SMEs and Industry Sectors
Enterprises on the Statistics New Zealand Business Frame are assigned to different
industrial sectors using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification
(ANZSIC).
Statistics on farming businesses (ANZSIC
A01) are removed to allow for comparison of data produced for recent business demography
releases (which exclude farming). However, statistics on farming businesses are
available from Statistics New Zealand on request.5
The enterprise
ANZSIC
is derived from the
ANZSIC
and employment levels of the geographic unit(s) belonging to that enterprise. A
geographic unit (or business location) is assigned to an
ANZSIC
category according to the predominant business activity in which it is engaged.
ANZSIC
industry classifications used in this report are:
| A |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing |
| B |
Mining |
| C |
Manufacturing |
| D |
Electricity, gas and water supply |
| E |
Construction |
| F |
Wholesale trade |
| G |
Retail trade |
| H |
Accommodation, cafes and restaurants |
| I |
Transport and storage |
| J |
Communication services |
| K |
Finance and insurance |
| L |
Property and business services |
| M |
Government administration and defence |
| N |
Education |
| O |
Health and community services |
| P |
Cultural and recreational services |
| Q |
Personal and other services |
SMEs constitute over
90 percent of enterprises in most industries.
SMEs are most predominant
in the property and business services sector, accounting for 98.7 percent of all
enterprises in this industry, as at February 2005.
SMEs are dominant also in
the finance and insurance, communications services, construction, and personal and
other services industries, making up at least 98 percent of businesses in each of
these industry groups.
Figure 11: Percentage of Enterprises
by EC Size Group and
ANZSIC,
as at February 2005
| ANZSIC |
EC Size
Group |
| 0-5 |
6-19 |
20+ |
| A - Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing |
90.03% |
7.13% |
2.85% |
| B - Mining |
76.41% |
13.59% |
10.00% |
| C - Manufacturing |
71.65% |
18.59% |
9.76% |
| D - Electricity, Gas and Water Supply |
76.14% |
5.58% |
18.27% |
| E - Construction |
90.63% |
7.47% |
1.90% |
| F - Wholesale Trade |
79.44% |
14.85% |
5.72% |
| G - Retail Trade |
80.69% |
15.65% |
3.66% |
| H - Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants |
62.10% |
28.52% |
9.38% |
| I - Transport and Storage |
84.81% |
10.16% |
5.03% |
| J - Communication Services |
94.88% |
3.23% |
1.89% |
| K - Finance and Insurance |
94.27% |
3.92% |
1.81% |
| L - Property and Business Services |
95.16% |
3.58% |
1.26% |
| M - Government Administration and Defence |
14.15% |
8.29% |
77.56% |
| N - Education |
45.98% |
33.05% |
20.97% |
| O - Health and Community Services |
77.36% |
15.54% |
7.10% |
| P - Cultural and Recreational Services |
89.21% |
7.82% |
2.96% |
| Q - Personal and Other Services |
86.63% |
11.12% |
2.24% |
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