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Economic statistics

The Auckland regional economy is estimated to have grown by 2.4% in the June 2007 year.

Economic growth in Auckland is forecast to rise slightly to 2.6% in the year to June 2008, and then to rise further to 3.4% in the following year. A sustained lift from 2009 to 2011 is forecast.

  • around 45% of jobs in the region are involved in property and business services (17.3%), manufacturing (14.6%), and retail trade (12.3%)
  • the region's unemployment rate was 3.9% in the year to September 2007.

Further information can be found in the annual Auckland region business and economy update.

Auckland Business and Economy 2007 update (769.0 KB PDF)
Business and Economy Report 2007 (1.3 MB PDF)

For further information on population and statistics, please contact the Social and Economic Research and Monitoring Team at the ARC.