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Auckland and Canterbury lead regional GDP increase
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 11:20 am | Statistics New Zealand
Eleven of 15 regional economies in New Zealand increased in the latest regional GDP figures from Statistics New Zealand. More >>
Consumables and hospitality drive increase in card spending
Wednesday, 9 March 2016, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending using electronic cards was $4.6 billion in February 2016, up $393 million (9.3 percent) from February 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. The largest increases were from the consumables and hospitality industries. More >>
Manufacturing sales rise in December quarter
Tuesday, 8 March 2016, 11:24 am | Statistics New Zealand
Total manufacturing sales rose in the December 2015 quarter, after a strong increase in the September quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Wholesale trade sales fall slightly
Monday, 7 March 2016, 11:10 am | Statistics New Zealand
Wholesale trade sales fell in the December 2015 quarter, after a strong September quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Getting ready for the 2018 Census
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 4:10 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Every five years, Statistics New Zealand conducts the New Zealand Census of Population and Dwellings to gather information about New Zealand’s population and households. The information is then used to make decisions about important things like schools, ... More >>
Building activity reaches record high
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 11:05 am | Statistics New Zealand
Building activity reached a record high in the December 2015 quarter, with an increase from the previous quarter in Auckland but a decrease in Canterbury, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
New Zealand Cohort Life Tables: March 2016 update
Thursday, 3 March 2016, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand cohort life tables track the mortality experience of people born in each year from 1876. These complement the more common period life tables , which show the mortality experience in a specific time period. See New Zealand Cohort Life Tables: ... More >>
Travel and meat drive exports
Wednesday, 2 March 2016, 11:48 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand earned $2.5 billion more from exports than we spent on imports during the year ended December 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. Total exports of goods and services were $69.3 billion for 2015, while imports totalled $66.9 billion. More >>
Second consecutive fall in terms of trade
Tuesday, 1 March 2016, 11:42 am | Statistics New Zealand
The merchandise (goods) terms of trade fell 2.0 percent in the December 2015 quarter, following a 3.8 percent fall in the September 2015 quarter. The December fall was due to goods export prices falling more than import prices. Terms of trade is a measure ... More >>
Canterbury building consents down in January
Monday, 29 February 2016, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
Canterbury had a fall in building consents for new dwellings in January 2016, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Alcohol available per person lowest in 18 years
Friday, 26 February 2016, 10:56 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total volume of pure alcohol available for consumption, expressed in terms of the number of standard drinks per person, fell 4.1 percent in 2015, to the lowest level in the last 18 years, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Imports and exports both rise in January 2016
Friday, 26 February 2016, 10:52 am | Statistics New Zealand
In January 2016, both imports and exports rose when compared with January 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Chinese New Year helps boost visitor arrivals
Thursday, 25 February 2016, 11:59 am | Statistics New Zealand
An increase in holidaymakers from China helped boost visitor arrivals to a record high for a January month, Statistics New Zealand said today. Monthly visitor arrivals numbered 343,400 in January 2016, up 41,000 (14 percent) from January 2015. More >>
Lower milk and fuel prices push down producer prices
Thursday, 18 February 2016, 11:14 am | Statistics New Zealand
Producer prices fell in the December 2015 quarter, mainly influenced by lower dairy and fuel prices, Statistics New Zealand said today. Prices received (as measured by the output producers price index (PPI)) and paid (as measured by the input PPI), ... More >>
New Zealand Abridged Period Life Table: 2013–15
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 11:16 am | Statistics New Zealand
New Zealand abridged period life tables for the total New Zealand male and female populations indicate the trends in life expectancy between the construction of New Zealand complete period life tables . See New Zealand Abridged Period Life Table: ... More >>
2015 delivers more births
Wednesday, 17 February 2016, 11:08 am | Statistics New Zealand
In 2015, 61,038 live births were registered in New Zealand, up 3,796 (7 percent) from 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Retail sales rise in December quarter
Tuesday, 16 February 2016, 11:25 am | Statistics New Zealand
The total sales value of $21.8 billion in the December 2015 quarter was 4.4 percent ($921 million) more than in the December 2014 quarter. More >>
Highest monthly rise in food prices since June 2013
Friday, 12 February 2016, 4:41 pm | Statistics New Zealand
Food prices rose 2.0 percent in January 2016, Statistics New Zealand said today. This is the highest monthly rise since June 2013, and follows five consecutive months of decreases. Food prices usually rise in January due to seasonally higher fruit ... More >>
Guest nights rise in December
Thursday, 11 February 2016, 11:01 am | Statistics New Zealand
National guest nights for December 2015 were 6.2 percent higher than in December 2014, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
Retail card spending up in January
Wednesday, 10 February 2016, 11:27 am | Statistics New Zealand
Retail spending using electronic cards was $4.9 billion in January 2016, up $238 million (5.2 percent) from January 2015, Statistics New Zealand said today. More >>
