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
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