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About Statistics New Zealand
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Classifications and standards | Indexes | Methodology | Publications | Surveys
Classifications and standards
New international standards for balance of payments statistics
(May 2000)
Details of the new standards and how Statistics New Zealand will meet them.
Some ways to analyse trade data
(June 2000)
Economic classifications outlined.
Indexes
Changes to the Overseas Merchandise Trade Indexes
(March 2004)
The major changes to the overseas merchandise trade price and volume indexes, with comparisons at the total imports and total exports level.
Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebase
(December 1999)
New expression base of June 1999 quarter = 1000.
Developments in price indexes
(January/February 2001)
Discusses the need for a comprehensive price index framework and how this might be achieved.
Price indexes for services exports and imports
(November 1999)
New indexes for services imports and exports which enable price and volume components to be analysed separately.
Supermarket brand share analysis
(July 2004)
A project to compare supermarket brand shares in the Consumer Price Index with scanner sales data from supermarket transactions.
Methodology
Seasonal adjustment within Statistics New Zealand
(April 2001)
An overview of Statistics New Zealand's seasonal adjustment process and demonstration of how seasonal adjustment is used to show movement in a time series.
Surveys
2001 post-census surveys: Māori language survey & disability survey
(November 2000)
Describes the background, objectives, methodology, and timetable for these two surveys.
Gaming in New Zealand
(May 2001)
An overview of New Zealander's involvement in gaming activities, based on the results of the 1999 New Zealand Gaming Survey.
Implementing New Zealand's Agricultural Production Census for 2002
(August 2002)
Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) and the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry (MAF) are together recommencing the regular collection of New Zealand’s official agricultural statistics which ceased in 1996.
Economy
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Business activity | Consumer expenditure | Finance | National accounts | Overseas trade | Prices
Business activity
1999 Agricultural production: national and regional changes
(August 2000)
Identifies and discusses some national and regional changes of farming patterns from the agricultural production statistics.
Gaming: an economically significant industry
(September 1999)
Spending and turnover, employment, the impact on tourism and other issues.
Tourism Satellite Account year ended March 1995
(August 1999)
A measure of tourism's contribution to Gross Domestic Product.
Tourism Satellite Accounts 1997-2000
(October 2001)
Details the impact of tourism on the New Zealand economy in the years 1997 to 2000.
Tourism Satellite Accounts 1997-2002
(June 2003)
Tourism expenditure measurement in the New Zealand economy in the years 1997 to 2002.
Consumer expenditure
Consumer expenditure (1990-2001)
(August 2003)
Information on New Zealand's consumer expenditure.
Consumer expenditure 1998
(April 1999)
Information on New Zealand's consumer expenditure.
Finance
Government spending on culture 1990-1999
(July 2000)
Examines the amount spent on culture through the 1990s by central and local government.
Hedging of New Zealand's foreign currency denominated overseas debt
(July 1999)
Results from a survey on the financial risk management of New Zealand's foreign currency denominated overseas debt.
Investment income in the New Zealand Income Survey
(December 2003)
Information collected in the June 2003 quarter from the New Zealand Income Survey.
National savings at historic low
(December 1999)
Looks at income for the household, business, government and external sectors.
New Zealand's international portfolio investment
(January/February 1999)
Discusses the concept and measurement of portfolio investment.
New Zealand’s investment relationship with selected countries
(November 2003)
Information on New Zealand’s international investment relationships with the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia.
National accounts
Hedging of New Zealand's foreign currency denominated overseas debt
(July 1999)
Results from a survey on the financial risk management of New Zealand's foreign currency denominated overseas debt.
Measuring capital stock in the New Zealand economy
(December 2000)
Presents summary results for the net capital stock series, which are an essential precursor to the development of balance sheets and measures of national wealth.
Measuring unpaid work in New Zealand 1999
(June 2001)
Examines the economic value of unpaid work done by households.
National savings at historic low
(December 1999)
Looks at income for the household, business, government and external sectors.
