Main barriers to growth identified by executives in the wholesale trade industry in Auckland, New Zealand

Most common responses only, April 2016, % of businesses (n=46)

The following information applies to all values in the table. Industry: F, Wave: 2016.04, Question: Q15 Main barriers to growing business, Region: Auckland Region
Response	% of businesses
Access to raw materials / supply chain constraints / logistics / infrastructure	11.0%
Compliance and regulations	9.0%
Current staff - limited expertise / skill gaps	7.000000000000001%
Economic condition / recession	6.0%
Lack of access to financial support / capital constraints	11.0%
Limited financial resources	6.0%
Other costs/overheads - rates/infrastructure costs	6.0%
Price competition from low cost / quality competitors	30.0%
Traffic/traffic congestion/signage/costs	22.0%
Value of the NZ dollar	6.0%

Limitations of the data

Results expressed as percentages are weighted based on business size. Please take caution when interpreting figures based on a small sample.

Data provided by

Auckland Council

Dataset name

Auckland Business Monitor: Survey Results (waves 1 to 3) 2016

How to find the data

This data was supplied directly by ATEED (Auckland Tourism, Events and Economic Development).

Import & extraction details

File as imported: Auckland Business Monitor: Survey Results (waves 1 to 3) 2016

From the dataset Auckland Business Monitor: Survey Results (waves 1 to 3) 2016, this data was extracted:

Sheet: Q15
Range: D11:X166
Provided: 3,171 data points

This data forms the table Auckland Business Monitor - Main barriers to growing business by industry 2015–2016.

Dataset originally released on:

August 31, 2016

Purpose of collection

The Auckland Business Monitor is a biannual survey conducted by Auckland Council to better understand Auckland businesses in relation to skills, innovation and how they access business support services.

Method of collection/Data provider

The data is collected by Ipsos through a telephone survey. The sample size is approximately 500 businesses per survey wave. The survey periods were April-May 2015, October-November 2015 and April-May 2016

Main barriers to growth identified by executives in the wholesale trade industry in Auckland, New Zealand

Most common responses only, April 2016, % of businesses (n=46)

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