Changes by date

September 2010

(OTI) A new price index, ‘total imports less fuel’, had been added to the overseas trade price index series. The OTI series starts from the September 1982 quarter, with a June 2002 quarter index base period (=1000). The series identifier is OTPQ.SIA1MH1, total imports less fuel.

August 2010

(ABN) The abortions subject will be located under Health (a new subject category that will also be available from 31 August) and will include the following tables:
Abortions by age of woman
Abortions by duration of pregnancy
Abortions by ethnicity and age of woman
Abortions by ethnicity of woman
Abortions by previous abortions
Abortions by previous live births

Crude abortion rate
General abortion rate
Abortion rates by age of woman
Abortion ratios by age of woman

The detailed series identifiers can be found in the excel file.

For more information, please contact demography@stats.govt.nz.

Linked Employer-Employee Data (LEED).
The following three Seasonally Adjusted/Trend tables:
LEED ANZSIC06 Level 1 (1-way) - Seasonally Adjusted/Trend
Sex and LEED ANZSIC06 Level 1 (2way) - Seasonally Adjusted/Trend
Regional Council (2-way) by LEED ANZSIC06 Level1 (2-way) - Seasonal adj/trend.
Will replace the six tables:
Seasonally Adjusted Series - by Sex (Qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)
Seasonally Adjusted Series - by Industry, and All Industries Combined (Qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)
Seasonally Adjusted Series - by Regional Council Areas (Qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)
Trend Series - by Industry, and All Industries Combined (Qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)
Trend Series - by Regional Council Areas (Qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)
Trend Series - by Sex (Qrtly-Mar/Jun/Sep/Dec)

This change will make it easier to see which actual data the seasonally adjusted and trend series have been created from.

The new seasonally adjusted and trend series identifier patterns are:
LEDQ.SQS - Industry - Seasonally Adjusted and Trend, LEDQ.SQS[AC]1A1[A-SZ][ST]
LEDQ.SQV - Sex - Seasonally Adjusted and Trend, LEDQ.SQV[AC]1X[129][ST]
LEDQ.SQY - Region - Seasonally Adjusted and Trend, LEDQ.SQY[AC]1R2[A-MZ][ST]

The detailed series identifiers can be found in the excel file.

(SEP) Release of cigarettes and tobacco data: June 2010 month, quarter and year.  (SEP+.SBC++)

July 2010

(SEP) Release of ready mixed concrete data by region (Auckland, Northland -SEPQ.SAFR6, SAFRA, SAFRB): June 2010 quarter.

(CPI) With recent changes to the excise duty for cigarettes and tobacco, two new series will be added to the consumers price index (CPI) information release tables 3.01, 3.02, and 3.03 from the June 2010 quarter and to Infoshare. These series will be the CPI 'all groups less alcoholic beverages subgroup' and the CPI 'all groups less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup'.

The series identifiers for these two series are:

CPI all groups less alcoholic beverages subgroup (CPIQ.SE9NS1470)

CPI all groups less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup (CPIQ.SE9NS1480)

Until recently, the annual adjustment specified in the New Zealand Superannuation and Retirement Income Act (2001) was based on the all groups CPI. With recent changes to excise duty, the Act has been updated to use the CPI all groups less cigarettes and tobacco subgroup for the annual adjustments to be made in 2011, 2012, and 2013.

For more information, please see the July 2010 Price Index News:
http://www.stats.govt.nz/methods_and_services/newsletters/price-index-news/jul-10.aspx

From 1 July 2010, the subject groups Vital Statistics - Births - VTB, Vital Statistics - Deaths - VTD, and Vital Statistics - Marriages - VTM will no longer be available.

These have been replaced by new subject groups Births - VSB, Deaths - VSD, and Marriages, Civil Unions, and Divorces - VSM (in the Population subject folder). The new groups have been available since February 2010.

For further information, see the Vitals data on Infoshare webpage on the Statistics New Zealand website or contact demography@stats.govt.nz.

June 2010

(PRD) Productivity Statistics

Industry Productivity Statistics: 1978–2008 will be released at 10:45am on 25 June, 2010. This is the first release of productivity data at the industry level, and as such, new series are available.
A total of 625 new series will be published, covering various productivity data across 25 industries. For 22 of the industries, annual time series run from 1978–2008.
For the other three industries, the time series commence in 1996.

Click here for details of series identifiers.

The new series will be published in conjunction with a detailed report, which will be available to download from 25 June at www.stats.govt.nz/productivity.
The series will be updated in March of each year, in conjunction with the publication of measured sector productivity statistics.

(TEX, TRX) From the release of May 2010 information on 25 June 2010, these Harmonised System 10-digit codes will be confidential for at least 24 months to comply with the overseas trade confidentiality policy:

Exports (TEX) and Re-exports (TRX) –
3809.93.09.19 - Finishing agents (excluding dye carriers and those with a basis of amylaceous substances) not in aerosol containers, used in the leather or like industries.

For further information, please email overseastrade@stats.govt.nz.

April 2010

(SEP) Release of ready mixed concrete data by region (Auckland, Northland -SEPQ.SAFR6, SAFRA, SAFRB): March 2010 quarter.

(TIM, TEX, TRX) From the release of March 2010 information, the following Harmonised System 10-digit codes will be confidential for a minimum of 24 months as per the overseas trade confidentiality policy.

