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.
New Zealand's population aged 65 years and over (65+) is projected to eclipse 1 million in the late 2020s, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The total number of broadband subscribers was more than one million in June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Labour costs rose 2.8 percent in the year to the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Five work stoppages ended in the June 2009 quarter and 18 work stoppages ended in the June 2009 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices decreased 0.7 percent in the September 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The consumers price index (CPI) increased 1.7 percent from the September 2008 quarter to the September 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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In August 2009, seasonally adjusted core retail sales were up 1.2 percent ($49 million), Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in the North Island were down 3 percent in August 2009 compared with August 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, the total value of electronic card transactions increased 0.4 percent in September 2009 compared with August 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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New Zealand Income Survey results for the June 2009 quarter showed income was relatively unchanged since the June 2008 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Statistics New Zealand has today released its report on the content that will be included in the 2011 Census.
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Total income for all New Zealand businesses increased to $560.8 billion for the 2008 financial year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Results from the Employment Outcomes of Tertiary Education (EOTE) feasibility study on the post-study earnings of those who recently participated in tertiary education and training were released today by Statistics New Zealand.
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Australia, the UK, and the USA continue to be New Zealand’s main investment partners, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Building consents were authorised for 1,165 new housing units, excluding apartments, in August 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The value of both merchandise exports and imports fell in August 2009 compared with August 2008, down 23.2 percent and 21.6 percent, respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Economic activity, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), was up less than 0.1 percent in the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted current account deficit was $612 million in the June 2009 quarter, $1,508 million smaller than the March 2009 quarter deficit of $2,120 million, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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New Zealand residents departed on 176,300 short-term overseas trips in August 2009, unchanged from August 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Local authorities' seasonally adjusted operating expenditure increased 3.2 percent to $1,762.1 million, while operating revenue rose 0.8 percent to $1,661.1 million in the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, manufacturing activity (measured by sales volumes) rose in the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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In July 2009, seasonally adjusted total retail sales were down 0.5 percent ($25 million), following flat sales in June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices decreased 0.9 percent in the August 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in July 2009 were up 3 percent compared to July 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The merchandise terms of trade fell 9.0 percent in the June 2009 quarter, following a fall in each of the previous four quarters, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, electronic card transactions in core retail (which excludes the motor vehicle-related industries) remained flat in August 2009, up just 0.1 percent compared with July 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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For the first time since 1989, when this series began, the seasonally adjusted volume of residential building work put in place has fallen below the volume of non-residential building work put in place, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales fell 0.9 percent ($195 million) for the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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To acknowledge the important role of fathers, Statistics New Zealand offers the following facts ahead of Father's Day on Sunday 6 September 2009.
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The value of both merchandise imports and exports fell in July 2009 compared with July 2008,down 20.9 percent and 7.3 percent respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Auckland businesses are being encouraged to use freely-available statistics to help them makegood decisions in challenging economic times.Statistics New Zealand is hosting four free ‘Go Stats’ seminars in Auckland for small to mediumsized businesses, to show them how to improve their bottom line.
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The number of filled jobs increased 2.2 percent to reach 1,827,810 in the June 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 0.3 percent in the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Producers’ output prices fell 0.7 percent in the June 2009 quarter, while input prices remained unchanged, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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There were 62,960 live births registered in the June 2009 year, down 1,180 (2 percent) from the June 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The value of seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 1.1 percent ($174 million) in the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,315,800 at 30 June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices increased 0.6 percent in the July 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in June 2009 were 1.6 million, down 5 percenton June 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, the total Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series increased 1.2percent in July 2009 compared with June 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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In seasonally adjusted terms, the unemployment rate continued to rise, reaching 6.0 percent during the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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According to the English Language Providers survey, international students at English language schools spent $142 million on tuition and related fees in the year ended March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total paid hours, when seasonally adjusted, decreased by 3.4 percent in the year to June 2009, and 1.2percent in the June 2009 quarter, according to the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) released by Statistics New Zealand today.
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Is New Zealand progressing towards or away from sustainable development? This is the question a new report by Statistics New Zealand addresses.
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In June 2009, the trend for the number of new housing units authorised, excluding apartment units, continued to be at a low level, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The value of seasonally adjusted exports and imports both fell in the June 2009 quarter, down 5.4 percentand 3.4 percent, respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Businesses in New Zealand’s primary industries used 42,288 terajoules of energy in 2008, Statistics NewZealand said today.
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Two work stoppages ended in the March 2009 quarter and twenty-two work stoppages ended in the March2009 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Short-term overseas visitor arrivals (135,200), and short-term departures of New Zealand-resident travellers(176,300), were both lower in June 2009 compared with June 2008, Statistics New Zealand saidtoday.
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Interviews are currently underway for the 2009/10 Household Economic Survey (HES), Statistics NewZealand said today.
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All 16 regional council areas of New Zealand are projected to have more households in 2031 than in 2006,according to projections released by Statistics New Zealand Friday.
