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Canterbury Regional GDP: Year ended March 2016

30 March 2017

Canterbury Regional Gross Domestic Product: Year ended March 2016

Canterbury

In nominal terms (unadjusted for inflation):
• From 2011–16, Canterbury’s economy increased 31.9 percent (well above the national movement of 23.8 percent). During this period, Canterbury's contribution to GDP increased 0.9 percentage points.
• The 2011–16 increase was primarily driven by construction and professional, scientific, and technical services, from activity associated with the Christchurch rebuild.
• In 2014, Canterbury’s GDP increased 10.6 percent, driven by the agriculture (mainly dairy cattle farming) and construction industries.
• In 2015, Canterbury’s economy increased 4.4 percent, due to increases in construction and manufacturing, which offset a fall in agriculture (mainly dairy cattle farming).
• In 2016, Canterbury’s GDP increased 3.5 percent, led by the professional, scientific, and technical services; construction; and transport, postal, and warehousing industries.

Bay of Plenty and Auckland top regional GDP increases – Media release

Twelve of the 15 regional economies in New Zealand recorded nominal GDP increases in the year ended March 2016, Stats NZ said today.

Bay of Plenty and Auckland top regional GDP increases – media release

For more information about these statistics:

• Visit Regional Gross Domestic Product: Year ended March 2016

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