Statistics New Zealand
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Statistics New Zealand is a government department and New Zealand's national statistical office.
It administers the Statistics Act 1975, and is the country's major source of official statistics. Its chief executive has the title of Government Statistician.
Prior to December 1994, Statistics New Zealand was known as the Department of Statistics.
Economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), declined 0.2 percent in the June 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The significance of New Zealand's investment partnership with Australia has increased in recent years, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 0.8 percent in August 2008 compared with July 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Local authorities recorded a $22.7 million seasonally adjusted surplus in operating revenue over operating expenditure in the June 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted total manufacturing sales volume decreased 1.0 percent in the June 2008 quarter, mostly due to a fall in the meat and dairy product manufacturing industry, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 0.8 percent ($44 million) in July 2008 following a rise of 1.0 percent in June 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices increased 2.7 percent in the August 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation decreased 2 percent in July 2008 comparedwith July 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The merchandise terms of trade index fell 0.5 percent in the June 2008 quarter, due to import prices rising more than export prices, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted volume of residential building work put in place fell 7.3 percent in the June 2008 quarter, the third consecutive fall, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales increased 3.1 percent ($686 million) for the June 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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To acknowledge the positive role of fathers, Statistics New Zealand offers the following facts about fathersfor Father's Day on Sunday, 7 September 2008: • The average age of fathers of new babies is 33 years, but one in 100 babies has a fatheraged 50 years or over.
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Building consent statistics for July 2008 show the trend for the number of new housing units has been declining since June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Merchandise exports were valued at $3.4 billion in July 2008, up $781 million (29.6 percent) on July 2007, while merchandise imports were up $754 (21.9 percent) to $4.2 billion over the same period, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices increased 0.6 percent in the July 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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There was a net permanent and long-term (PLT) migration gain of 700 people in July 2008, up from 200 inJuly 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 0.4 percent in July 2008 compared with June 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Producers’ prices rose in the June 2008 quarter, with output prices up 3.5 percent and input prices up 5.6 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 1.0 percent in the June 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The birth rate reached 2.2 births per woman in the June 2008 year, up from 2.1 in 2007, Statistics NewZealand said today.
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The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,268,600 at 30 June 2008, Statistics New Zealandsaid today.
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The value of seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 0.2 percent ($35 million) in the June 2008 quarterwhile sales volumes fell 1.5 percent, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation decreased 5 percent in June 2008 compared with June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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In seasonally adjusted terms, the labour market remained strong during the June 2008 quarter despite an increase in the number of people unemployed, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Expenditure by international students studying at English language schools was $242 million in the year ended March 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Employment, as measured by full-time equivalent employees (FTEs), increased 2.5 percent for the June 2008 year, according to the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) released by Statistics New Zealand today.
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The total number of Internet subscribers continued to increase, reaching 1,504,000 users in March 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Building consent statistics show the trend for the number of new housing units has been declining since June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted trade deficit increased to $1.9 billion in the June 2008 quarter, from $861 million in the March quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Twenty-six work stoppages ended in the March 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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New Zealand residents departed on 186,000 short-term trips overseas in June 2008, down 22,300 (11 percent) from June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, the retail Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series decreased 0.4 percent in June 2008 compared with May 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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For the year to June 2008, food prices rose 8.2 percent.
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The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 1.6 percent in the June 2008 quarter, the highest since theJune 1990 quarter (1.8 percent), Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 1.2 percent ($69 million) in May 2008, following a 1.2 percent rise in April 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation increased 5 percent in May 2008 comparedwith May 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Tourism expenditure in New Zealand reached $20.1 billion for the year ended March 2007, according to the Tourism Satellite Account: 2007 published today by Statistics New Zealand.
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Building consents statistics show there were 1,653 new housing units authorised in May 2008, a decrease of 669 units compared with May 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The total value of merchandise exports rose 11.2 percent from May 2007 to May 2008, to reach $3.7 billion,while merchandise imports were up 17.3 percent to $3.9 billion over the same period, Statistics NewZealand said today.
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Economic activity, as measured by gross domestic product (GDP), declined 0.3 percent in the March 2008quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted current account deficit increased by $410 million in the March 2008 quarter, to reach $3,527 million, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Quick Stats about a Place is now available on www.stats.govt.nz or follow the link below.
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In 2006, households accounted for nearly 31 percent of New Zealand’s total energy demand, as stated by areport released by Statistics New Zealand today.
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New Zealanders change their address more often than they used to, but the new address is typically less than 10 kilometres away from the old one.
