Gisborne Regional GDP: Year ended March 2016

30 March 2017

Gisborne Regional Gross Domestic Product: Year ended March 2016

Gisborne

In nominal terms (unadjusted for inflation):

· From 2011–16, Gisborne’s economy increased 14.8 percent (below the national movement of 23.8 percent). During this period, Gisborne’s contribution to GDP dropped 0.1 percentage points.

· The 2011–16 increase was broad-based, led by rental, hiring, and real estate services; manufacturing; and transport, postal and warehousing.

· In 2014, Gisborne’s GDP increased 3.3 percent, due to primary production – most notably from agriculture, and forestry and logging.

· In 2015, Gisborne’s economy increased 4.6 percent, mainly due to primary manufacturing.

· In 2016, Gisborne’s GDP increased 2.6 percent with increases in fishing, forestry, and mining offset by a fall in agriculture.

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