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Auckland surge in residential building work
Friday, 3 June 2016, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
The seasonally adjusted value of residential building work in Auckland grew 13 percent in the March 2016 quarter compared with the December 2015 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Six years of export growth to United States
Thursday, 2 June 2016, 10:58 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand’s exports to the United States (US) increased for the sixth consecutive March year in 2016, Statistics New Zealand said today. This earned New Zealand $2.8 billion more in 2016 than in 2010. More >>
Sliding oil import prices, export prices steady
Wednesday, 1 June 2016, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Prices for goods imports fell 4.3 percent in the March 2016 quarter, mainly influenced by oil products, which fell 24 percent. Import prices excluding oil products fell 1.4 percent. More >>
Dwellings growth eases due to lull in apartment consents
Tuesday, 31 May 2016, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building consents for new dwellings are at a higher level than last year, but growth has eased in recent months, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Higher fruit exports offset dairy fall
Wednesday, 25 May 2016, 10:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
Goods exports rose 4.0 percent in April 2016, up $166 million to $4.3 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today. Fruit exports led the rise, up $59 million (16 percent), offsetting a similar fall in dairy values. More >>
Visitor arrivals remain high
Friday, 20 May 2016, 12:12 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Visitor arrivals numbered 256,700 in April 2016, to set a new April record, Statistics New Zealand said today. Visitor arrivals were up 8 percent from April 2015, with a 40 percent increase in visitor arrivals from China. More >>
Fuel prices keep producer prices down
Wednesday, 18 May 2016, 11:00 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producer prices fell in the March 2016 quarter, mainly influenced by fuel prices. Output prices fell 0.2 percent, and input prices fell 1.0 percent. More >>
New Zealand Abridged Period Life Table: 2013–15 (final)
Tuesday, 17 May 2016, 11:02 am | Statistics New Zealand
Abridged period life tables for the total New Zealand male and female populations provide an indication of the trends in life expectancy between the construction of complete period life tables. More >>
Māori Population Estimates: Mean year ended 31 December 2015
Monday, 16 May 2016, 11:34 am | Statistics New Zealand
Māori Population Estimates provide estimates of the Māori population of New Zealand at a given date. See Māori Population Estimates: Mean year ended 31 December 2015 on our website or download the attached Excel tables for the latest statistics. More >>
Electrical and electronics power up retail sales
Friday, 13 May 2016, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending has continued to rise in the first quarter of 2016, led by electrical and electronic goods sales, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Avocado and tomatoes lead annual food price rise
Thursday, 12 May 2016, 11:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices increased 0.5 percent in the year to April 2016, led by higher prices for fruit and vegetables (up 8.9 percent) than in 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Early Easter boosts guest nights
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
National guest nights for March 2016 were 12.3 percent higher than in March 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Dairy cattle number falls for first time since 2005
Wednesday, 11 May 2016, 10:57 am | Statistics New Zealand
The number of dairy cattle in New Zealand fell to 6.5 million in 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the first decline after nine years of consecutive increases. More >>
Retail spending up in April
Tuesday, 10 May 2016, 1:31 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending using electronic cards was $4.8 billion in April 2016, up $348 million (7.8 percent) from April 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Analysis of public place assaults and robberies in 2015
Friday, 6 May 2016, 12:21 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Statistics NZ released today an analysis of reported victimisations of assault, sexual assault, and robbery offences, in public places, for the 2015 calendar year. The tables show victimisation counts by area unit and meshblock, and victimisation rates ... More >>
More women in the labour force, fewer stay-at-home parents
Friday, 6 May 2016, 12:13 pm | Statistics New Zealand
More women in the labour force, fewer stay-at-home parents than 1986 – Media release More >>
Unemployment rises as the labour force grows
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 11:30 am | Statistics New Zealand
The unemployment rate increased to 5.7 percent in the March 2016 quarter (from a revised 5.4 percent), while the labour force grew 1.5 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today. This was the largest increase in New Zealand’s labour force since December ... More >>
Fewer Wellingtonians and more Cantabrians tying the knot
Wednesday, 4 May 2016, 11:28 am | Statistics New Zealand
Fewer marriages and civil unions were celebrated in 2015, compared with 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. The largest decreases were in the Wellington, Auckland, Waikato, and Manawatu-Wanganui regions. New Zealand residents registered 19,947 marriages ... More >>
Growing ranks of divorced and widowed live alone
Monday, 2 May 2016, 10:55 am | Statistics New Zealand
More and more people are living alone, most often because they are divorced, separated, or widowed, according to new research by Statistics New Zealand. More >>
March drop in dwelling consents reverses February's rise
Friday, 29 April 2016, 12:20 pm | Statistics New Zealand
The number of new dwellings consented fell in March after a big rise in the previous month, and a fall in January, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
