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Net migration provisionally at 58,400
Friday, 15 March 2019, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Migrant arrivals were provisionally estimated at 151,600 (± 1,500) and migrant departures at 93,200 (± 1,100) in the 12 months ended January 2019, Stats NZ said today. This resulted in a provisional estimate of annual net migration of 58,400 (± 1,600). More >>
Guest nights flat in January
Thursday, 14 March 2019, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total number of guest nights spent in hotels, motels, backpackers, and holiday parks in January 2019 was almost identical to January 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Butter prices go into meltdown
Wednesday, 13 March 2019, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Butter prices fell 10 percent in February 2019 to a 19-month low, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Steady growth in retail card spending
Monday, 11 March 2019, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
Growth in electronic card spending was modest in February 2019 after fluctuating in recent months, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Auckland’s commercial construction drives growth
Friday, 8 March 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building work on non-residential buildings, especially in Auckland, drove the overall construction volume growth in the December 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Meat and dairy up in December
Friday, 8 March 2019, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of meat and dairy product manufacturing rose in the December 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Women in paid work
Friday, 8 March 2019, 9:43 am | Statistics New Zealand
Women now make up almost half the paid workforce (48 percent of the total), Stats NZ said today, marking International Women’s Day. This compares with about 42 percent in 1986. More >>
Quiet December quarter for wholesale trade
Thursday, 7 March 2019, 10:46 am | Statistics New Zealand
Wholesale trade was quiet in the December 2018 quarter after two strong quarterly rises, Stats NZ said today. More >>
New Zealand cohort life tables: March 2019 update
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand cohort life tables track the mortality experience of people born in each year from 1876. These complement the more common period life tables , which show the mortality experience in a specific time period. See New Zealand cohort life tables: ... More >>
Hotel nights drive accommodation growth in 2018
Tuesday, 5 March 2019, 10:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guests spent over half a million more nights in hotels in 2018 than the year before, driving overall growth for short-term commercial accommodation, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Two-way trade with CPTPP countries nears $50 billion
Monday, 4 March 2019, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s two-way trade with the combined Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) countries was $49.6 billion in the December 2018 year, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Home consents hit 44-year high
Friday, 1 March 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
A total of 33,576 new homes were consented in the year ended January 2019, the highest number of new homes consented in a year since early 1975, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Terms of trade slips on lower dairy prices
Friday, 1 March 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Falling global prices for milk powder and butter meant overall export prices dropped 1.7 percent in the December 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Business spending on R&D up more than half a billion dollars
Thursday, 28 February 2019, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
Research and development (R&D) spending by businesses increased $548 million in the past two years, to more than $2.1 billion in 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Low income not always equal to low wealth
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 1:40 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Of households on a low income, 4 in 10 also have the smallest safety-net of household wealth to fall back on if they lose a job or face unexpected costs, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Record monthly trade deficit for January
Wednesday, 27 February 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2019, New Zealand had its largest goods deficit for any January month on record ($914 million), Stats NZ said today. More >>
More high-strength beer available in 2018
Tuesday, 26 February 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of high-strength beer (above 5 percent alcohol) available for consumption has almost trebled in five years – rising 21 percent in 2018 alone, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Retail spending in pharmacies boost December sales
Monday, 25 February 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Robust spending on pharmaceuticals, duty-free goods, and food services boosted overall spending in the December 2018 quarter after a subdued September quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Labour productivity growth eases
Thursday, 21 February 2019, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s labour productivity rose 0.3 percent in the year ended March 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Measuring child poverty
Wednesday, 20 February 2019, 4:26 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Today Stats NZ released background papers on some key concepts and definitions that will be used to measure child poverty in the future. More >>
