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Introduction to
Statistics NZ Online Resources
www.stats.govt.nz
Overview
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The information we collect
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Examples of social statistics
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Examples of economic statistics
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Free tools to use on our website
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Tools for understanding the data
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Accessing free support services
Information is available at these
geographic levels
Meshblock
Wards
Regional council
constituencies
Electoral districts
 General
 Māori
Area
units
Territorial authorities
Regional councils
Urban areas
Statistical areas
Meshblocks (41,392)
Area units (1,927)
Territorial authorities (73)
Regional councils (16)
Census
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The census is the official count of population and dwellings
in New Zealand, providing a ‘snapshot’ of our society at a point
in time.
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The New Zealand census is taken every five years – 2001,
2006, 2011….
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The census gives us information about older New Zealanders,
youth and children. We can look at differences in the lives of
men and women, or find out how our local town or district is
unique. The census is how we learn about who makes up our
communities.
We do more than the census…
We can help organisations, businesses, community groups and
individuals, with information from the:
 Household Economic Survey
 Business Demography Statistics
 Retail Trade Survey
 Household Labour Force Survey
 Linked Employer-Employee Data
 Producers Price Index
 Labour Cost Index
 Consumers Price Index
 Gross Domestic Product, and many more.
Examples of social statistics
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Births and Deaths
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/births-and-deaths.aspx
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Household Use of Information and Communication
Technology
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/household-use-ofinformation-and-communication-technology.aspx
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Marriages, Civil Unions and Divorces
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/marriages-civil-unionsand-divorces.aspx
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Subnational Population Estimates
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/subnational-populationestimates.aspx
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National Population Projections
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/national-populationprojections.aspx
Examples of economic statistics
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Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/gross-domestic-product.aspx
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Consumers Price Index (CPI)
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/consumers-price-index.aspx
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Producers Price Index (PPI)
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/producers-price-index.aspx
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Labour Cost Index (LCI)
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/labour-cost-index-all-labourcosts.aspx
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Overseas Trade Indexes (OTI)
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/overseas-trade-indexes.aspx
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Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED)
www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/information-releases/linked-employer-employeedata.aspx
Gross Domestic Product (GDP)
GDP measures the national income earned from production in New Zealand. It
includes income from production carried out by New Zealanders and by foreign
firms operating within New Zealand.
Agriculture had
a large
percentage
decrease in its
contribution to
GDP for this
quarter.
Consumers Price Index (CPI)
The CPI measures the rate of price change of goods and services purchased
by households, using a fixed, representative ‘basket’ of approximately 685
goods and services.
The CPI measures changes for 11 main groups:
• Transport
• Food
• Housing and household utilities
• Health
• Clothing and footwear
• Miscellaneous goods and services
• Household contents and services
• Communication
• Education
• Alcoholic beverages and tobacco
• Recreation and culture.
June 2008 quarter
Producers Price Index (PPI)
The PPI measures prices relating to the production sector of the
economy and is made up of two types of index:
 Outputs index – measures changes in the prices received by producers; for example
primary products, manufactured goods
 Inputs index – measures changes in the cost of production (excluding labour and capital
costs); for example, materials, fuels and electricity, transport and communication.
1281-1200 x 100
1200
= 6.75% increase in costs
of production for Retail
Trade sector
1220-1157 x 100
1220
= 5.4% increase in prices
received for Retail Trade
sector
TIGHTENING MARGINS!!!
Labour Cost Index (LCI)
The LCI measures changes in base salary and ordinary time wage rates,
overtime wage rates, and non-wage labour-related costs (eg annual leave,
superannuation and medical insurance). It covers paid jobs filled by
employees in all occupations and all industries, except private households.
1190-1159 x 100
1159
= 2.7% increase in
salary & wage rates in
Retail Trade industry
1211-1159 x 100
1159
= 4.5% increase in
salary & wage rates for
Service & Sales
Workers occupation
Overseas Trade Indexes (OTI)
The OTI measure changes in the levels of both prices and volumes of imports
and exports of trade, to and from New Zealand, and each is made up of two
types of index:
 Overseas merchandise trade – measures changes in the price levels of imports and
exports of merchandise trade to and from New Zealand
 Overseas services trade – measures changes in the price levels of services provided
to and received from non-resident entities.
Terms of trade
The terms of trade measures the changing volume of merchandise imports
that can be funded by a fixed volume of New Zealand’s merchandise exports.
It is a measure of New Zealand’s ability to trade with the rest of the world,
and indicates the purchasing power of New Zealand’s export goods.
Statistics NZ Online Tools
For help using any of these tools, please contact our Information Centre
toll-free on 0508 525 525 or email [email protected] and one of our
advisors can help you get started.
More information about our services can be found at:
http://www.stats.govt.nz/about_us/about-statistics-new-zealand/outreach-and-liaison.aspx
Table Builder
www.stats.govt.nz/tablebuilder
Table Builder is a free online tool that enables you to customise and
extract the information you want from large tables of data.
www.stats.govt.nz/infoshare
Infoshare is NZ’s largest web-based time series database where you can get customised
information from many datasets, extending back as far as 1914 in some cases.
Interactive Boundary Maps
A free online
mapping tool that
allows you to
understand how
NZ is broken down
into statistical
areas for analysis
& reporting.
It shows you basic
data about the
area you choose
and also links to
more detailed
Census results in
“QuickStats”
www.stats.govt.nz/businesstoolbox
A set of free information tools that allows you to:
 map where your target market is located by selected variables
 profile small business industries to see how your industry is doing
Methods and services
Use this section to understand more about the surveys &
methodology used, data classifications and much more….
What does
ANZSCO
classification
stand for?
What methodology
was used to analyse
the data?
As a survey respondent, where
do I get information about how
the survey data is being used?
Where do I
subscribe to
newsletters that
inform me of
new releases?
Information Releases
The latest information from Statistics NZ is released regularly and
accessible via the homepage. Each Information Release is produced in a
standard format with four parts:
Detailed analysis of the
data within the release
Technical details about the
survey, what it is
measuring, definitions etc
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2
3
List & spreadsheet of data tables
4
Overview of the main
points of the release
Help is only moments away!
Want to know more about how our statistics can benefit your
organisation but don’t know where to start?
We have a free information service where our Information
Advisors can help you.
Ph 0508 525 525 or email [email protected]
Or to find out more about our free support
services, visit us at:
www.stats.govt.nz/about_us/about-statistics-newzealand/outreach-and-liaison.aspx