Media advisory – May 2012

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Media conferences May 2012

All media conferences are held at Statistics House, Harbour Quays, Wellington. The conference room opens at 10:00am. The embargo lifts and journalists can leave at 10:45am. No entry to the room after 10:30am please. For conferences marked with an S, a spokesperson will be present to answer questions. For the others, the conference is an opportunity to read the release under embargo.

Tue 1 May 12
Quarterly Employment Survey: March 2012 quarter – S
Labour Cost Index (Salary and Wage Rates): March 2012 quarter – S
Thu 3 May 12
Household Labour Force Survey: March 2012 quarter – S 
Fri 11 May 12
Electronic Card Transactions: April 2012 – rescheduled from 9 May 2012
Mon 14 May 12
Retail Trade Survey: March 2012 quarter – S
Thu 17 May 12
Producers Price Index: March 2012 quarter – S
Capital Goods Price Index: March 2012 quarter – S
Mon 21 May 12
International Travel and Migration: April 2012
Thu 24 May 12
Overseas Merchandise Trade: April 2012
Wed 30 May 12
Building Consents Issued: April 2012

Other May 2012 releases and information of note

Thu 3 May 12
Civil Unions and Marriages: March 2012 quarter (provisional) – table
Marriages, Civil Unions, and Divorces: Year ended December 2011
Thu 10 May 12
Accommodation Survey: March 2012
Fri 11 May 12
Agricultural Production Statistics: June 2011 (final)
Food Price Index: April 2012
Mon 14 May 12
National Population Estimates: March 2012 quarter
Tue 15 May 12
Māori Population Estimates: Mean Year ended 31 December 2011 – tables 
Gross Domestic Product: December 2011 quarter (new industry classification) – rescheduled from 27 April
Wed 16 May 12
Births and Deaths: Year ended March 2012
New Zealand Abridged Period Life Table: 2009–2011 (final) – table
Thu 17 May 12
Farm Expenses Price Index: March 2012 quarter – tables
Wed 23 May 12
International Visitor Arrivals: April 2012 – report
Fri 25 May 12
Linked Employer-Employee Data: March 2011 quarter – tables 
Tue 29 May 12
National Employment Indicator: March 2012
Criminal Conviction and Sentencing: 2011 calendar year – tables

For the rest of 2012 please see the full Statistics NZ release calendar. Recent statistics at a glance can be accessed here.

For media enquiries and RSVPs contact:

Colin Marshall, Senior Media Advisor 04 931 4630
Vikki Carter, Senior Media Advisor 04 931 4452 or 021 285 9191
communication@stats.govt.nz 
www.stats.govt.nz/media

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