External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -3.927 | -3.089 | -3.115 | -2.692 | -2.027 | -2.818 | -4.161 | -2.778 | -1.256 | -5.650 | -8.512 | -6.679 | -5.606 | -5.424 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | New Zealand Dollar | | 1.235 | 1.220 | 1.206 | 1.434 | 1.437 | 1.407 | 1.446 | 1.518 | 1.541 | 1.414 | 1.578 | 1.639 | 1.699 | 1.699 |
Exchange rate, USD per national currency | US Dollar | | 0.810 | 0.820 | 0.830 | 0.700 | 0.697 | 0.711 | 0.693 | 0.659 | 0.650 | 0.707 | 0.635 | 0.610 | 0.589 | 0.589 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 43 795 727 040.148 | 44 250 094 474.186 | 45 779 357 035.352 | 49 434 882 734.446 | 50 788 427 145.554 | 52 077 271 986.767 | 53 699 907 790.850 | 55 112 269 992.773 | 47 769 604 032.023 | 46 502 080 639.980 | 46 415 324 398.529 | 50 799 477 285.356 | 52 891 357 465.904 | 54 387 938 227.979 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 41 845 384 320.865 | 43 349 548 774.616 | 45 818 332 385.070 | 48 684 714 870.097 | 50 259 551 387.839 | 52 678 727 660.155 | 55 296 537 712.714 | 56 661 450 444.036 | 48 415 592 252.823 | 51 402 587 502.442 | 52 688 655 469.539 | 55 069 088 974.519 | 55 751 931 795.940 | 56 964 705 918.371 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 39 895 041 601.582 | 42 449 003 075.045 | 45 857 307 734.788 | 47 934 547 005.749 | 49 730 675 630.124 | 53 280 183 333.543 | 56 893 167 634.578 | 58 210 630 895.299 | 49 061 580 473.622 | 56 303 094 364.904 | 58 961 986 540.548 | 59 338 700 663.683 | 58 612 506 125.977 | 59 541 473 608.764 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial assets as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 34.753 | 34.168 | 35.176 | 35.118 | 34.267 | 34.754 | 34.953 | 35.574 | 38.538 | 39.404 | 40.808 | 40.731 | 40.731 | 40.731 |
General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 44.613 | 43.530 | 43.713 | 43.340 | 40.869 | 38.857 | 36.730 | 39.581 | 45.932 | 48.490 | 52.962 | 54.876 | 57.462 | 59.675 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -2.109 | -0.640 | 0.467 | 0.168 | 1.197 | 1.641 | 0.882 | -0.536 | -8.050 | -5.963 | -2.828 | -2.870 | -3.231 | -2.880 |
General government primary balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -1.242 | -0.094 | 1.036 | 0.763 | 1.712 | 2.128 | 1.454 | -0.027 | -7.412 | -5.315 | -2.110 | -1.779 | -1.744 | -1.424 |
Expenditure and GDP | Change in inventories, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 0.000 | -0.003 | 0.000 | -0.005 | 0.001 | 0.003 | 0.004 | -0.006 | -0.008 | 0.014 | -0.003 | -0.021 | -0.003 | 0.000 |
Exports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 59 568 000 000.000 | 60 186 000 000.000 | 62 266 000 000.000 | 67 238 000 000.000 | 69 079 000 000.000 | 70 832 000 000.000 | 73 039 000 000.000 | 74 960 000 000.000 | 64 973 000 000.000 | 63 249 000 000.000 | 63 131 000 000.000 | 69 094 029 656.367 | 71 939 264 272.078 | 73 974 812 688.789 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 39 725 000 000.000 | 40 276 000 000.000 | 41 647 000 000.000 | 42 627 000 000.000 | 43 377 000 000.000 | 45 030 000 000.000 | 46 567 000 000.000 | 48 754 000 000.000 | 52 234 000 000.000 | 56 520 000 000.000 | 59 110 000 000.000 | 58 938 175 818.231 | 59 553 887 718.805 | 59 568 765 032.750 |
