the South Island excluding Canterbury were down 8.6 percent. This is the biggest monthly drop for any region ... More >>
Card spending partially rebounds from April’s record low
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail card spending bounced back by $2.3 billion in May from extremely low levels in April as businesses re-opened after the COVID-19 level 4 lockdown, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Spending On Furniture, Electrical, And Hardware Goods Surges
Thursday, 11 June 2020, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Card spending on furniture, electrical, and hardware goods surged to unusually high levels in May, after a big drop in April, Stats NZ said today. The actual value of card spending on furniture, electrical, and hardware goods rose to $674 million in ... More >>
