Statistics New Zealand - Latest News [Page 61]
Broad-based growth as GDP rises 1 percent in June quarter
Thursday, 20 September 2018, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 1.0 percent in the June 2018 quarter, up from 0.5 percent last quarter, Stats NZ said today. This is the largest quarterly rise in two years. More >>
Annual current account deficit widens to $9.5 billion
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s current account deficit for the year ended June 2018 widened to $9.5 billion, 3.3 percent of GDP, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Near-record exports see current account deficit shrink
Wednesday, 19 September 2018, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand's seasonally adjusted current account deficit reduced to $2.7 billion for the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Part-time workers most likely to lend a hand
Tuesday, 18 September 2018, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
•Part-time workers, particularly women and those aged 65 years and older, were the workers most likely to do volunteer work, Stats NZ said today. More >>
te reo Maori should be taught at primary school
Friday, 14 September 2018, 12:56 pm | Statistics New Zealand
More than half (53 percent) of New Zealanders say te reo Māori should be a core subject in primary schools, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Brisk weather brings broccoli prices down
Thursday, 13 September 2018, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Broccoli prices fell 27 percent in August 2018, and 32 percent for the year, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Guest nights flat in July as international nights fall
Wednesday, 12 September 2018, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
A 3.4 percent drop in international guest nights contributed to a quiet month for short-term commercial accommodation in July 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Fuel lifts retail card spending in August
Tuesday, 11 September 2018, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
Increased fuel spending by consumers helped lift overall retail card spending in August 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Petrol and chemical products lead fall for manufacturing
Monday, 10 September 2018, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of both petroleum and chemical product manufacturing sales dropped in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Fruit exports boost wholesale trade in June quarter
Friday, 7 September 2018, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Fruit exports drove wholesale trade sales up in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Building activity remains high
Wednesday, 5 September 2018, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total building activity volume rose a seasonally adjusted 0.8 percent in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Visitors boost trade surplus - Stats NZ Release
Tuesday, 4 September 2018, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Spending by international visitors helped push New Zealand’s trade surplus (goods and services) to $4.2 billion for the year ended June 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
2018 Census external data quality panel confirmed
Monday, 3 September 2018, 3:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The 2018 Census external data quality panel met for the first time on 29 August 2018. The plan to establish the panel was first announced in July. More >>
Higher dairy export prices boost terms of trade
Monday, 3 September 2018, 11:18 am | Statistics New Zealand
Export prices increasing more than import prices in the June 2018 quarter led to a 0.6 percent rise in the terms of trade, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Home consents down again in July
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 12:09 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new homes consented fell a seasonally adjusted 10 percent in July 2018, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Annual Auckland home consents up 28 percent
Thursday, 30 August 2018, 12:06 pm | Statistics New Zealand
There were 12,845 new homes consented in Auckland in the 12 months ended July 2018, up 28 percent from the July 2017 year, Stats NZ said today. More >>
First look at provisional external migration estimates
Tuesday, 28 August 2018, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Early provisional results of a new approach to measuring external migration are now available, Stats NZ said today. More >>
New measure for migration with departure of passenger cards
Monday, 27 August 2018, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
The Government has announced that from November, travellers leaving New Zealand will no longer be required to complete a passenger departure card. More >>
Annual trade deficit widest in over nine years
Friday, 24 August 2018, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
The annual trade balance for the year ended July 2018 was a deficit of $4.4 billion (7.9 percent of exports), the widest annual deficit since March 2009, Stats NZ said today. More >>
More visitors from Australia in July
Thursday, 23 August 2018, 11:06 am | Statistics New Zealand
More visitors arrived from Australia in July compared with the same month in 2017, Stats NZ said today. More >>
