The Household Economic Survey (HES) collects information on household expenditure and income, as well as a wide range of demographic information on individuals and households. Purchases recorded by households include such things as fruit and vegetables, footwear and cars, as well as spending on services such as electricity, telecommunications and health. The survey also asks for detail on where households get their money from – for example, wages and salaries, self-employment, investments, or benefits. The three main objectives of HES are: to contribute to the reweighting of the Consumers Price Index (CPI); to supply expenditure statistics for use in estimating Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and to provide an indication of the overall living standards of New Zealanders
The primary objective of HES (Income) is to provide indicators on how personal and household income, housing costs, and living standards have changed over time. Information from HES (Income) is used to support policy development and decision making by government agencies.
Information releases
- Household Economic Survey
The HES is conducted on a three yearly basis while a shortened version called HES (Income) is run in the two years in between.
Data
Reports and articles
Information about data
See also
Information for survey participants