Institutional Sector Accounts: 1999–2009

For the year ended March 2011:

• National saving was $1.2 billion (compared with $2.0 billion in the March 2010 year).
• Central government sector saving was negative $2.4 billion or negative 7.4 percent of net disposable income (compared with negative $1.6 billion in the March 2010 year or negative 4.9 percent of net disposable income).
• Household sector saving was $0.2 billion or 0.2 percent of household net disposable income (compared with negative $1.6 billion in the March 2010 year or negative 1.5 percent of household net disposable income).
• The initial impact of the 2010/2011 Christchurch earthquakes was reflected in large capital transfers to the household sector for rebuilding.

The main tables in this release were updated on 27 February 2012. Please see the Revisions section for details.