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There was a net permanent and long-term (PLT) migration inflow of 4,900 people in the year ended May 2008, above the recent low of 4,600 in the February 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, the retail Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 1.2 percent in May 2008 compared with April 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The number of abortions performed in New Zealand increased slightly in the year ended December 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted local authority revenue rose $15.8 million (1.0 percent), while expenditure rose $5.0 million (0.3 percent), to produce an operating surplus of $72.3 million in the March 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 1.0 percent ($52 million) in April 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation decreased 4 percent in April 2008 compared with April 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices increased 1.0 percent in the May 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The price indexes for both merchandise exports and imports rose in the March 2008 quarter, while volumes for both were down, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The value of residential building work put in place fell 6.6 percent in the March 2008 quarter (after removal of price changes and seasonal fluctuation), Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales increased 0.2 percent ($51 million) for the March 2008 quarter compared with the December 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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There were 771 new apartment units authorised in April 2008, compared with 204 in April 2007, StatisticsNew Zealand said today.
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The value of merchandise exports rose 19.7 percent from April 2007 to April 2008, to reach $3.8 billion, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Average mean quarterly earnings and the number of filled jobs continued to grow in the five years to March 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The trend in the Retail Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series has flattened since December 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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There were 179,400 visitor arrivals in April 2008, down 13,800 (7 percent) from April 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The relaxed pace of life or lifestyle had been identified as the most common reason for permanent migrants to choose New Zealand as their new home, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 0.5 percent in the March 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealandsaid today.
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Producers' prices rose in the March 2008 quarter, with output prices up 1.8 percent and input prices up 2.3percent, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total retail sales for the March 2008 quarter remained at the same level as theDecember 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The average age of women giving birth to their first child was 28 years in the year ended March 2008,Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The 2007 Agricultural Production Census results show that the national sheep flock decreased from 39.6million in 2002 to 38.5 million in 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices increased 0.3 percent in the April 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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accommodation increased 7 percent in March 2008 comparedwith March 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,262,900 at 31 March 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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In seasonally adjusted terms, the number of people employed dropped by 29,000 (1.3 percent) in the March2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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An ageing profile and a slowing growth rate are likely to characterise the New Zealand labour force over theperiod to 2061, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Summer months remained the preferred time to wed in the year ended December 2007, with 43 percent ofmarriages occurring in the first three months, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Labour Cost Index (LCI) recorded an increase of 3.4 percent in salary and wage rates (includingovertime) for the March 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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AUCKLAND — The total gross revenue for the New Zealand screen industry for 2007 was $2,447 million, a decrease of 5.2percent from the 2006 figure of $2,581 million, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Building consents statistics for March 2008 show a continuing decline in the trend for the number of newhousing units, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted exports for the March 2008 quarter were down 1.4 percent ($150 million) from theDecember 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The proportions of businesses requesting finance, investing in expansion or undertaking research anddevelopment have remained relatively constant since 2005, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series decreased 1.0 percent in value on a seasonally adjustedbasis in March 2008 compared with February 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Twenty-nine work stoppages ended in the December 2007 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Visitor arrivals from Australia increased by 6,700 (8 percent) in March 2008, when compared with March2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total sales of goods and services from New Zealand's information and communication technology (ICT)industry increased 3.3 percent to $18.2 billion in the 2007 financial year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Consumers Price Index (CPI) increased 0.7 percent in the March 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealandsaid today.
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Food prices increased 0.7 percent in the March 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total retail sales fell 0.7 percent ($42 million) in February 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in February 2008 were 3 percent higher than in February 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Twenty-one percent of biotechnology organisations are active in the Auckland region, but biotechnologyactivity is spread evenly across the remainder of the country, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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 New Zealand's Maori, Asian and Pacific populations are projected to continue growing faster than the'European or Other (including New Zealander)' population, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Building consents statistics for February 2008 show a continuing decline in the trend for the number of newhousing units, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Economic activity increased 1.0 percent in the December 2007 quarter, following an increase of 0.5 percentin the September 2007 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted current account deficit decreased by $489 million in the December 2007 quarter,down to $3,094 million, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The total value of merchandise exports in February 2008 rose almost one-third compared with February2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Sixty thousand businesses started operation in the February 2007 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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New Zealand residents departed on 107,900 short-term trips overseas in February 2008, up 11,500 (12percent) from February 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The value of seasonally adjusted electronic card transactions for the total retail series was down 0.1percent in February 2008 compared with January 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Local authorities’ seasonally adjusted operating revenue increased 6.9 percent in the December 2007quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted manufacturing sales increased a record 8.3 percent in the December 2007quarter, Statistics New Zealand today.
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In January 2008, seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose slightly, up 0.3 percent ($18 million), StatisticsNew Zealand said today.
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Labour productivity grew 0.5 percent in the year ending March 2007, Statistics New Zealand reported today.
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Domestic guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in January 2008 were 6 percent higherthan in January 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices increased 0.8 percent in the February 2008 month, Statistics New Zealand said today. The higher prices for the grocery food subgroup (up 1.1 percent) accounted for half of the increase in the FoodPrice Index (FPI).
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In the December 2007 quarter, seasonally adjusted merchandise export volumes rose 10.7 percent to reacha new high, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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