What's available for free now?
* Four quarterly regional reviews have been released. Product now discontinued.
** Will be released progressively from 11 April – September 2008.
What's coming up?
| What's free |
Current cost* |
Release date |
| Small area population projections |
Average cost $250 |
11 April – September 2008** |
Redeveloped INFOS database, Stage 1 release includes data such as:
- retail and wholesale trade data
- migration and visitor data
- economic time series.
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Average cost of INFOS, per user, is $1,200
Average cost for a customised request is $400 |
Second half 2008. Date to be advised |
| Coding tools for occupation and industry |
N/A |
Late 2008 |
* Figures exclude GST.
** Will be released progressively from 11 April – September 2008.
About the initiative
In May 2007 it was announced that a large range of Statistics New Zealand data and products will progressively be made available for free during 2007 and 2008.
Budget 2007 allocated $6 million in operating funding over the next four years, plus $2.7 million in capital funding for 2007/08, to make around 250 million pieces of statistical information available for free. This information will be valuable for businesses, local government, communities and the public.
To view a copy of the media release on this announcement, see Free statistical information for businesses.
Why make this information free?
Every year Statistics New Zealand surveys thousands of people and businesses. This initiative is about giving back the information, so that more New Zealanders, and more New Zealand businesses, can make informed decisions to benefit us all. This information is being made accessible to ensure that all participants in our society and economy can get full value from the investment that taxpayers make in official statistics.
Will everything be for free?
No. Detailed information about industries or small geographic areas, for example, will not be available for free on this website, as this information is subject to quality and confidentiality checks.
Statistics New Zealand estimates, however, that answers to around 90 percent or more of current requests for information will be able to be found on our website once this Budget 2007 initiative is fully operational.
Statistics New Zealand will continue to offer a customised subscription service to clients for data that is not available on the website, or for clients who prefer us to extract and format the data for them. Such customised work will still incur a fee. Hard copy publications will continue to be charged for to cover the cost of printing and distribution.
For enquiries contact 0508 525 525.
Accessing the information
The information will be available on the Statistics New Zealand website, www.stats.govt.nz, and by calling the Statistics New Zealand Information Centre, on 0508 525 525.
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