Statistics NZ
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Statistics NZ’s retail trade survey finds squeezed household budgets caused a 0.5% drop in seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes in the June quarter, the first quarterly fall since December 2024
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Statistics NZ’s retail trade survey finds squeezed household budgets caused a 0.5% drop in seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes in the June quarter, the first quarterly fall since December 2024
Mercury Energy boss says residential power price increases will be ‘at or under CPI’ inflation in the year ahead as the state-controlled generator and retailer looks to pass through its transmission and distribution pricing
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Mercury Energy boss says residential power price increases will be ‘at or under CPI’ inflation in the year ahead as the state-controlled generator and retailer looks to pass through its transmission and distribution pricing
ASB senior economist Mark Smith says the latest Selected Price Indexes give some comfort inflation is moderating from its 4.1% peak
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ASB senior economist Mark Smith says the latest Selected Price Indexes give some comfort inflation is moderating from its 4.1% peak
Statistics NZ's latest Selected Price Indexes show petrol and diesel prices decreasing month-on-month, but airfares surging with domestic airfares up 21% month-on-month
Statistics NZ's latest Selected Price Indexes show petrol and diesel prices decreasing month-on-month, but airfares surging with domestic airfares up 21% month-on-month
Migration added 17,625 people to New Zealand's population in the year to June
Westpac says retail spending scored a 2% gain in July as the FIFA World Cup drove up hospitality spending, but fuel prices continue to keep household budgets offside
Westpac says retail spending scored a 2% gain in July as the FIFA World Cup drove up hospitality spending, but fuel prices continue to keep household budgets offside
'You have to manage the costs quite brutally': With census changes coming to a halt, Statistics NZ is still expected to carry out a census in 2028, something a former Government Statistician says could be done despite funding concerns
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'You have to manage the costs quite brutally': With census changes coming to a halt, Statistics NZ is still expected to carry out a census in 2028, something a former Government Statistician says could be done despite funding concerns
Latest building consent figures suggest a move towards building cheaper commercial properties
Wot about the workers? Wage increases well below inflation putting households 'further and further behind'
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Wot about the workers? Wage increases well below inflation putting households 'further and further behind'
Economists see some good signs in the latest labour market data as Luxon acknowledges 'difficult & challenging period' and Labour sees the 'cost of National's economic choices'
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Economists see some good signs in the latest labour market data as Luxon acknowledges 'difficult & challenging period' and Labour sees the 'cost of National's economic choices'
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Rising underutilisation and unemployment weigh heavily on young New Zealanders, June quarter labour market data shows
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Rising underutilisation and unemployment weigh heavily on young New Zealanders, June quarter labour market data shows
New Zealand’s jobless rate rose to 5.6% in the June quarter, the highest in over a decade, as young people continue to struggle to get work
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New Zealand’s jobless rate rose to 5.6% in the June quarter, the highest in over a decade, as young people continue to struggle to get work
Census changes put on ice as Labour pulls support, saying ‘a reform of this significance should not proceed while so many important questions remain unanswered’
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Census changes put on ice as Labour pulls support, saying ‘a reform of this significance should not proceed while so many important questions remain unanswered’
More than 40,000 new homes consented in year to June, up 19% on previous year
Economists say June quarter labour market data will paint a ‘soft picture’ of the NZ economy as the size of the Middle East ‘cost shock’ remains uncertain
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Economists say June quarter labour market data will paint a ‘soft picture’ of the NZ economy as the size of the Middle East ‘cost shock’ remains uncertain