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About 100,000 New Zealand Residents Travelling Overseas
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 5:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
An estimated 100,000–110,000 New Zealand residents are travelling overseas as of mid-March 2020, Stats NZ said today. Of these, about two-thirds are New Zealand citizens and one-third are non-New Zealand citizens. The estimate is an indication ... More >>
Services Drive GDP Growth
Thursday, 19 March 2020, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) grew 0.5 percent in the December 2019 quarter, after a 0.8 percent rise in the previous quarter, Stats NZ said today. “Growth this quarter was led by a 0.6 percent rise in the service industries, while primary industries ... More >>
A Glance At NZ Trade With China After The Coronavirus Outbreak – 18 March Update
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 12:06 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily goods trade data between 1 February and 10 March gives an updated glance at New Zealand’s trade with China and the world since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. The high-level graphs released today show total export and import ... More >>
Current Account Deficit Narrows To $1.9 Billion
Wednesday, 18 March 2020, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s seasonally adjusted current account deficit narrowed to $1.9 billion in the December 2019 quarter, Stats NZ said today. This is the smallest deficit since the September 2017 quarter. While all components of the current account contributed ... More >>
Chinese New Year Boosts January Visitor Arrivals
Monday, 16 March 2020, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
The earlier timing of Chinese New Year boosted the number of visitor arrivals from China in January 2020, Stats NZ said today. This increase was just before any travel ban imposed due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. “Monthly arrivals from China ... More >>
Snack Food Prices Up In February
Friday, 13 March 2020, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Price rises for potato crisps and crackers were offset by falls for apples and boxed chocolates, with overall food prices flat in February 2020, Stats NZ said today. “Entertaining became more expensive in February as the price of snack foods rose. ... More >>
Find Out About Your Place In New Zealand
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 11:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
The place summaries web tool has officially been launched, Stats NZ said today. “Place summaries shine a light on our communities across a range of topics. Using our new tool, anyone can easily see themselves and their community in 2018 Census ... More >>
Hobsonville Point Humming Ahead As One Of Auckland’s High-growth Areas
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 11:11 am | Statistics New Zealand
2018 Census figures show Hobsonville Point has gone from a nearly empty airbase to a thriving area since 2013, Stats NZ said today. The area, situated within the Upper Harbour local board, sits on land that used to make up the Hobsonville air ... More >>
Residents Spreading Out In Post-quake Christchurch
Thursday, 12 March 2020, 11:04 am | Statistics New Zealand
Waimakariri and Selwyn districts have seen significant residential growth through the rebuild of Christchurch, Stats NZ said today. 2018 Census data, available through Stats NZ’s new 2018 Census place summaries , shows that Christchurch city’s population ... More >>
A Glance At NZ Trade With China After The Coronavirus Outbreak – 10 March Update
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 2:11 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily trade data for the last four weeks and a day gives an updated glance at New Zealand exports to China since the COVID-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. The high-level graphs released today show total export and import values, and export and import ... More >>
Meat And Dairy Sales Surge In December Quarter
Tuesday, 10 March 2020, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Meat and dairy boosted the total volume of manufacturing sales to its strongest quarterly rise in six years, Stats NZ said today. The volume of total manufacturing sales rose 2.7 percent in the December 2019 quarter, after a flat September 2019 ... More >>
Wholesale Trade Steady In The December Quarter
Monday, 9 March 2020, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Wholesale trade sales rose 0.3 percent in the December 2019 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Wholesale trade sales had modest increases for the past five quarters, when adjusted for seasonal effects. “Results across the six wholesale industries were ... More >>
Non-residential building volume slows again
Friday, 6 March 2020, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of construction work on shops, health buildings, factories, and other non-residential buildings fell in the December 2019 quarter compared with the September quarter, following recent volatility, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Digital Overtakes Wine Exports
Thursday, 5 March 2020, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Export sales of software and services by the information and communication technology (ICT) sector reached $2.1 billion in 2019, up 47 percent from 2017, Stats NZ said today. “Despite flying under the radar, ICT services exports are now larger than ... More >>
Record Number Of Townhouses, Flats, And Units Consented
Wednesday, 4 March 2020, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
The annual number of new townhouses, flats, and units consented reached a record high of about 8,400 new homes in the January 2020 year, Stats NZ said today. The new record was an increase of 28 percent compared with the January 2019 year. The ... More >>
China Top Trade Partner For 2019
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 2:59 pm | Statistics New Zealand
China was New Zealand’s top trading partner in 2019, Stats NZ said today. Since 2017, China has been New Zealand’s top trading partner, and from 2013 the second-largest trading partner. In the year ended December 2019, 23 percent of New Zealand’s total ... More >>
Kiwis Spending More On International Accommodation
Tuesday, 3 March 2020, 11:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealanders are spending more on hotels, motels, and other accommodation overseas, Stats NZ said today. Household expenditure on accommodation services increased by 40.1 percent from the year ended June 2016 to $30 per week. Most of this is for overseas ... More >>
A First Glance At NZ Trade With China After The Coronavirus Outbreak
Monday, 2 March 2020, 3:07 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Daily trade data for the last four weeks gives a first glance at New Zealand exports to China since the coronavirus Covid-19 outbreak, Stats NZ said today. The high-level graphs released today show total export values to China, including those for key ... More >>
Meat Export Prices Hit Record High
Monday, 2 March 2020, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Export prices for meat, including beef and lamb, rose to their highest-ever level in the December 2019 quarter, boosting overall export prices, Stats NZ said today. “Meat export prices have risen for three quarters in a row, on the back of strong ... More >>
Exports To China Rise Strongly In January
Thursday, 27 February 2020, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Exports to China rose $302 million (31 percent) to $1.3 billion in January 2020 compared with January 2019, led by increases in dairy, meat, and logs, Stats NZ said today. This was the biggest increase in dollar value for any New Zealand export market ... More >>