Gross capital formation, total, volume | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 46 122 000 000.000 | 49 003 000 000.000 | 53 504 000 000.000 | 54 173 000 000.000 | 56 016 000 000.000 | 59 356 000 000.000 | 64 123 000 000.000 | 65 260 000 000.000 | 60 059 000 000.000 | 71 376 000 000.000 | 73 465 000 000.000 | 68 809 185 428.382 | 66 161 758 517.526 | 67 409 483 948.007 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | New Zealand Dollar | | 215 941 000 000.000 | 228 071 000 000.000 | 240 928 000 000.000 | 251 679 000 000.000 | 266 808 000 000.000 | 286 431 000 000.000 | 302 578 000 000.000 | 319 803 000 000.000 | 322 968 000 000.000 | 352 869 999 999.999 | 380 682 000 000.000 | 409 525 507 701.177 | 429 107 499 668.374 | 446 924 703 264.665 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, at constant purchasing power parities | US Dollar, 2015 | | 154 903 796 805.701 | 158 322 475 925.591 | 163 547 221 158.775 | 170 281 807 435.624 | 177 303 550 667.724 | 184 487 764 282.401 | 192 161 656 073.402 | 198 278 854 896.460 | 196 090 416 626.963 | 207 985 515 660.163 | 212 756 099 498.330 | 216 252 850 877.680 | 219 143 823 088.106 | 223 281 740 054.781 |
Gross domestic product, volume in USD, constant exchange rates | US Dollar, 2015 | | 160 216 122 672.465 | 163 752 043 189.230 | 169 155 967 692.528 | 176 121 512 264.901 | 183 384 061 655.216 | 190 814 653 245.156 | 198 751 716 208.851 | 205 078 700 422.648 | 202 815 211 073.278 | 215 118 244 860.724 | 220 052 432 796.697 | 223 669 103 010.737 | 226 659 219 249.717 | 230 939 043 411.631 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 204 987 000 000.000 | 209 511 000 000.000 | 216 425 000 000.000 | 225 337 000 000.000 | 234 629 000 000.000 | 244 136 000 000.001 | 254 291 000 000.001 | 262 386 000 000.001 | 259 490 000 000.001 | 275 231 000 000.001 | 281 544 000 000.000 | 286 171 314 435.022 | 289 996 990 323.665 | 295 472 770 793.472 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 45 154 000 000.000 | 48 673 000 000.000 | 53 226 000 000.000 | 55 083 000 000.000 | 56 748 000 000.000 | 59 388 000 000.000 | 63 348 000 000.000 | 66 066 000 000.000 | 63 072 000 000.000 | 70 807 000 000.000 | 73 728 000 000.000 | 74 887 914 127.412 | 73 094 074 530.731 | 74 386 445 159.537 |
Imports of goods and services, volume (national accounts basis) | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 61 593 000 000.000 | 65 536 000 000.000 | 70 798 000 000.000 | 74 005 000 000.000 | 76 778 000 000.000 | 82 258 000 000.000 | 87 836 000 000.000 | 89 870 000 000.000 | 75 745 000 000.000 | 86 925 000 000.000 | 91 030 000 000.000 | 91 611 599 919.557 | 90 490 445 551.362 | 91 924 656 216.906 |
Net exports, contributions to changes in real GDP | Percentage, 2009-10 | | -0.002 | -0.015 | -0.012 | 0.010 | -0.003 | -0.012 | -0.009 | 0.001 | 0.007 | -0.040 | -0.012 | 0.021 | 0.013 | 0.003 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 121 196 000 000.000 | 125 527 000 000.000 | 129 664 000 000.000 | 134 935 000 000.000 | 142 706 000 000.000 | 150 514 000 000.000 | 157 427 000 000.000 | 162 356 000 000.000 | 159 129 000 000.000 | 170 974 000 000.000 | 176 491 000 000.000 | 179 762 428 082.225 | 181 467 852 778.518 | 184 574 111 946.848 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Core inflation | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 1.214 | 1.208 | 1.444 | 1.107 | 1.346 | 1.391 | 1.179 | 1.800 | 2.224 | 3.712 | 5.993 | 5.752 | 3.606 | 2.547 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 1.766 | 1.037 | 3.456 | 7.985 | 2.738 | 2.538 | 3.116 | 2.630 | -13.323 | -2.653 | -0.187 | 9.445 | 4.118 | 2.830 |
Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | -0.446 | 1.387 | 3.404 | 2.353 | 1.759 | 3.811 | 3.413 | 4.696 | 7.138 | 8.205 | 4.582 | -0.291 | 1.045 | 0.025 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | -0.303 | 3.337 | 2.263 | 0.331 | 1.813 | 3.174 | 1.419 | 2.432 | 2.117 | 3.010 | 5.463 | 5.837 | 3.399 | 2.222 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, growth | Percentage | | 2.340 | 5.617 | 5.637 | 4.462 | 6.011 | 7.355 | 5.637 | 5.693 | 0.990 | 9.259 | 7.882 | 7.577 | 4.782 | 4.152 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 2.651 | 2.207 | 3.300 | 4.118 | 4.124 | 4.052 | 4.160 | 3.183 | -1.104 | 6.066 | 2.294 | 1.644 | 1.337 | 1.888 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 6.420 | 7.793 | 9.354 | 3.489 | 3.023 | 4.652 | 6.668 | 4.291 | -4.532 | 12.264 | 4.125 | 1.573 | -2.395 | 1.768 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 1.060 | 1.134 | 1.228 | 0.293 | 0.646 | 1.851 | 1.598 | 1.620 | 1.715 | 3.941 | 7.172 | 5.766 | 3.537 | 2.522 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 2.691 | 6.402 | 8.029 | 4.530 | 3.747 | 7.137 | 6.781 | 2.316 | -15.717 | 14.760 | 4.722 | 0.639 | -1.224 | 1.585 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 2.660 | 3.574 | 3.296 | 4.065 | 5.759 | 5.471 | 4.593 | 3.131 | -1.988 | 7.444 | 3.227 | 1.854 | 0.949 | 1.712 |
Household sector accounts | Net disposable income of households and non-profit institutions serving households | New Zealand Dollar | | 123 614 000 000.000 | 127 770 000 000.000 | 129 785 000 000.000 | 137 873 000 000.000 | 147 869 000 000.000 | 156 835 000 000.000 | 167 235 000 000.000 | 178 511 000 000.000 | 192 094 000 000.000 | 201 975 924 476.649 | 204 272 851 711.918 | 212 757 313 583.383 | 220 885 760 437.002 | 229 216 458 178.629 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2009-10 | | 1.076 | 1.088 | 1.101 | 1.104 | 1.111 | 1.132 | 1.150 | 1.169 | 1.189 | 1.236 | 1.324 | 1.401 | 1.450 | 1.487 |
Core inflation index | Index, 2009-10 | | 1.058 | 1.071 | 1.087 | 1.099 | 1.113 | 1.129 | 1.142 | 1.163 | 1.189 | 1.233 | 1.307 | 1.382 | 1.432 | 1.468 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2009-10 | | 1.052 | 1.077 | 1.095 | 1.052 | 1.036 | 1.110 | 1.149 | 1.170 | 1.192 | 1.229 | 1.436 | 1.427 | 1.465 | 1.480 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2009-10 | | 1.053 | 1.089 | 1.113 | 1.117 | 1.137 | 1.173 | 1.190 | 1.219 | 1.245 | 1.282 | 1.352 | 1.431 | 1.480 | 1.513 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2009-10 | | 1.002 | 0.956 | 0.925 | 0.927 | 0.896 | 0.916 | 0.961 | 0.975 | 0.979 | 1.026 | 1.236 | 1.236 | 1.267 | 1.288 |
Purchasing power parity, national currency per USD | New Zealand Dollar | | 1.496 | 1.446 | 1.441 | 1.478 | 1.441 | 1.431 | 1.470 | 1.417 | 1.414 | 1.459 | 1.464 | 1.486 | 1.508 | 1.512 |
Labour markets | Labour force | Persons | | 2 340 750.000 | 2 361 750.000 | 2 440 500.000 | 2 504 250.000 | 2 617 750.000 | 2 715 250.000 | 2 781 000.000 | 2 810 750.000 | 2 861 500.000 | 2 899 000.000 | 2 933 000.000 | 3 031 046.250 | 3 087 050.594 | 3 123 851.470 |
Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 2 189 500.000 | 2 223 750.000 | 2 308 000.000 | 2 368 500.000 | 2 483 000.000 | 2 586 500.000 | 2 661 000.000 | 2 695 500.000 | 2 730 000.000 | 2 789 750.000 | 2 836 250.000 | 2 915 729.750 | 2 934 361.285 | 2 975 684.061 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 6.462 | 5.843 | 5.429 | 5.421 | 5.148 | 4.742 | 4.315 | 4.100 | 4.595 | 3.769 | 3.299 | 3.805 | 4.946 | 4.743 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 3.685 | 4.093 | 4.304 | 3.423 | 2.762 | 2.991 | 2.754 | 1.649 | 0.891 | 1.815 | 3.639 | 4.668 | 5.467 | 5.067 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 2.672 | 2.657 | 3.424 | 3.241 | 2.330 | 1.958 | 1.947 | 1.519 | 0.482 | 0.488 | 2.766 | 5.508 | 5.688 | 4.901 |