Business financial data provides sales, purchases, salaries and wages, and operating profit estimates for most market industries in New Zealand, and information on stocks for selected industries. This collection uses a combination of survey, tax, and other administrative data.

Key facts

For all business financial data (BFD) industries, in the September 2024 quarter compared with the September 2023 quarter:

• sales were $189 billion, down $1.3 billion (0.7 percent)
• purchases were $133 billion, down $888 million (0.7 percent)
• salaries and wages were $31 billion, up $593 million (1.9 percent)
• operating profit was $25 billion, down $1.0 billion (4.0 percent).

When adjusting for seasonal effects, in the September 2024 quarter compared with the June 2024 quarter:

• sales in 6 of the 14 New Zealand Standard Industrial Output Classification (NZSIOC) level 1 industries increased
• electricity, gas, water, and waste services (up $819 million); wholesale trade (down $457 million); and construction (down $429 million) industries had the largest movements in sales.

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• Business financial data: September 2024 quarter: https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/business-financial-data-september-2024-quarter

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