Geographic unit: A separate operating unit engaged in New Zealand in one, or predominately one, kind of economic activity from a single physical location or base.
Non-coverage of 'small' enterprises that fall below the economic significance criteria on Statistics New Zealand's Business Register (BR).
The data sources are not comprehensive and are of lower quality for small non-employing businesses.
Inclusions
This series is limited to economically significant enterprises. It can be an individual, private-sector and public-sector enterprises that are engaged in the production of goods and services in New Zealand. These enterprises are maintained on the Statistics NZ Business Register, which generally includes all employing units and those enterprises with GST turnover greater than $30,000 per year.
At URL provided, select 'Businesses > Business Count Indicators > Geographic units by Region (Monthly)'. All variables were selected to create this dataset.
From the dataset Business Count Indicators: Geographic units by Region (Monthly) December 2024, this data was extracted:
Rows: 4-123
Columns: 2-37
Provided: 2,160 data points
Dataset originally released on:
January 28, 2025
About this dataset
This data series is a monthly count of enterprises as at the end of each month, mostly sourced from administrative data. This data is different from the annually published Business demography statistics which is based on internationally recommended methodology.