Business characteristics

Statistics about business characteristics include number, type, and location of businesses (excluding farming) in New Zealand. They provide an annual snapshot of New Zealand businesses and include details about geographic area, industry, institutional sector, business type, overseas ownership, and business size at employment level.

Information releases

• Business Demography Statistics
  This annual release provides a snapshot of the structure and characteristics of New Zealand businesses. The series covers economically significant enterprises that are engaged in the production of goods and services in New Zealand.
• Electronic Card Transactions 
  This monthly release provides information on the number and value of electronic card transactions (including debit, eftpos, credit, and charge cards) with New Zealand-based merchants.

Data

• New Zealand Business Demography tables

Reports and articles

• Business Demographic Statistics review report
  A report on the review and redevelopment of business demographic statistics.
• Business Demography confidentiality
  A proposal for a new method for applying confidentiality to Business Demography employment data.

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