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SMEs in New Zealand: Structure and Dynamics - 2005

[ Last Updated 4 November 2005 ]

Figure 1: Number of Enterprises by Size, as at February 2004
Figure 2: Cumulative Enterprise Count by EC Size Group, as at February 2004
Figure 3: Total Employment by Enterprise Size, as at February 2004
Figure 4: Average EC per Enterprise, as at February 2004
Figure 5: Average EC per Enterprise Less Non-Employing Enterprises, as at February 2004
Figure 6: Employed Labour Force by Type of Employment, Year Ended March 2005
Figure 7: Full/Part-Time Employees by EC Size Group, as at February 2004
Figure 8: Average Value-Added Output per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 9: Total Value-Added Output by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 10: Significance of SMEs by ANZSIC Classification
Figure 11: Number of Geographic Units with 0-19 Employees by Regional Council Area, at February 2004
Figure 12: Percentage of Employees Employed by SMEs by Regional Council Area, at February 2004
Figure 13: Enterprise Entries, as at February 2004
Figure 14: Enterprise Exits, as at February 2004
Figure 15: Enterprise Entries and Exits, February 1998-2004
Figure 16: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group
Figure 17: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC
Figure 18: Continuation Rates of 2001 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group
Figure 19: Continuation Rates for 2001 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC
Figure 20: Transition Rates - Enterprises with Zero EC in 2000
Figure 21: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 1-5 EC in 2000
Figure 22: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 6-9 EC in 2000
Figure 23: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 10-19 EC in 2000
Figure 24: Average Real Profit per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 25: Total Real Profit by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 26: Average Real Sales and Other Income per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 27: Total Real Sales and Other Income by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 28: Average Real Salaries and Wages per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 29: Total Real Salaries and Wages by Enterprise Size 2003
Figure 30: Status in Employment by Males, 1990-2005
Figure 31: Status in Employment by Females, 1990-2005
Transition Rates - Enterprises with 20-49 EC in 2000
Transition Rates - Enterprises with 50-99 EC in 2000
Transition Rates - Enterprises with 100-499 EC in 2000
Transition Rates - Enterprises with 500+ Employees in 2000

Figure 1: Number of Enterprises by Size, as at February 2004

EC Size Group	Number of Enterprises	Percentage of Total
0) 0	209772	64.7%
1) 1-5	71820	22.1%
2) 6-9	16863	5.2%
3) 10-19	13885	4.3%
4) 20-49	7939	2.4%
5) 50-99	2240	0.7%
6) 100-499	1479	0.5%
7) 500+	295	0.1%
Total	324293

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 1: Number of Enterprises by Size, as at February 2004

Figure 2: Cumulative Enterprise Count by EC Size Group, as at February 2004

EC Size Group	Cumulative Number of Enterprises
0) 0	209772
1) 1-5	281592
2) 6-9	298455
3) 10-19	312340
4) 20-49	320279
5) 50-99	322519
6) 100-499	323998
7) 500+	324293

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 2: Cumulative Enterprise Count by EC Size Group, as at February 2004

Figure 3: Total Employment by Enterprise Size, as at February 2004

EC Size Group	Employee Count (EC)	Percentage of Total
0) 0	0	0.0%
1) 1-5	171160	10.4%
2) 6-9	121990	7.4%
3) 10-19	186050	11.3%
4) 20-49	234080	14.3%
5) 50-99	154170	9.4%
6) 100-499	295530	18.0%
7) 500+	479300	29.2%
Total	1642290

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 3: Total Employment by Enterprise Size, as at February 2004

Figure 4: Average EC per Enterprise, as at February 2004

Reference period	Average EC per enterprise
2000	5.17
2001	5.37
2002	5.36
2003	5.38
2004	5.06

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 4: Average EC per Enterprise, as at February 2004

Figure 5: Average EC per Enterprise Less Non-Employing Enterprises, as at February 2004

Reference period	Average EC per enterprise
2000	13.89
2001	14.15
2002	14.13
2003	14.14
2004	14.34

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 5: Average EC per Enterprise Less Non-Employing Enterprises, as at February 2004

Figure 6: Employed Labour Force by Type of Employment, Year Ended March 2005

Type of Employment	Percentage of Labour Force
Paid employee	80.9%
Self-employed	11.7%
Employer	6.8%
Unpaid relative assisting	0.6%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 6: Employed Labour Force by Type of Employment, Year Ended March 2005

