The purpose of the Quarterly Nominees Survey is to collect data for incorporation into Balance of Payments (BOP) and International Investment Position (IIP) statistics.
The data collected contributes to the measurement of:
The results are published in the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position, each quarter, within 12 weeks after the end of the survey quarter.
This survey selects New Zealand businesses which act as nominess and hold significant numbers of shares in New Zealand businesses on behalf of overseas beneficial owners.
The balance of payments and international investment position statistics are used:
So that the status of New Zealand's balance of payments (BOP) is known on a more regular basis. There is a strong demand for New Zealand to produce these statistics quarterly. This is especially important because of the size of our current account deficit. The current account deficit shows the extent to which New Zealand is financed from offshore.
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This survey takes place quarterly.
Under the Statistics Act 1975 you must provide the information requested by Statistics NZ. It is also important that information from all of the businesses surveyed is accurately represented in the statistical results.
Providing information to Statistics New Zealand is a statutory obligation. There is no provision in the Statistics Act 1975 for people to be paid for providing information. Where possible, we request information in a way that is easily obtainable from business records. We also recognise that completing survey questionnaires can be time consuming. For some surveys, we provide survey respondents with information that can be useful for your business planning purposes. Also, survey results are available free of charge on the Stastics New Zealand website.
The Statistics Act 1975 states that:
Consequently, Statistics New Zealand does not share your information with other government agencies. Other government agencies can provide their information to Statistics New Zealand, but only for statistical purposes. Statistics New Zealand sometimes undertakes a statistical survey jointly with another government department or government agency. In all cases, respondents are informed that it is a joint collection. You may object to information being passed to the other party by writing to Statistics New Zealand. Where this right is exercised, Statistics New Zealand withholds the information from the other party.
Businesses selected for any Statistics New Zealand survey must provide the information requested. This is a legal requirement under the Statistics Act 1975.
We appreciate that it can be difficult and time consuming to complete survey forms. If you would prefer to provide information by fax or by email, please phone our Survey Help Desk on 0800 809 464 to discuss these options.
Information is published quarterly include:
breakdowns of international assets and liabilities by:
Information published annually include:
For more information see Balance of Payments.
Free standard results each quarter for information on the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics. Use this link for key results of other Statistics New Zealand surveys.
Many statistics are available to you and your business as it is 'public good' information. This means that you can access this information free of charge, from this website, or by contacting our Customer Services staff via email info@stats.govt.nz, or by phone at your nearest Statistics New Zealand office. Our newsletters also contain information which you may find useful. The information available could assist you in business planning and for monitoring business performance.
We can provide information that could help your business. For instance we have information that can help in:
Further explanation can be found in Business Helper, a web-based guide for business users. We can also provide statistics that enable a comparison of the results of your business with industry results. Contact our Information Centre for more information on Business Helper or on business profiling, please phone toll free 0508 525 525, or send an email to info@stats.govt.nz.
Contact Salendra Kumar, Sharon Snelgrove or Peter Roche via email surveys@stats.govt.nz or by phone 0800 809 464