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Employment indicators: August 2023 – Information release
28 September 2023
Employment indicators provide an early indication of changes in the labour market.
Key facts
Changes in the seasonally adjusted filled jobs for the August 2023 month (compared with the July 2023 month) were:
- all industries – up 0.2 percent (5,735 jobs) to 2.39 million filled jobs
- primary industries – down 1.5 percent (1,572 jobs)
- goods-producing industries – up 0.6 percent (2,869 jobs)
- service industries – up 0.2 percent (4,388 jobs).
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Eight of 10 warmest years in New Zealand recorded in last decade – Stats NZ media release
Eight of 10 warmest years in New Zealand recorded in last decade – Media release
27 September 2023
Eight out of the 10 warmest years ever recorded in Aotearoa New Zealand up to 2022 have been within the last decade, according to data released by Stats NZ today.
“Average annual temperatures have increased nationwide in the last century and 2022 was the warmest year on record,” environment and agricultural statistics senior manager Stuart Jones said.
Data collected over the last 114 years from sites across the country show long-term changes in climate, with the trend of temperatures increasing.
“New Zealand’s annual average temperature rose by 1.26 degrees Celsius between 1909 and 2022,” Jones said.
As well as the temperature indicator, Stats NZ published the following atmosphere and climate indicators today: drought, rainfall, extreme rainfall, extreme wind, frost and growing degree days, El Niño Southern Oscillation, atmospheric ozone, and greenhouse gas concentrations.
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Annual current account deficit $29.8 billion – Stats NZ media and information release: Balance of payments and international investment position: June 2023 quarter
Annual current account deficit $29.8 billion – Media release
20 September 2023
The annual current account deficit was $29.8 billion (7.5 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)) in the year ended 30 June 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
The deficit was $1.2 billion wider than the year ended 30 June 2022 (7.9 percent of GDP).
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- Annual current account deficit $29.8 billion
- Balance of payments and international investment position: June 2023 quarter
- 2023 balance of payments and national accounts: Data sources and methods
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Local authority statistics: June 2023 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Local authority statistics: June 2023 quarter – Information release
7 September 2023
Local authority statistics provides information on the performance of core non-trading activities of New Zealand’s territorial and regional councils.
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Business financial data: June 2023 quarter – Stats NZ information release
Business financial data: June 2023 quarter – Information release
7 September 2023
Business financial data provides sales, purchases, salaries and wages, and operating profit estimates for most market industries in New Zealand, and information on stocks for selected industries. This collection uses a combination of survey, tax, and other administrative data.
Key facts
For all business financial data (BFD) industries, in the June 2023 quarter compared with the June 2022 quarter:
- sales were $191 billion, up $6.2 billion (3.4 percent)
- purchases were $134 billion, up $2.9 billion (2.2 percent)
- salaries and wages were $31 billion, up $2.4 billion (8.7 percent)
- operating profit was $27 billion, up $866 million (3.3 percent).
When adjusting for seasonal effects, in the June 2023 quarter compared with the March 2023 quarter:
- sales in 9 of the 14 New Zealand Standard Industrial Output Classification (NZSIOC) level 1 industries increased
- construction (up $1.4 billion); wholesale trade (down $458 million); and electricity, gas, water, and waste services (up $391 million) industries had the largest movements in sales.
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Trade surplus with China widens – Stats NZ media and information release: International trade: June 2023 quarter
Trade surplus with China widens – Media release
4 September 2023
The trade surplus with China was $2.0 billion in the June 2023 quarter, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
Total goods and services exports to China were valued at $5.8 billion in the June 2023 quarter, with imports valued at $3.8 billion.
“New Zealand usually has a trade surplus for goods and services with China,” international trade manager Alasdair Allen said.
“This is increasingly driven by trade in goods.”
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Home consents down in July 2023 – Stats NZ media and information release: Building consents issued: July 2023
Home consents down in July 2023 – Media release
30 August 2023
There were 3,058 new homes consented in the month of July 2023, down 25 percent compared with July 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
“Fewer new homes were consented in each month of 2023 so far, compared with the same month of both 2022 and 2021,” construction and property statistics manager Michael Heslop said.
In July 2023, there were 1,183 stand-alone houses consented, down 32 percent compared with July 2022. There were 1,875 multi-unit homes consented, down 21 percent over the same period.
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4 September 2023
International trade: June 2023 quarter
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6 September 2023
Value of building work put in place: June 2023 quarter
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Greenhouse gases down in most New Zealand regions in 2022 – Stats NZ media and information release: Greenhouse gas emissions by region (industry and household): Year ended 2022
Greenhouse gases down in most New Zealand regions in 2022 – Media release
22 August 2023
Greenhouse gas emissions decreased in 11 out of 16 regions in New Zealand in the year ended December 2022, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
Waikato had the largest decrease in total greenhouse gas emissions, between 2021 and 2022, down 2,069 kilotonnes (13 percent), followed by Northland, down 540 kilotonnes (13 percent), and Manawatū-Whanganui, down 271 kilotonnes (4.8 percent).
Between 2021 and 2022, emissions in the Waikato region from electricity, gas, water, and waste services decreased 1,760 kilotonnes (39 percent), while emissions from agriculture, forestry, and fishing fell by 277 kilotonnes (3.5 percent).
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- Greenhouse gases down in most New Zealand regions in 2022
- Greenhouse gas emissions by region (industry and household): Year ended 2022
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Population growth rebounds on removal of COVID border restrictions – Stats NZ media and information release: National population estimates: At 30 June 2023
Population growth rebounds on removal of COVID border restrictions – Media release
16 August 2023
New Zealand’s resident population provisionally grew by 2.1 percent (105,900 people) over the preceding 12 months, to reach 5.22 million at 30 June 2023, according to figures released by Stats NZ today.
“Growth of 2.1 percent is a sizeable rebound,” estimates and projections manager Michael MacAskill said.
“New Zealand’s net migration during the June 2023 year was the main driver of population growth over this period.”
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- Population growth rebounds on removal of COVID border restrictions
- National population estimates: At 30 June 2023