Knowledge Centre
Welcome to the Canterbury Development Corporation's knowledge centre, where you can find information about the Christchurch and Canterbury economies.
Part of our new focus is to become experts about the Christchurch and Canterbury economies.
The Canterbury Development Corporation tracks key indicators to assess how the city and region are performing. Studying our economic structure and performance trends allows us to identify areas of potential growth and need. Armed with that information, CDC can help Christchurch businesses and our region grow.
We’ve included here current indicator statistics as well as reports profiling Christchurch and its economic performance.
| Key Statistics | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Canterbury | Previous | Change | NZ | Change | |
| Unemployment 1 | Jun qtr | 4.8% | 5.5% | Down | 6.7% | Up |
| Participation Rate | Jun qtr | 69.3% | 70.1% | Down | 67.8% | Down |
| Retail Sales 2 | Jun 10 | $716m | $709m | Up | $5,591 | Up |
| Net Migration 3 | Jul 10 | 88 | (57) | Up | 1386 | Up |
| Real Estate Sales - median | Jul 10 | $328,250 | $340,000 | Down | $349,000 | Down |
| - # sales 4 | Jul 10 | 482 | 473 | Up | 4,411 | Down |
| Guest Nights 5 | Jun 10 | 265,000 | 291,000 | Down | 1,731,000 | Down |
| Commodity Prices 6 | Jul 10 | 266.3 | Down | |||
| Interest Rates 7 | Jul 10 | 3.23% | Up | |||
| Exchange Rates 8 | Jul 10 |
71.1 |
Up | |||
1 Statistics NZ: Household Labour Force Survey, unadjusted figures
2 Statistics NZ: Retail Trade Survey, seasonally adjusted figures
3 Statistics NZ: International Travel and Migration, permanent and long-term migration
4 REINZ, Christchurch Statistics
5 Statistics NZ Accommodation Survey
6 ANZ Commodity Price Index: World Price Index
7 RBNZ: 90 day bank bill yield
8 RBNZ: Trade Weighted Index
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Economist
For more information or suggestions contact me:
P: +64 3 378 0093
E: amy.marshall@cdc.org.nz
Christchurch and Canterbury Economic Outlooks:
- Previous Outlooks:
Quarterly Outlook- August 2010