These events brought in 10,000 visitors in 2013, and in October, attendance was up by 13% and membership by 18% from the same time a year ago.
The average number of people employed per month was up by ten on the same time last year to 244.
During the first half of this year, the number of foreign tourists visiting New Zealand increased by 3.8percentt over the same time last year (while neighboring Australia suffered a 5.5percentt loss).
The Hollywood Reporter says box office revenue during the week ending March 21 rose by 61% from the same time last year to pounds $184.4m£131m1m).
Fraser McKevitt, head of retail at Kantar, said shoppers were the big winners over Christmas as grocery prices fell by 0.9% on the same time last year.
The number of self-employed people has increased by 213,000 since the same time last year to reach 15.1% of those in work.
EU applicants are also up by 2% on the same time last year, with 46,040 seeking a place at a UK university.
So far this year there have been nearly $147 billion-worth of deals, up by 118% from the same time last year though far below peak levels.
But while Lazard's earnings dropped by 50 percent from the same time last year, owing to expenses related to compensation given out in past years, Evercore posted a 19 percent gain in profit, as more of its deals closed in the quarter.
If not for a stronger dollar, which hurt the company's results outside the United States, Oracle said its revenue would have increased by 5 percent from the same time last year.
However, the number of unemployed in Wales has risen by 2,000 since the same time last year.
