Statistics New Zealand - Latest News [Page 58]
October boost for accommodation
Monday, 17 December 2018, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Guests spent more nights in hotels, motels, and holiday parks in October, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Property assets and debt drive changes in wealth
Friday, 14 December 2018, 11:44 am | Statistics New Zealand
For typical households owning the home they live in, the value of their home rose almost $100,000 over the last three years, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Wealth of top 20 percent rises by $394,000
Friday, 14 December 2018, 11:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
The net worth of the richest 20 percent of New Zealand households has risen $394,000 since 2015, to reach a median of $1.75 million, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Tomatoes and strawberries cheaper this November
Thursday, 13 December 2018, 12:25 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Tomatoes and strawberries were 18 percent and 5 percent cheaper, respectively, in November 2018 than they were a year ago, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Hospitality spending rises as petrol prices retreat
Tuesday, 11 December 2018, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Drivers spent less on fuel in November as pump prices eased off record highs, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Dairy and meat products lead manufacturing fall
Monday, 10 December 2018, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
A fall in dairy and meat products pushed overall manufacturing sales down for the September 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Value of household assets continues to rise
Monday, 10 December 2018, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The net worth of New Zealand households was $1.5 trillion at March 2017, up from $886 billion at March 2007, Stats NZ said today. More >>
International tourists and Kiwis boost tourism spend
Friday, 7 December 2018, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Continued growth in overseas visitor numbers, and a buoyant domestic tourism market, drove tourism spending to $39.1 billion in the year ended March 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Kiwifruit gives wholesale trade a golden glow
Friday, 7 December 2018, 11:07 am | Statistics New Zealand
Fruit exports drove wholesale trade up for the second quarter in a row, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Home building in Auckland lifts construction activity
Wednesday, 5 December 2018, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Home building in Auckland drove an increase in the overall volume of building activity in New Zealand in the September 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Two-way trade tops $160 billion for the first time
Tuesday, 4 December 2018, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Increased exports and imports helped push New Zealand’s two-way trade of goods and services to $160.7 billion for the year ended September 2018, up $16.7 billion from the year ended September 2017, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Higher fuel prices dent terms of trade
Monday, 3 December 2018, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Rising petrol and diesel prices pushed import prices up more than export prices, leading to a 0.3 percent fall in the terms of trade in the September 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Auckland home consents hit 13,000
Friday, 30 November 2018, 11:37 am | Statistics New Zealand
More than 13,000 new homes were consented in Auckland in a year for the first time since the 1970s, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Construction and accommodation cement employment growth
Wednesday, 28 November 2018, 12:26 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Construction in Auckland has led employment growth in the region, Stats NZ said today. Construction employed 8,000 more people in the year ended March 2017 than in the previous year. More >>
2018 Census data release delayed
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 12:09 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Work on the first release of 2018 Census data is taking longer than expected due to the complex nature of the task, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Monthly goods imports from China rise a record $430 million
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Goods imports from China were up $430 million, reaching $1.5 billion in October 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Monthly imports top $6 billion for first time
Tuesday, 27 November 2018, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Monthly imports hit a record $6.2 billion in October 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Fuel drives sales values up in September
Monday, 26 November 2018, 11:19 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail fuel sales rose 7.0 percent ($150 million) in the September 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
New Zealanders take more overseas trips than ever before
Thursday, 22 November 2018, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
Over 3 million New Zealand residents arrived back from overseas trips in the year ended October 2018, Stats NZ said today. This was up 175,100 from the October 2017 year. More >>
Net migration is lowest since 2015
Thursday, 22 November 2018, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Annual net migration has eased to its lowest level in three years, Stats NZ said today. For the year ended October 2018, it fell to 61,800. More >>