Imports (TIM):
2808.00.00.00 - Nitric acid; sulphonitric acids
7217.10.00.86 - Iron or non-alloy steel; wire (not plated or coated), whether or not polished, containing by weight 0.6% or more of carbon, (excluding nail, spring, or welding wire), 4.5mm or more in diameter

Exports (TEX) and Re-exports (TRX):
2207.20.49.00 - Ethyl alcohol and other spirits; denatured, of any strength, n.e.s. in item no. 2207.20, other than for manufacture in a licensed manufacturing area

For further information, please email overseastrade@stats.govt.nz 

(SEP) Release of ready mixed concrete data by region (Auckland, Northland -SEPQ.SAFR6, SAFRA, SAFRB): March 2010 quarter.

(ITM) Migration figures as far back as 1860 are now available in Infoshare. The additional periods have been added to the following tables:

Permanent and long-term arrival and departure series have not been extended before 1922, as no distinction was made between 'short-term travellers' and 'permanent and long-term migrants' prior to April 1921. Figures in the net permanent and long-term migration series, which have been extended back to the 1800s, are derived from total arrivals minus total departures prior to 1922.

(DFM, DMM, VSB, VSD) Vitals data as far back as 1872 is now available in Infoshare. The additional periods have been added to the following tables:  

March 2010

(ITM) Rotorua airport data has been added to the following NZ port tables:

• Short-term NZ traveller departures by purpose and NZ port
• Total passenger movements by NZ port and selected overseas ports
• Visitor arrivals by country of residence, purpose and NZ port
• Visitor departures by country of residence and NZ port

The identifiers for these tables include a three-digit port code, such as AKL for Auckland or CHC for Christchurch. Identifiers for the new Rotorua series use the port code of ROT.

(PPI) Revisions have been made to some producers price index (PPI) figures for the December 2009 quarter, originally published on 16 February 2010.

Dairy product and chemical prices received late in the processing cycle but not included in the originally published figures, have been included in the corrected figures.

A new method for measuring change in farm-gate milk prices was introduced in the December 2009 quarter. The new method involves taking the most recently published figure for the forecast final milk payout, and showing movements in this figure on a quarterly basis. A correction has been made, as the PPI published on 16 February showed an increase from the final milk payout figure for the previous season to the latest available forecast payout for the current season, rather than from an earlier forecast figure for the current season.

Although the impact at the all industries level is small (3 index points for outputs and 2 index points for inputs), the all industries index numbers for the December 2009 quarter have also been corrected, to maintain consistency with the industry groups.

The following series are affected: 

February 2010

A recent review has raised concerns around the imports and exports series titled "Groups by At the time Membership", which is economic country groupings eg OECD, APEC, ASEAN at the time countries are affiliated. As a result, the decision has been made to remove the dataset. The series "Groups by present day membership " which is economic country groupings by current membership remains available.

For further information, please email overseastrade@stats.govt.nz

New subject groups (Births - VSB, Deaths - VSD, and Marriages, civil unions and divorces - VSM) will be available in the Population folder from 10 February 2010. These will eventually replace the subject groups Vitals Statistics – Births - VTB, Vitals Statistics – Deaths - VTD, and Vital Statistics – Marriages - VTM.

The original subject groups (VTB, VTD, and VTM) will continue to be available until 30 June 2010 to allow users time to familiarise themselves with the new subject groups. For further information, including a complete list of the tables in VSB, VSD, and VSM, see Vitals data on Infoshare or email demography@stats.govt.nz.

The following subject groups will be renamed on 10 February 2010.

• Demography – Fertility Measures - DFM will become Birth rates - DFM
• Demography – Mortality Measures - DMM will become Death rates - DMM
• Demography – Marriage Rates - DMR will become Marriage and divorce rates - DMR

All existing tables in these subject groups will continue to be available, and the associated series identifiers remain the same. Some new tables will be available, including age-specific fertility rates and neonatal and post-neonatal death rates. For further information, see Vitals data on Infoshare or email demography@stats.govt.nz

National level statistics for the following additional series will be included in the Agricultural Production Statistics: June 2009 (provisional) release:
AGRA.SADAZZZ Breeding sows, over 1 yrs old
AGRA.SADCZZZ Other pigs
AGRA.SADDZZZ Total pigs
AGRA.SADEZZZ Mated gilts
AGRA.SAU3ZZZ Sweet corn
AGRA.SAUXZZZ Peas
AGRA.SAY2ZZZ Blackcurrants
AGRA.SAYIZZZ Cherries

The following series will not be included in the provisional release. Statistics for those two series will be released in the final report on 13 May 2010.
AGRA.SAYKZZZ Kiwifruit
AGRA.SAYEZZZ Peaches

January 2010

(BLD) Building Consents Issued: December 2009, will include new quarterly seasonally adjusted and trend series.

The new series are:  

(SEP) Release of ready mixed concrete data by region (Auckland, Northland -SEPQ.SAFR6, SAFRA, SAFRB): December 2009 quarter and year.

(LSS) Release of livestock slaughtering data: November 2009 month.

(FLT) Release of forestry, logging and timber production data: September 2009 quarter.

 Publication of quarterly forestry, logging and timber production data has been updated at 3.50pm 21 January 2010. This affects the following series:
FLTQ.SPFA - Total Pulp
FLTQ.SPGA - Total Paper

(ACS) There is a minor update to Accommodation Survey data for August 2009.
The effect on all variables is less than 1 percent and affects the following series: