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Regional GDP Feasibility Study | Regional input-output methodology study | Regional economic indicator (experimental) | Review of the statistical needs of local government
Regional GDP feasibility study
In 2005, a two-year development, which tested the feasibility of producing regional Gross Domestic Product (GDP) by industry, was funded by the Ministry of Economic Development, with Cabinet approval. It was part of a long-term strategy to further develop regional statistics in New Zealand.
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Statistics New Zealand has completed a Regional Input-Output Project that:
- assessed user needs
- evaluated a range of existing New Zealand and international regional input-output models
- evaluated potential and existing data sources
- recommended a development plan to produce official regional input-output tables for New Zealand.
Actual regional input-output tables were not produced by this project. Statistics New Zealand currently produces annual supply and use tables that can be used to derive input-output tables at the national level, but not at a regional level.
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Regional economic indicator series (experimental)
The Regional Economic Indicator series matches Goods and Services Tax (GST) returns to business units on the Statistics New Zealand Business Frame. This allows monitoring of business activity by industry (ANZSIC - 1 digit level) in regional council areas. The two variables calculated are sales and purchases that are subject to GST.
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Review of the statistical needs of local government
Representatives of local government approached Statistics New Zealand with a range of concerns relating to the collection and dissemination of statistics for local government. Local government believed there was a need for Statistics New Zealand to adopt a leading role in the collection and coordination of statistics for local government. In 2001, the organisation agreed to conduct a review of the statistical needs of local government.
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