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Border Crossings Take Off In 2022
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
Close to 5.6 million people crossed the New Zealand border in 2022, well up on 0.8 million in 2021, Stats NZ said today. “Border crossings in 2021 were the lowest for a calendar year since 1971,” population indicators manager Tehseen Islam said. ... More >>
Return To Net Migration Gains In 2022
Thursday, 16 February 2023, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
There was a provisional net migration gain of 15,800 in 2022, Stats NZ said today. The net migration gain in 2022 was a turnaround from a net migration loss of 15,000 in 2021, but below pre-COVID net migration gains, which averaged 57,600 a year in ... More >>
Grocery Food Drives 10.3 Percent Annual Increase In Food Prices
Tuesday, 14 February 2023, 10:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices were 10.3 percent higher in January 2023 than they were in January 2022, with grocery food the largest contributor to this movement, Stats NZ said today. In January 2023, the annual increase was due to rises across all the broad food categories ... More >>
Retail Card Spending Increases In January 2023
Friday, 10 February 2023, 10:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail card spending rose $171 million (2.6 percent) in January 2023 compared with December 2022 when adjusted for seasonal effects, Stats NZ said today. Seasonally adjusted retail card spending, as well as total card spending increased in January ... More >>
Elvis Lopeti Lends A Hand To 2023 Census Education Campaign For Children And Young People
Thursday, 9 February 2023, 2:02 pm | Statistics New Zealand
A 2023 Census education campaign for students is being brought to life by dancer and entertainer Elvis Lopeti, Stats NZ said today. The 2023 Census Teacher’s Toolkit is available online from today and includes a lesson plan, an activity pack, and ... More >>
Living Costs Increase For All Household Groups
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
Increasing prices continued to affect all household groups in the 12 months to December 2022, Stats NZ said today. The cost of living for the average household (as measured by the household living-costs price indexes) increased by 8.2 percent in the 12 months ... More >>
Median Floor Area Of New Homes Consented Decreases 10 Percent
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
The median floor area of new homes consented in 2022 was 126 square metres, down from 140 square metres in 2021, Stats NZ said today. “The 10 percent decrease in median floor area can largely be attributed to the increase in the number of multi-unit ... More >>
Number Of New Homes Consented Drops In North Island, Rises In South
Thursday, 2 February 2023, 10:54 am | Statistics New Zealand
In 2022, there were 36,291 homes consented in the North Island, down 2.6% compared with 2021, Stats NZ said today. There were 13,246 homes consented in the South Island, up 13% over the same period. “Several North Island regions, including Waikato, ... More >>
Unemployment Rate At 3.4 Percent
Wednesday, 1 February 2023, 10:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 3.4 percent in the December 2022 quarter, compared with 3.3 percent last quarter, Stats NZ said today. “The unemployment rate, as measured by the Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS), has remained at or ... More >>
Overseas Home Buyers’ Share Remains Low
Tuesday, 31 January 2023, 10:50 am | Statistics New Zealand
In the December 2022 quarter, 0.4 percent of home transfers were to people who didn’t hold New Zealand citizenship or a resident visa, Stats NZ said today. This compares with 0.4 percent in the December 2021 quarter, and 0.5 percent in the September 2022 ... More >>
What You Will Be Asked In The 2023 Census
Monday, 30 January 2023, 3:06 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Everyone in Aotearoa New Zealand on Census Day, 7 March 2023, will be asked to answer questions about themselves in the census. As a household there will also be questions about where you live, Stats NZ said today. “There will be a lot that is familiar ... More >>
Employment Indicators: December 2022
Monday, 30 January 2023, 11:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market. Key facts Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the December 2022 month (compared with the November 2022 month) were: all industries – down 0.1 percent ... More >>
Food Exports Increase In 2022
Monday, 30 January 2023, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total exports saw a growth of $8.7 billion (14 percent) to $72.2 billion in the year ended December 2022 compared with 2021, Stats NZ said today. Annual imports also rose sharply to $86.7 billion, up $16.1 billion (23 percent). “Price inflation ... More >>
International Migration: November 2022
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:49 am | Statistics New Zealand
International migration statistics give the latest outcomes-based measure of migration, which includes estimates of migrants entering or leaving New Zealand. Key facts Annual migration Provisional estimates for the year ended November 2022 compared with the ... More >>
International Travel: November 2022
Friday, 20 January 2023, 11:47 am | Statistics New Zealand
International travel covers the number and characteristics of overseas visitors and New Zealand resident travellers (short-term movements) entering or leaving New Zealand. Key facts Monthly arrivals Overseas visitor arrivals were 231,300 in the ... More >>
Household Income And Saving Increase In The September 2022 Quarter
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 11:03 am | Statistics New Zealand
Household saving increased 31.1 percent to $2.2 billion in the September 2022 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Household saving shows how much households are saving out of their current disposable income. That is, current disposable income less current ... More >>
Household Net Worth Continues To Fall In The September 2022 Quarter
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Household net worth fell $56.8 billion, or 2.5 percent, in the September 2022 quarter, following similar falls in the March and June 2022 quarters. “In the first nine months of 2022, household net worth fell $179.4 billion, a decline of 7.4 percent,” ... More >>
Rental Price Indexes: December 2022
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
The rental price indexes measure the changes in prices that households pay for housing rentals. Key facts Monthly change In December 2022 compared with November 2022: the index for the stock measure of rental property prices rose 0.3 percent the index ... More >>
Largest Annual Increase In Food Prices In 32 Years
Thursday, 19 January 2023, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices were 11.3 percent higher in December 2022 than they were in December 2021, Stats NZ said today. This is the biggest annual increase since April 1990, when food prices increased by 11.4 percent. In December 2022, the annual increase ... More >>
Aotearoa’s Housing Often Unsuited To Pacific Families
Wednesday, 18 January 2023, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Often Pacific peoples live in large households, which can have benefits for language transmission and loneliness, but due to the affordability and availability of suitable housing, in 2018 nearly 40 percent lived in a home that required additional bedrooms ... More >>