New Balance of Payments Quarterly Financial Account and International Investment Position Statistics
(August 2001)
Provides an overview of Statistics New Zealand's new Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics.
New international standards for balance of payments statistics
(May 2000)
Details of the new standards and how Statistics New Zealand will meet them.
The New Zealand Broad Economic Category (NZBEC) Classification System
(May 2003)
The New Zealand Broad Economic Category (NZBEC) is a classification system designed to classify and analyse international trade by the end-use of commodities.
New Zealand's international portfolio investment
(January/February 1999)
Discusses the concept and measurement of portfolio investment.
Purchasing Power Parities
(July 2003)
The sixth round of the Eurostat-OECD Purchasing Power Parity Programme.
Tourism Satellite Account year ended March 1995
(August 1999)
A measure of tourism's contribution to Gross Domestic Product.
Overseas trade
Australia is New Zealand’s most significant trading partner
(November 2002)
Australia is currently New Zealand’s main trading partner in terms of imports and exports of goods and services.
New Zealand's international trade in services
(March 2000)
Overview of New Zealand's international trade in services including service categories and types, collection methodologies and conceptual issues.
Price indexes for services exports and imports
(November 1999)
New indexes for services imports and exports which enable price and volume components to be analysed separately.
Some ways to analyse trade data
(June 2000)
Economic classifications outlined.
Prices
Consumer Price Index (CPI) rebase
(December 1999)
New expression base of June 1999 quarter = 1000.
Developments in price indexes
(January/February 2001)
Discusses the need for a comprehensive price index framework and how this might be achieved.
Price indexes for services exports and imports
(November 1999)
New indexes for services imports and exports which enable price and volume components to be analysed separately.
Purchasing Power Parities
(July 2003)
The sixth round of the Eurostat-OECD Purchasing Power Parity Programme.
Supermarket brand share analysis
(July 2004)
A project to compare supermarket brand shares in the Consumer Price Index with scanner sales data from supermarket transactions.
Government and Social Services
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Arts and culture | Electoral districts
Electoral districts
Electoral district characteristics
(July 2002)
Provides information on the characteristics (age and sex, ethnic distribution, income, work and employment) of the people who usually live in the new electoral districts.
Arts and culture
Government spending on culture 1990-1999
(July 2000)
Examines the amount spent on culture through the 1990s by central and local government.
Labour and Incomes
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Incomes | Time use | Tourism
Incomes
Gender and unpaid work: findings from the Time Use Survey
(July 2001)
Focuses on differences in participation in unpaid work between men and women.
Income distribution in New Zealand
(May 1999)
Summarises 'Incomes', a report tracing changes in the distribution of New Zealanders' incomes.
Labour market overview 2003
(January/February 2004)
An overview of labour market results, for the year ended March 2003, covering the following areas: the working age population and migration; employment and job growth; unemployment; the labour force; hours of work; earnings and income; and industrial relations.
Measuring unpaid work in New Zealand 1999
(June 2001)
Examines the economic value of unpaid work done by households.
A profile of persons not in the labour force
(May 2004)
Evaluates the composition of the New Zealand working age population not in the labour force.
Skill training for school leavers with no qualifications
(November 2001)
Summarises findings on skill training from the report School Leavers with No Qualifications.
Time use
Gaming in New Zealand
(May 2001)
An overview of New Zealander's involvement in gaming activities, based on the results of the 1999 New Zealand Gaming Survey.
Gender and unpaid work: findings from the Time Use Survey
(July 2001)
Focuses on differences in participation in unpaid work between men and women.
Measuring unpaid work in New Zealand 1999
(June 2001)
Examines the economic value of unpaid work done by households.
New Zealand Time Use Survey 1999
(April 2000)
Results from New Zealand's first national time use survey.
Tourism
Tourism Satellite Account year ended March 1995
(August 1999)
These accounts detail the impact of tourism on the New Zealand economy.
Tourism Satellite Accounts 1997 - 2000
(October 2001)
Details the impact of tourism on the New Zealand economy in the years 1997 to 2000.