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The consumers price index (CPI) increased 1.9 percent from the June 2008 quarter to the June 2009quarter, which included a rise of 0.6 percent for the June 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices increased 2.8 percent in the June 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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In May 2009, seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 0.8 percent ($41 million), Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in the South Island in May 2009 were up 2 percent on May 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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After adjusting for seasonal effects, the core retail Electronic Card Transaction (ECT) series (whichexcludes the motor vehicle-related industries) decreased 1.2 percent in June 2009 compared with May2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Almost half of New Zealand’s working population works in the main cities of the Auckland, Wellington, and Canterbury regions, a new report by Statistics New Zealand shows.
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In four of the first five months of this year the value of non-residential building consents exceeded the valueof residential building consents, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The trade balance for May 2009, when measured as a percentage of exports, recorded the largest surplussince June 1993, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Economic activity, as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP), was down 1.0 percent in the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted current account deficit was $2,682 million in the March 2009 quarter, $1,042million smaller than the December 2008 quarter deficit of $3,724 million, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Annual visitor arrivals from Australia exceeded 1 million for the first time in the May 2009 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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AUCKLAND — The Auckland region's labour force is projected to grow by 40 percent to reach more than one million people by 2031.
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Local authorities recorded a $42.8 million seasonally adjusted surplus in the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Mapping Trends in the Auckland Region, is a new web-based report by Statistics New Zealand, which focuses on geographical patterns in Auckland and how they are changing.
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The number of abortions performed in New Zealand decreased in the year ended December 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total manufacturing seasonally adjusted sales volumes were flat in the March 2009 quarter (up 0.2percent), bolstered by a 23.1 percent rise from meat and dairy product manufacturing, Statistics NewZealand said today.
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Winners of Statistics New Zealand 2009 Journalism Award Announced Statistics New Zealand is delighted to announce the winners of its third annual Journalism Award.
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Food prices increased 0.3 percent in the May 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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In April 2009, seasonally adjusted total retail sales rose 0.5 percent ($27 million), Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Revised 11 June 2009 – see erratum in Household Labour Force Survey: March 2009 quarter In seasonally adjusted terms, the labour market continued to weaken in the March 2009 quarter, with thenumber of people unemployed continuing to rise, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in April 2009 were 4 percent higher thanin April 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted value of electronic card spending increased by 0.7 percent in May 2009, followinga 0.8 percent increase in April, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Export prices fell 8.2 percent in the March 2009 quarter, the largest quarterly fall since the December 1957quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted volume of all building work put in place fell 0.7 percent in the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Seasonally adjusted total wholesale trade sales fell a record 5.9 percent ($1.3 billion) for the March 2009quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Building consent statistics for the month of April 2009 show the trend for the number of new housing units authorised, excluding apartment units, continues to be at a low level, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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More than nine out of 10 (91.3 percent) migrants were satisfied or very satisfied with life in New Zealand, 18 months after taking up residence, says a second wave of interviews from the Longitudinal Immigration Survey: New Zealand (LisNZ) released by Statistics New Zealand today.
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The value of merchandise exports and imports both fell in April 2009 compared with April 2008, down 4.6 percent and 18.1 percent respectively, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The number of filled jobs increased 2.1 percent to reach 1,816,220 in the March 2008 year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Visitor arrivals in April 2009 (195,900) were up 16,500 (9 percent) from the previous April, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Accessing detailed import and export data is easier than ever before, thanks to Statistics New Zealands release of the second stage of Infoshare.
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A newborn girl can expect to live an average of 82.2 years and a newborn boy 78.2 years, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Producers' input prices, as measured in the Producers Price Index (PPI), fell 2.5 percent and output prices fell 1.4 percent in the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Capital Goods Price Index (CGPI) rose 1.2 percent in the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The estimated resident population of New Zealand was 4,306,400 at 31 March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted total sales volume fell a record 2.9 percent in the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Dairy cattle numbers rose in 2008 while sheep, beef and deer numbers fell, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Food prices decreased 0.6 percent in the April 2009 month, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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Total guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation in March 2009 were 11 percent lower than in March 2008, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted value of electronic card spending increased in April 2009, with the total, retail, and core retail series all up from March 2009, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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To celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday 10 May, Statistics New Zealand is releasing some facts about mothers.
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In seasonally adjusted terms, the labour market continued to weaken in the March 2009 quarter, with the number of people unemployed continuing to rise, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The labour cost index recorded an increase of 3.3 percent in salary and wage rates (including overtime) in the year to the March 2009 quarter, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Family Court granted 9,700 divorces in 2008, slightly below the annual average of 10,000 for the last decade, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The number of full-time equivalent employees, filled jobs, and seasonally adjusted total paid hours have all decreased in the year to March 2009, according to the Quarterly Employment Survey (QES) released by Statistics New Zealand today.
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Total revenue, which includes funding, sales and royalties, for the New Zealand screen industry increased 11 percent to $2,743 million in the 2008 financial year, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The Household Labour Force Survey (HLFS) estimated working-age population is based on national resident population estimates that have been adjusted to be consistent with the scope of the HLFS.
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Building consent statistics for the month of March 2009 show the trend for the number of new housing units authorised, excluding apartment units, has continued to fall since June 2007, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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The seasonally adjusted trade balance was a deficit of $65 million in the March 2009 quarter, the smallest deficit recorded since June 2002, Statistics New Zealand said today.
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