Total consumption expenditure by New Zealand households

By broad category, year ended March 1988–2024, NZD billions (nominal)

The following information applies to all values in the table. Measure: Final consumption expenditure for households by category
Year ended March	Expenditure category	NZD millions
2000	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	4
2001	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	19
2002	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	60
2003	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	94
2004	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	211
2005	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	578
2006	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	783
2007	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	670
2008	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	688
2009	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	758
2010	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	561
2011	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	553
2012	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	740
2013	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	916
2014	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	1,092
2015	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	1,214
2016	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	1,343
2017	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	1,454
2018	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	1,606
2019	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	1,853
2020	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	2,378
2021	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	2,322
2022	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	2,719
2023	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	2,701
2024	Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households	3,124
1988	Non durable goods	11,435
1989	Non durable goods	12,161
1990	Non durable goods	13,286
1991	Non durable goods	14,421
1992	Non durable goods	14,454
1993	Non durable goods	14,769
1994	Non durable goods	15,025
1995	Non durable goods	15,741
1996	Non durable goods	16,566
1997	Non durable goods	17,347
1998	Non durable goods	17,975
1999	Non durable goods	18,730
2000	Non durable goods	19,464
2001	Non durable goods	20,681
2002	Non durable goods	21,886
2003	Non durable goods	23,385
2004	Non durable goods	24,759
2005	Non durable goods	26,198
2006	Non durable goods	28,250
2007	Non durable goods	30,515
2008	Non durable goods	32,433
2009	Non durable goods	33,834
2010	Non durable goods	35,104
2011	Non durable goods	36,587
2012	Non durable goods	38,354
2013	Non durable goods	38,941
2014	Non durable goods	39,938
2015	Non durable goods	41,100
2016	Non durable goods	42,489
2017	Non durable goods	44,369
2018	Non durable goods	47,054
2019	Non durable goods	49,409
2020	Non durable goods	51,634
2021	Non durable goods	51,969
2022	Non durable goods	56,390
2023	Non durable goods	59,955
2024	Non durable goods	61,889
1988	Durable goods	8,486
1989	Durable goods	8,454
1990	Durable goods	8,916
1991	Durable goods	8,631
1992	Durable goods	8,204
1993	Durable goods	8,303
1994	Durable goods	9,289
1995	Durable goods	10,447
1996	Durable goods	10,963
1997	Durable goods	11,726
1998	Durable goods	11,190
1999	Durable goods	11,560
2000	Durable goods	12,289
2001	Durable goods	12,397
2002	Durable goods	13,265
2003	Durable goods	14,299
2004	Durable goods	15,055
2005	Durable goods	15,730
2006	Durable goods	16,466
2007	Durable goods	16,823
2008	Durable goods	17,128
2009	Durable goods	16,554
2010	Durable goods	16,914
2011	Durable goods	17,682
2012	Durable goods	18,534
2013	Durable goods	19,041
2014	Durable goods	20,313
2015	Durable goods	21,550
2016	Durable goods	22,811
2017	Durable goods	24,316
2018	Durable goods	25,802
2019	Durable goods	27,022
2020	Durable goods	27,764
2021	Durable goods	29,801
2022	Durable goods	34,271
2023	Durable goods	35,204
2024	Durable goods	34,886
1988	Services	16,948
1989	Services	19,400
1990	Services	20,564
1991	Services	21,913
1992	Services	22,049
1993	Services	22,434
1994	Services	23,127
1995	Services	24,972
1996	Services	26,949
1997	Services	29,041
1998	Services	31,173
1999	Services	32,557
2000	Services	33,473
2001	Services	34,597
2002	Services	35,766
2003	Services	38,120
2004	Services	40,958
2005	Services	44,198
2006	Services	47,140
2007	Services	50,117
2008	Services	53,202
2009	Services	55,447
2010	Services	57,598
2011	Services	60,115
2012	Services	63,770
2013	Services	66,317
2014	Services	69,624
2015	Services	72,427
2016	Services	76,653
2017	Services	83,775
2018	Services	88,979
2019	Services	95,064
2020	Services	99,479
2021	Services	99,646
2022	Services	109,097
2023	Services	124,583
2024	Services	135,355

Definitions

Household sector: New Zealand-resident individuals, families, whānau, hapū, and subsidiary iwi (not rūnanga iwi) in their role as final consumers and as owners of factors of production.
Final consumption expenditure (FCE): the sum of household spending on consumer goods and services.
Total FCE = Non-durable goods + Durable goods + Services + Imports of low value goods purchased directly by households.

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Exclusions

Money spent overseas by New Zealand households is excluded. Expenditure by non-residents in New Zealand is also excluded.

Changes to data collection/processing

The annual national accounts (income and expenditure) release has in the past combined provisional data (latest March year t) and balanced data (t-1 and prior) together in the same release. From the 2022 release, the national accounts (income and expenditure) release will contain final data only for balanced years (t-1 and prior) and will no longer include the latest provisional March year (t). This is with the exception of the capital stock series that will continue to be published as usual.

Data provided by

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Dataset name

National Accounts (Income and Expenditure): Household consumption expenditure, Year Ended March 2025

Webpage:

https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/national-accounts-income-and-expenditure-year-ended-march-2025/

How to find the data

At URL provided, download the 'National accounts (income and expenditure): Year ended March 2025 – CSV' – zipped file and open 'na-nov2025-hce-csv' file.

Import & extraction details

File as imported: National Accounts (Income and Expenditure): Household consumption expenditure, Year Ended March 2025

From the dataset National Accounts (Income and Expenditure): Household consumption expenditure, Year Ended March 2025, this data was extracted:

Rows: 2-643
Column: 3
Provided: 617 data points

This data forms the table National Accounts - Household consumption expenditure by item type 1988–2024.

Dataset originally released on:

November 14, 2025

About this dataset

This release is part of the suite of national accounts statistics that reflect the New Zealand economy. It provides production, income and outlay, and capital accounts for the nation and the six sectors of the economy: producer enterprises, financial intermediaries, government, non-profit institutions serving households, households, and the rest of the world.

Total consumption expenditure by New Zealand households

By broad category, year ended March 1988–2024, NZD billions (nominal)

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