Statistical aggregates
and variables
Unit Reference Magnitude
period
% change over
Previous period
Same period
a year ago
Nominal, including fringe
benefits
Mar 82
269
8.0
16.5
excluding fringe benefits
Mar 82
262
8.3
17.0
Index of construction wage
rates (Jan 70 = 100)
Jun 82
612
0.7
12.4
Other indicators
Public assistance caseload
no.
Jun 82
47 324
1.4
2.2
Retrenched workers reported to
the Labour Department
no.
2nd Qtr.82
2 681
-52.5
143.3
ACTIVITY IN SELECTED SECTORS
Index of textile production
(1973 = 100)
Electricity consumption
Industrial
Commercial
Domestic
Cement production
Floor area of building
consents
Residential
1st Qtr.82
76
-20.0
-12.6
Mn kWh 2nd Qtr.82
1 113
30.0
-0.4
Mn kWh 2nd Qtr.82
1 365
31.3
11.2
Mn kWh 2nd Qtr.82
576
16.8
2.3
Tonne 2nd Qtr.82 347 012
2.6
-10.9
sq. m
'000
2nd Qtr.82
209
28.2
-19.9
Commercial
sq. m 2nd Qtr.82
'000
158
-38.5
-47.7
Industrial
sq. m 2nd Qtr.82
'000
728
99.5
100.6
Others
sq. m 2nd Qtr.82
'000
46 119.0
24.3
Total
sq. m
'000
2nd Qtr.82
1 142
41.7
18.6
60
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