New Zealand Income Survey: June 2008 quarter - Revised

Highlights

Median weekly income from all sources for the June 2008 quarter:

was $537, up 3.5 percent from the June 2007 quarter	Median hourly earnings for both males and females increased (4.7 percent and 4.3 percent, respectively) from the June 2007 quarter.
was up 5.3 percent for females (to $413) and up 2.3 percent for males (to $690) from the June 2007 quarter	Thirty-four percent of people received investment income, down from 38 percent in the June 2007 quarter.
was highest for those in the 30–34, 45–49 and 50–54 year age groups at $767.	Median weekly investment income for those with investments increased by 37.0 percent (to $19) from the June 2007 quarter.

Geoff Bascand	9 October 2008
Government Statistician	ISSN 1178-0614