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2023 Census To Help Shift Outcomes For Māori
Saturday, 4 February 2023, 6:29 pm | Stats NZ
A major focus for the 2023 Census is ensuring it delivers for iwi and Māori, having taken valuable lessons and partners’ feedback on board, Stats NZ said today. The census collects iwi and Māori data for the whole country, which is used by iwi and ... More >>
Countdown To The 2023 Census
Thursday, 29 December 2022, 7:12 pm | Stats NZ
The countdown is on to New Zealand’s next census as we welcome in the new year, Stats NZ said today. With just 66 days (from 31 December) until the official five-yearly count of New Zealand’s people and dwellings, citizens, residents, and overseas ... More >>
Employment Indicators: Weekly As At 30 May 2022
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 4:47 pm | Stats NZ
The experimental weekly series provides an early indicator of employment and labour market changes in a more timely manner than the monthly employment indicators series. Key facts The 6-day series includes jobs with a pay period equal to or less than ... More >>
Imports And Exports Of Services Both See A Rise In March Quarter
Thursday, 2 June 2022, 4:46 pm | Stats NZ
Total services imports rose 35 percent ($1.4 billion) in the March 2022 quarter, compared with March 2021, while total services exports rose 12 percent ($376 million), Stats NZ said today. When compared with the March 2020 quarter (before the main impacts ... More >>
Dairy Commodity Price Rises Drive Increase In March Exports
Thursday, 28 April 2022, 5:12 pm | Stats NZ
The value of total good exports rose strongly in March, driven by increases in dairy products, beef, and aluminium, Stats NZ said today. These increases were mainly the result of higher prices. In March 2022, total goods exports rose $978 million (17 ... More >>
Income Growth Keeps Household Saving High Despite Increased Spending
Thursday, 14 April 2022, 5:12 pm | Stats NZ
New Zealand households saved $2.5 billion during the December 2021 quarter as increasing incomes helped offset a rebound in household spending, Stats NZ said today. Household disposable income grew 2.0 percent in the December 2021 quarter to $52.9 billion. ... More >>
International Migration: February 2022
Tuesday, 12 April 2022, 4:38 pm | Stats NZ
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 February 2022 compared with the ... More >>
Latest Regional GDP Figures Show Varying Results Over The Year To March 2021
Friday, 25 March 2022, 7:04 pm | Stats NZ
Regional economies have seen varying impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic and associated response measures, with regional gross domestic product (GDP) ranging from a 5.8 percent decline in Taranaki, to a 3.7 percent increase in Marlborough over the year ... More >>
Fruit Exports Dominated By Gold Kiwifruit
Monday, 20 December 2021, 6:49 pm | Stats NZ
Gold kiwifruit continues to dominate fruit exports in an otherwise challenging market, Stats NZ said today. In the year ended November 2021, gold kiwifruit made up 47 percent ($1.9 billion) of total fruit export value, while green kiwifruit made up 23 percent ... More >>
Household Labour Force Survey Population Rebase From 2018 Estimated Resident Population – Report
Wednesday, 7 October 2020, 8:35 am | Stats NZ
Household labour force survey population rebase from 2018 estimated resident population outlines the effect of estimated resident population (ERP) revisions on the household labour force survey (HLFS) for the September 2006–June 2020 quarters. Key points ... More >>
Fall In Imports Drives Current Account Surplus
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 4:12 pm | Stats NZ
New Zealand’s COVID-19 lockdown saw imports fall more than exports, leading to a record current account surplus of $0.5 billion in the June 2020 quarter, Stats NZ said today. “New Zealand earned more than it spent in transactions with the ... More >>
Net International Investment Position Remains Steady
Wednesday, 16 September 2020, 4:07 pm | Stats NZ
New Zealand’s net international liability position was steady at $180 billion at 30 June 2020, Stats NZ said today. “Global financial markets saw large changes in valuation, while investment portfolios continued to adjust to the volatility COVID-19 ... More >>
Migration Flows Down To A Trickle
Monday, 14 September 2020, 4:03 pm | Stats NZ
COVID-19 travel and border restrictions have reduced migrant arrivals and departures to low levels in recent months, Stats NZ said today. April to July 2020 were months under full border restrictions imposed by the New Zealand government in response ... More >>
Manufacturing Sales Shrink During COVID-19 Lockdown
Wednesday, 9 September 2020, 4:16 pm | Stats NZ
Manufacturing sales volumes fell a record 12 percent in the June 2020 quarter, after many businesses temporarily stopped production during the COVID-19 lockdown, Stats NZ said today. “This is the largest fall in manufacturing sales since the series ... More >>
Retail Sales Plummet In Lockdown
Monday, 24 August 2020, 4:05 pm | Stats NZ
Retail sales values fell a historic 15 percent in the June 2020 quarter during the COVID-19 lockdown, the biggest drop on record in figures going back 25 years, Stats NZ said today. Spending on eating out, accommodation away from home, vehicles, and ... More >>
Health Care Spending Revives In June
Friday, 10 July 2020, 4:38 pm | Stats NZ
Monthly card spending on medical and other health care services reached a record high in June 2020, Stats NZ said today. In actual terms, spending on medical and other health care services was $261 million in June 2020, up 20 percent ($43 million) ... More >>
Positive Trends For Māori And Pacific Peoples’ Employment After The Global Financial Crisis (GFC)
Wednesday, 1 July 2020, 4:27 pm | Stats NZ
Census data shows employment recovery post 2008 global financial crisis Newly released data from the 2018 Census shows positive trends for Māori and Pacific peoples’ employment after the global financial crisis (GFC), Stats NZ said today. The data, ... More >>
Impacts Of The COVID-19 Lockdown On Methodology For Food Price Index April 2020 – Stats NZ
Wednesday, 13 May 2020, 4:49 pm | Stats NZ
Lockdown conditions under alert level 4 in April have made in-store price collection impossible due to widespread business closures and the emphasis on physical distancing to limit the spread of the virus. Stats NZ has adopted different approaches to methodology ... More >>
COVID-19 Lockdown And Labour Market Statistics For March And June 2020 Quarters – Stats NZ
Thursday, 30 April 2020, 5:16 pm | Stats NZ
Changes in the way New Zealanders are currently working won’t be immediately reflected in the labour market statistics we produce, Stats NZ said today. The COVID-19 lockdown resulted in an uncertain future for some industries, widespread wage subsidies, and ... More >>