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New Zealand Trade After The COVID-19 Outbreak – 13 May Update
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 12:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 6 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 6 May 2020 compared with the equivalent week in 2019: ... More >>
Hospitality Hit Hard
Monday, 11 May 2020, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Card spending on hospitality fell drastically in April 2020, Stats NZ said today. “Spending on both eating out and accommodation away from home was almost non-existent in April due to the COVID-19 lockdown,” retail statistics manager ... More >>
Spending Halves During Lockdown
Monday, 11 May 2020, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail card spending across the country fell more than $2.6 billion as non-essential businesses temporarily shut during the lockdown, Stats NZ said today. “The significant fall this month was not unexpected. The record decline in spending was a direct result ... More >>
Some Indicators Pick Up As New Zealand Moves Out Of Lockdown
Friday, 8 May 2020, 1:03 pm | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealanders moved around more in the main centres and used more fuel and power while weekly exports held up as the country left the COVID-19 level 4 lockdown, Stats NZ said today. COVID-19 data porta l, our new webpage, includes about 40 near-real-time ... More >>
Beef cattle numbers up as prices rise
Thursday, 7 May 2020, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
Nationally, beef cattle numbers rose 5 percent to about 3.9 million in 2019, as beef prices and exports increased, Stats NZ said today. More >>
New Zealand trade after the COVID-19 outbreak
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 12:46 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 29 April gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Unemployment Rate At 4.2 Percent In March Quarter
Wednesday, 6 May 2020, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 4.2 percent in the March 2020 quarter, up from 4.0 percent last quarter, Stats NZ said today. “Our surveys captured a robust labour market in the period before New Zealand went into COVID-19 lockdown. ... More >>
Job Numbers Hold Steady In March
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Job numbers remained steady in March 2020, ahead of the COVID-19 lockdown at the end of the month, Stats NZ said today. New Zealand moved to alert level 4 at 11:59 pm on 25 March, when all but essential businesses shut temporarily, though many people ... More >>
Marriage Falling Out Of Favour
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of marriages in 2019 dropped to its lowest level since 1960, Stats NZ said today. “Last year, 19,071 couples resident in New Zealand celebrated their marriage or civil union,” population indicators manager Tehseen Islam said. “This ... More >>
New Home Consents Down From 45-year High
Tuesday, 5 May 2020, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new homes consented in the March 2020 year was 37,606, down slightly from 37,882 in the February 2020 year, Stats NZ said today. The March 2020 year figure is nearly 9 percent higher than that for the year to March 2019. ... More >>
Home transfers hibernate during lockdown
Friday, 1 May 2020, 11:21 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of home transfers fell away significantly during the COVID-19 lockdown period, after a lift just before the lockdown came into effect on 26 March, Stats NZ said today. More >>
More Overseas People Selling Than Buying Homes
Friday, 1 May 2020, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
People who didn't hold New Zealand citizenship or a resident visa sold or transferred more homes in New Zealand than they bought or acquired in the March 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. “Overseas people sold twice as many homes as they bought in ... More >>
Māori And Beneficiary Households Feel The Greatest Impact From Higher Cigarette Prices
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
Higher cigarette and tobacco prices hit Māori and beneficiary households the most in the March 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Each quarter, the household living-costs price indexes calculate how inflation affects different groups in society, while ... More >>
New Zealand Trade After The COVID-19 Outbreak – 29 April Update
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 12:06 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 22 April gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. The timing of Easter holidays in 2020 (weekend of 11/12 April) was earlier than in ... More >>
Kiwifruit Gives March Exports A Golden Glow
Wednesday, 29 April 2020, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Exports hit a new high in March 2020, driven by kiwifruit, dairy, and meat, even as the COVID-19 pandemic spread around the world, Stats NZ said today. The value of total goods exports rose $215 million (3.8 percent) from March 2019 to reach $5.8 ... More >>
Economic Impact Of COVID-19 At A Glance
Friday, 24 April 2020, 10:45 am | Statistics New Zealand
A new webpage gathers key high-frequency and near real-time economic indicators to help track the impact of COVID-19 on the economy, Stats NZ said today. COVID-19 is affecting New Zealand’s economy and there have traditionally been relatively ... More >>
Almost 1 In 9 People Live In A Crowded House
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 1:01 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Almost 1 in 9 people (10.8 percent) in New Zealand households were living in a crowded house at the time of the 2018 Census, Stats NZ said today. “Stats NZ has released 2018 Census household crowding data earlier than planned in order to help inform ... More >>
New Zealand Trade After The COVID-19 Outbreak – 22 April Update
Wednesday, 22 April 2020, 12:06 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 15 April gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. The timing of the Easter holidays in 2020 (weekend of 12 April) was earlier than ... More >>
2018 Census Data Allows Users To Dive Deep Into New Zealand's Diversity
Tuesday, 21 April 2020, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
21 April 2020 The changing face of New Zealand can be seen in the 2018 Census data released recently, Stats NZ said today. Twenty-three tables, which cover the themes of ethnicity, culture, and identity, were released on 9 April 2020 (see 2018 Census ... More >>
Higher Inflation In March Quarter
Monday, 20 April 2020, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The consumers price index (CPI) rose 0.8 percent in the March 2020 quarter influenced by rising prices for cigarettes, and rentals for housing, Stats NZ said today. The annual inflation rate was 2.5 percent, the highest since the September 2011 quarter ... More >>
