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Home Consents Highest since 2004
Friday, 29 September 2017, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
29 September 2017 - Monthly building consents for new homes reached a 13-year-high in August 2017, driven by a spike in apartments and retirement village units in Auckland, Stats NZ said today. More >>
One in ten households jobless in June quarter
Thursday, 28 September 2017, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
28 September 2017 - One in ten households were jobless in the June 2017 quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
27 September 2017 - This information release brings together previously released quarterly statistics for the balance of payments and international investment position into year-ended March 2017 totals. More >>
Kiwifruit Exports Rise in August Overseas Merchandise Trade
Wednesday, 27 September 2017, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
Kiwifruit exports rose $73 million in August 2017 to reach $268 million, up 37 percent on the same month last year, Stats NZ said today. More >>
International Visitor Arrivals to New Zealand
Monday, 25 September 2017, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
25 September 2017 -The latest edition of International Visitor Arrivals to New Zealand (IVA) is now available on the Stats NZ website. More >>
Annual Net Migration Remains High
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Annual net migration was 72,100 in the August 2017 year, Stats NZ said today. This compared with 69,100 in the August 2016 year. Migrant arrivals reached 132,200, a new annual record, and migrant departures were 60,100 in the year ended August 2017. More >>
Economy Grows 0.8% in June Quarter
Thursday, 21 September 2017, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
Gross domestic product (GDP) rose 0.8 percent in the June 2017 quarter, following a revised 0.6 percent rise in the March quarter, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Tourism spurs services surplus to a record $1.3 billion
Wednesday, 20 September 2017, 10:53 am | Statistics New Zealand
20 September 2017 - New Zealand’s current account deficit narrowed to $1.6 billion in the June 2017 quarter, Stats NZ said today. This smaller deficit was due to a record high $1.3 billion services surplus and a smaller primary income deficit. More >>
Te Reo-Speaking Parents Likely to Enrol Kids in Māori Ed
Thursday, 14 September 2017, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Te reo-speaking parents are more likely to enrol children in kaupapa Māori education More >>
Butter Prices Reach Record High of $5.39/Block
Wednesday, 13 September 2017, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Butter prices rose 11 percent in August 2017, to a record high of $5.39 a block, Stats NZ said today. The previous record was $5.05 in June 2017. More >>
July guest nights up 1.4 percent on a year ago
Tuesday, 12 September 2017, 10:51 am | Statistics New Zealand
There were 39 million guest nights spent in short-term commercial accommodation in the year ended July 2017, an increase of 1.3 million on the previous July year, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Quiet month in retail card spending
Monday, 11 September 2017, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Electronic card spending in retail industries fell 0.2 percent in August 2017 when adjusted for seasonal effects, Stats NZ said today. This follows a 0.6 percent fall in July 2017. More >>
Disabled Employees Earn $200/wk Less Than Non-Disabled
Friday, 8 September 2017, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
• Disabled people with wage or salary income earn, on average, $4.61 per hour less from this source than non-disabled people. More >>
One in five employed disabled people want to work more hours
Friday, 8 September 2017, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
• The underutilisation rate for disabled people was more than double that of non-disabled people. More >>
42% of Disabled Youth Not Earning or Learning
Friday, 8 September 2017, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
• The not in employment, education, or training (NEET) rate for disabled youth was over four times that of non-disabled youth. More >>
Meat & Dairy Product Sales Lift Manufacturing
Friday, 8 September 2017, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
The volume of meat and dairy product manufacturing rose in the June 2017 quarter, Stats NZ said. Sales values also rose, coinciding with high prices. More >>
Wholesale stocks of vehicles and parts up 19 percent
Thursday, 7 September 2017, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Wholesale stocks of cars, trucks, and parts in the June 2017 year rose at the fastest pace since 2008, Stats NZ said today. More >>
Disabled People Twice As Likely To Be Unemployed
Thursday, 7 September 2017, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the June 2017 quarter, disabled people were more likely to be unemployed and their average weekly incomes were just over half those of non-disabled people, Stats NZ said today. More >>
From Millions to Billions – 50 Years of Trade with ASEAN
Monday, 4 September 2017, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s two-way trade with the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) was $15.2 billion in the June 2017 year, Stats NZ said today. Goods and services exported to ASEAN countries totalled $6.3 billion, and imports totalled $8.9 billion. ... More >>
Keeping Warm A Hardship for Almost Three in Ten Households
Friday, 1 September 2017, 12:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Renters and poorer families are much more likely to say it is hard to keep warm than those who own their own homes or earn more money, Stats NZ said today. More >>
