Enhancing Sub-annual Economic Indicators in New Zealand
Explore the sub-annual business indicators like electronic card transactions, overseas trade, retail, building consents in New Zealand. Learn about coverage, challenges, future plans, and statistical architecture model for improved economic insights.
Enhancing Sub-annual Economic Indicators in New Zealand
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OECD STESWP Short term economic indicators at Statistics New Zealand Louise Holmes-Oliver
Outline • Sub-annual Business Indicators • Electronic card transaction series • Future plans
Sub-annual Business Indicators • Overseas Trade • Retail • Building consents • Accommodation • Building activity • Electronic Card Transactions • Wholesale • Manufacturing
Electronic Card Transactions Introduction Coverage Use Challenges
Coverage • Transactions through POS terminals • Debit, credit and charge card • Total • Retail • Core Retail • Actual, SA, trend values • Transaction Volumes
Challenges • Private supplier • Methodological • Consistency of supply • Expansion of use
Future directions Statistical architecture model
Survey Data Tax Data Subannual Financial Information Current Practice
Survey Data Tax Data Subannual Financial Information Future
Principles • Maintain quality • Use administrative data where possible • Surveys used to fill the gaps • Integrated using population frames • Support microdata analysis • Use best quality admin data first
Sample Surveys Administrative Data Database Strategy BusinessFrame Economic Statistics
Questions? www.stats.govt.nz Louise.holmes-oliver@stats.govt.nz