People
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Census | Children | Māori | National population | People born overseas | Time use | Information Technology
Census
2001 Census final population counts
(January/February 2002)
Gives a short analysis of population growth and decline in New Zealand using the latest census results.
Census snapshot: children
(October 2002)
Highlights key findings about children from the Census of Population and Dwellings held on 6 March 2001.
Census snapshot: cultural diversity
(March 2002)
Discusses some key findings of the 2001 census such as increasing ethnic diversity, increasing numbers of people born overseas, and an older population.
Census snapshot: Māori
(April 2002)
Highlights key findings about Maori from the Census of Population and Dwellings held on 6 March 2001.
Census snapshot: Pacific peoples
(June 2002)
Highlights key findings about Pacific Peoples from the Census of Population and Dwellings held on 6 March 2001.
Children
Census snapshot: children
(October 2002)
Highlights key findings about children from the Census of Population and Dwellings held on 6 March 2001.
New Zealand's children
(June 1999)
Looks at recent changes in family types and examines the economic circumstances in which children are being raised.
Māori
2001 post-census surveys: Māori language survey & disability survey
(November 2000)
Describes the background, objectives, methodology, and timetable for these two surveys.
2001 survey on the health of the Māori language
(May 2002)
The results of the survey will form part of a wider strategy aimed at revitalising the Māori language.
Census snapshot: Māori
(April 2002)
Highlights key findings about Māori from the Census of Population and Dwellings held on 6 March 2001.
Ethnic differentials in induced abortions in New Zealand
(September 2001)
Looks at the existing ethnic differentials in induced abortion in New Zealand using births/abortions data for 1997 to 2000.
National population
2001 post-census surveys: Māori language survey & disability survey
(November 2000)
Describes the background, objectives, methodology, and timetable for these two surveys.
The changing face of New Zealand's population
(September 2000)
Future demographic prospects.
The effects of changing from de facto population estimates to resident population estimates
(March 1999)
Outlines the effects of these changes on population estimates.
Ethnic differentials in induced abortions in New Zealand
(September 2001)
Looks at the existing ethnic differentials in induced abortion in New Zealand using births/abortions data for 1997 to 2000.
Ethnic population projections: issues and trends
(June 2004)
Results from Statistics New Zealand’s latest ethnic population projections and some of the issues in projecting ethnic populations.
Marriage and divorce in New Zealand
(March 2000)
Looks at changes in the dynamics and structure of the New Zealand family.
New Zealand's children
(June 1999)
Looks at recent changes in family types and examines the economic circumstances in which children are being raised.
Population ageing in New Zealand
(January/February 2000)
Some reflections on population ageing in New Zealand and likely implications for future social and economic planning.
Skill training for school leavers with no qualifications
(November 2001)
Summarises findings on skill training from the report 'School Leavers with No Qualifications'.
Teenage fertility in New Zealand
(September 2003)
A brief demographic analysis of recent trends and patterns in teenage fertility in New Zealand.
People born overseas
People born overseas
(October 1999)
Information from the 'New Zealand Now' series publication on people born overseas.
Time use
Cultural Experiences Survey
(October 2003)
Results from The Cultural Experiences Survey (CES) conducted in the first quarter of 2002.
Gaming in New Zealand
(May 2001)
An overview of New Zealander's involvement in gaming activities, based on the results of the 1999 New Zealand Gaming Survey.
Gender and unpaid work: findings from the Time Use Survey
(July 2001)
Focuses on differences in participation in unpaid work between men and women.
Measuring unpaid work in New Zealand 1999
(June 2001)
Examines the economic value of unpaid work done by households.
New Zealand Time Use Survey 1999
(April 2000)
Results from New Zealand's first national time use survey.
Information Technology
Household access to the Internet
(April 2004)
This article looks at Internet use in households and shows that a digital divide exists in New Zealand.
Environment
Physical stock accounts for water
(August 2004)
A range of statistical measures regarding the natural environment and the impact of economic and social activities on the environment.
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