Guides and resources for journalists

This webpage will help users understand and learn about Statistics New Zealand's outputs and website. The guides and resources for journalists help provide basic learning resources on Statistics NZ's outputs, calculations, and methodologies, and tutorials on how to use the website.

Resources on Statistics NZ's outputs

• Consumers price index 
• Food price index 
• Household Economic Survey 
• Household Labour Force Survey 
• New Zealand Income Survey 
• Quarterly Employment Survey 
• A Guide to Unemployment Statistics 
• All About the Consumers Price Index (A Layperson's Guide) 
• Glossary of common statistical terms
• User guide for Statistics New Zealand's wage and income measures 
• Using stats: A guide for your business 

Video tutorials

NZ.Stat

• NZ.Stat: How to build a simple table

Infoshare

• Infoshare – Module 1: Overview and how to use the browse or search tabs
• Infoshare – Module 2: How to select variables and generate a table of customised data
• Infoshare – Module 3: How to change table format, download data or save table queries
• Infoshare – Module 4: How to build a table of overseas trade (import/export) data
• Infoshare – Module 5: Tips on searching for tables using time series identifiers and wildcards

Busines Toolbox

• Business Toolbox: How to use the Industry profiler
• Business Toolbox: How to use the Market mapper