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Petrol leads fall in manufacturing
Wednesday, 10 June 2020, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Petroleum and coal product manufacturing led the falls in manufacturing in the March 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Record Increase For Grocery Wholesalers In March Quarter
Tuesday, 9 June 2020, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
The value of grocery, liquor, and tobacco product wholesaling rose $354 million (4.1 percent) in the March 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. “This is the largest dollar value increase in grocery, liquor, and tobacco product wholesaling in over ... More >>
Building Activity Falls In March
Monday, 8 June 2020, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of building work fell sharply in the March 2020 quarter, following a smaller fall in the December 2019 quarter, Stats NZ said today. “Overall building activity fell 5.7 percent in the March 2020 quarter, partly due to the COVID-19 level ... More >>
COVID-19 Lockdown And Value Of Building Work Put In Place For March 2020 Quarter
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 1:23 pm | Statistics New Zealand
This page summarises the methodology we used to account for the effect of COVID-19 on building activity in the March 2020 quarter. Value of building work put in place: March 2020 quarter will be published on 8 June 2020, with a provisional status. Figures ... More >>
Dairy Exports Overtake Travel As COVID-19 Hits
Wednesday, 3 June 2020, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Spending by international students and visitors in New Zealand fell $239 million in the year to March 2020, compared with the December 2019 year, Stats NZ said today. “This fall is an early sign of the impact of COVID-19 on travel service exports,” ... More >>
New Data Shows 1 In 9 Children Under The Age Of Five Lives In A Multi-family Household
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 12:00 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Newly released data shows that 1 in 9 children under the age of five lived in a household with more than one family at the time of the 2018 Census, Stats NZ said today. In Auckland, this proportion was around one in six, with the highest rates ... More >>
Drop In Number Of New Homes Consented
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 11:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new homes consented in April 2020 was nearly 17 percent lower than in April 2019, Stats NZ said today. This was the biggest percentage fall in monthly consents compared with the same month in the previous year since July 2011. A total ... More >>
Export Meat Prices Fall Back From Recent Highs
Tuesday, 2 June 2020, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Export prices for meat, including lamb and beef, fell in the March 2020 quarter, from record levels at the end of 2019, Stats NZ said today. “The fall in export prices coincided with the COVID-19 outbreak, which was declared a global pandemic ... More >>
Job Numbers Fall Sharply In April
Thursday, 28 May 2020, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
Job numbers fell by a record 37,500 in April 2020, as COVID-19 effects and restricted trading began to impact on the economy, Stats NZ said today. In seasonally adjusted terms, total filled jobs fell 1.7 percent in April 2020 compared with March 2020, ... More >>
Effects Of COVID-19 On Trade: 1 February–20 May 2020 (provisional)
Wednesday, 27 May 2020, 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 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 >>
Logging Halt Undercuts Strong Export Month
Tuesday, 26 May 2020, 12:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Log exports fell sharply in April 2020 after logging operations were suspended during alert level 4, but average prices per cubic metre picked up, Stats NZ said today. In contrast, dairy and fruit exports were strong despite fears of ... More >>
Record Monthly Surplus As Imports Dive
Tuesday, 26 May 2020, 12:05 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Imports in April 2020 had their biggest fall since October 2009, resulting in a monthly trade surplus of $1.3 billion, Stats NZ said today. “This is the largest monthly trade surplus on record and the annual goods trade deficit is the lowest ... More >>
COVID-19 Measures Dent Retail Sales
Friday, 22 May 2020, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Spending on vehicles, on eating out, and on accommodation away from home fell sharply in the March 2020 quarter in the lead up to the COVID-19 lockdown, Stats NZ said today. After adjusting for price and seasonal effects, the volume of total retail ... More >>
New Zealand Trade After The COVID-19 Outbreak – 20 May Update
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 11:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 13 May gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. For the week ended 13 May 2020 compared with the equivalent week in 2019: ... More >>
Potato Prices Reach All-time High In April
Wednesday, 20 May 2020, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
Rising prices for potatoes, soft drinks (large bottles), capsicums, and fresh eggs saw overall food prices up 1.0 percent in April 2020, Stats NZ said today. Potato prices rose 18 percent in April to a weighted average price of $2.51 per kilo, an ... More >>
Prices Drop For Sheep And Beef Farmers
Tuesday, 19 May 2020, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices paid to sheep and beef cattle farmers and meat manufacturers both fell sharply in the March 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Sheep, beef, and grain farmers received 11.5 percent less for their products in the March quarter, reversing rises over most ... More >>
New Zealand’s population passes 5 million
Monday, 18 May 2020, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's resident population provisionally reached 5 million in March 2020, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Quarterly Data For Goods And Services Trade By Country
Friday, 15 May 2020, 10:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
This experimental dataset combines data from two sources to produce goods and services trade by country data on a quarterly basis, starting March 2015 quarter to December 2019 quarter. The dataset uses goods data from our overseas merchandise trade collection ... More >>
Border restrictions cause major drop in visitor arrivals
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 11:36 am | Statistics New Zealand
March 2020 saw the largest-ever drop in monthly visitor arrival numbers, ahead of the COVID-19 lockdown, Stats NZ said today. There were 175,500 visitor arrivals in March 2020, down 202,700 (54 percent) compared with March 2019. More >>
NZ Citizens Migrating Home In Record Numbers
Thursday, 14 May 2020, 11:17 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand citizens are returning to, and staying in, New Zealand in record numbers, as the COVID-19 pandemic spreads, Stats NZ said today. Annual migrant arrivals of New Zealand citizens are provisionally estimated at 42,800 for the year ended March ... More >>
