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 | Dec qtr | 5.7% | 5.9% | Down | 6.8% | Up |
| Participation Rate | Dec qtr | 69.4% | 70.5% | Down | 68.7% | Up |
| Retail Sales 2 | Dec 09 | $708m | $722m | Down | $5,522 | NC |
| Net Migration 3 | Dec 09 | 96 | 316 | Down | 1,371 | Down |
| Real Estate Sales - median | Jan 10 | $328,200 | $347,250 | Down | $35,000 | Down |
| - # sales 4 | Jan 10 | 339 | 506 | Down | 3,666 | Down |
| Guest Nights 5 | Dec 09 | 516,000 | 460,000 | Up | 3,242,000 | Up |
| Commodity Prices 6 | Jan 10 | 212.2 | Up | |||
| Interest Rates 7 | Jan 10 | 2.78% | NC | |||
| Exchange Rates 8 | Jan 10 | 66.1 | 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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Economic Analyst
For more information or suggestions contact me:
P: +64 3 378 0093
E: amy.marshall@cdc.org.nz
Quarterly Outlook-October 2009Key indicators:
Previous snapshots