Monthly imports top $6 billion for first time – Stats NZ Information Release: Overseas merchandise trade: October 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Monthly imports top $6 billion for first time – 27 November 2018 Monthly imports hit a record $6.2 billion in October 2018, Stats NZ said today. This is the first time imports have hit $6 billion. The previous high was in September 2018. “The value of goods imports has been at a generally […]
Read More →Fuel drives up transport costs – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Business price indexes: September 2018 quarter
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Fuel drives up transport costs – 19 November 2018 The prices that businesses pay for petrol and diesel rose 6.9 percent and 7.0 percent, respectively, in the September 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. This made the latest quarter the fourth in a row with rising fuel costs. Other petroleum products such as […]
Read More →Annual trade deficit largest since January 2009 – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Overseas merchandise trade: September 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Annual trade deficit largest since January 2009 – 25 October 2018 Annual imports of fuels and crude oil rose sharply, driving the trade deficit to $5.2 billion for the September 2018 year, Stats NZ said today. This year’s trade deficit is the largest annual trade deficit since January 2009. The deficit widened […]
Read More →New Zealand Data – Overseas merchandise trade: August 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions 26 September 2018, 10:45am Overseas merchandise trade statistics provide information on imports and exports of merchandise goods between New Zealand and other countries. Key facts This release refers to trade in goods only. August 2018 monthly values are actual and compared with August 2017. Goods exports rose $366 million (9.9 percent) to […]
Read More →New Zealand Data – Balance of payments and international investment position: Year ended 31 March 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions 26 September 2018, 10:45am Balance of payments records the value of the country’s transactions with the rest of the world. It shows changes in financial claims on, and liabilities to, the rest of the world. International investment position is a snapshot of the country’s financial assets and liabilities. Key facts At 31 […]
Read More →Statistics New Zealand – Monthly trade deficit widest on record
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions 26 September 2018, 10:45am A rise in goods imports to near record levels in August 2018 has contributed to the largest-ever monthly goods trade deficit, Stats NZ said today. The trade deficit in August 2018 was $1.5 billion (37 percent of exports). The average monthly deficit in August over the last five […]
Read More →Fuel lifts retail card spending in August – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Electronic card transactions: August 2018
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Fuel lifts retail card spending in August – 11 September 2018 Increased fuel spending by consumers helped lift overall retail card spending in August 2018, Stats NZ said today. All retail categories increased, with a 1.0 percent rise in total retail card spending when adjusted for seasonal effects. “Fuel prices rose in August […]
Read More →Petrol and chemical products lead fall for manufacturing – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Economic survey of manufacturing: June 2018 quarter
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Petrol and chemical products lead fall for manufacturing – 10 September 2018 The volume of both petroleum and chemical product manufacturing sales dropped in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. The total volume of manufacturing sales fell 1.2 percent in the June 2018 quarter compared with the March 2018 quarter, when adjusted […]
Read More →Higher dairy export prices boost terms of trade – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Overseas trade indexes (prices and volumes): June 2018 quarter (provisional)
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Higher dairy export prices boost terms of trade – 3 September 2018 Export prices increasing more than import prices in the June 2018 quarter led to a 0.6 percent rise in the terms of trade, Stats NZ said today. Terms of trade measures the purchasing power of New Zealand’s exports abroad and is […]
Read More →Crude oil pumps up fuel prices – Stats NZ Media and Information Release: Business price indexes: June 2018 quarter
Source: MIL-OSI Submissions Crude oil pumps up fuel prices – 17 August 2018 Higher fuel prices contributed to rises in producer output prices (up 0.9 percent) and input prices (up 1.0 percent) in the June 2018 quarter, Stats NZ said today. Higher prices received for whole milk powder also contributed to the increase in overall output […]
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