Transactions using electronic cards rose 0.7 per cent for retail industries in November from a month earlier, mainly due to a rise in vehicle fuel sales.

The amount of residential building work put in place has fallen by almost 40 per cent since the most recent peak.

Building consents were up 11 per cent in October.

The year ending in September had the second highest number of deaths in NZ in recorded history after the year to September 2008.

Producers' output and input prices fell in the September quarter.

The number of people staying in commercial accommodation is recovering but is still below levels seen before the financial crisis hit.

New building consent figures point to signs of recovery in house building but show the non-residential sector sinking further into a slump.

The vast majority of New Zealanders are happy with their lives, according to a new survey.

Tourism has lost its title as the nation's biggest export earner, falling behind the dairy sector.

Broadband subscriber numbers rose 27 per cent in the 15 months to June to 1.1 million, Statistics New Zealand (SNZ) says.

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