Figure 7: Full/Part-Time Employees by EC Size Group, as at February 2004

EC Size Group	Percentage of employees engaged full-time	Percentage of employees engaged part-time
0) 0	-	-
1) 1-5	64.76%	35.25%
2) 6-9	67.05%	32.95%
3) 10-19	69.88%	30.12%
4) 20-49	72.84%	27.16%
5) 50-99	72.57%	27.44%
6) 100-499	73.76%	26.24%
7) 500+	72.60%	27.40%
Total	71.30%	28.70%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 7: Full/Part-Time Employees by EC Size Group, as at February 2004

Figure 8: Average Value-Added Output per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Value-Added ($) per RME
0) 0
1) 1-5	54,755
2) 6-9	41,253
3) 10-19	38,302
4) 20-49	38,631
5) 50-99	39,260
6) 100-499	66,329
7) 500+	38,287

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 8: Average Value-Added Output per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 9: Total Value-Added Output by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Value-Added ($)
0) 0	6,819
1) 1-5	8,350
2) 6-9	4,836
3) 10-19	6,928
4) 20-49	8,292
5) 50-99	5,415
6) 100-499	17,470
7) 500+	14,188

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 9: Total Value-Added Output by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 10: Significance of SMEs by ANZSIC Classification

ANZSIC	EC Size Group
ANZSIC	0 - 5	6 - 19	20 +
A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing	90.58%	6.67%	2.75%
B Mining	77.30%	13.52%	9.18%
C Manufacturing	72.53%	17.97%	9.50%
D Electricity, Gas and Water Supply	75.51%	6.12%	18.37%
E Construction	91.26%	6.98%	1.75%
F Wholesale Trade	79.94%	14.50%	5.56%
G Retail Trade	81.06%	15.36%	3.58%
H Accommodation, Cafes and Restaurants	63.69%	27.02%	9.29%
I Transport and Storage	85.05%	9.87%	5.08%
J Communication Services	95.01%	3.32%	1.66%
K Finance and Insurance	94.59%	3.76%	1.65%
L Property and Business Services	95.32%	3.46%	1.23%
M Government Administration and Defence	18.10%	8.10%	73.81%
N Education	44.60%	32.57%	22.83%
O Health and Community Services	77.91%	15.01%	7.08%
P Cultural and Recreational Services	89.33%	7.53%	3.14%
Q Personal and Other Services	87.11%	10.74%	2.15%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 10: Significance of SMEs by ANZSIC Classification

Figure 11: Number of Geographic Units with 0-19 Employees by Regional Council Area, at February 2004

Regional Council	Number of Geographic Units
Northland Region	11126
Auckland Region	114975
Waikato Region	28615
Bay of Plenty Region	20107
Gisborne Region	2710
Hawke's Bay Region	10588
Taranaki Region	7190
Manawatu-Wanganui Region	14570
Wellington Region	35696
West Coast Region	2168
Canterbury Region	37913
Otago Region	14622
Southland Region	6680
Tasman Region	3566
Nelson Region	4121
Marlborough Region	3836

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 11: Number of Geographic Units with 0-19 Employees by Regional Council Area, at February 2004

Figure 12: Percentage of Employees Employed by SMEs by Regional Council Area, at February 2004

Regional Council	Percentage of EC
Northland Region	37.70%
Auckland Region	27.36%
Waikato Region	33.09%
Bay of Plenty Region	35.38%
Gisborne Region	33.93%
Hawke's Bay Region	29.72%
Taranaki Region	32.69%
Manawatu-Wanganui Region	29.82%
Wellington Region	24.68%
West Coast Region	35.99%
Canterbury Region	28.29%
Otago Region	30.08%
Southland Region	29.04%
Tasman Region	42.86%
Nelson Region	27.75%
Marlborough Region	33.89%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 12: Percentage of Employees Employed by SMEs by Regional Council Area, at February 2004

Figure 13: Enterprise Entries, as at February 2004

EC Size Group	Enterprise Entries
0) 0	54373
1) 1-5	10106
2) 6-9	1521
3) 10-19	1000
4) 20-49	426
5) 50-99	94
6) 100-499	35
7) 500+	4

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 13: Enterprise Entries, as at February 2004

Figure 14: Enterprise Exits, as at February 2004

EC Size Group	Enterprise Exits
0) 0	30729
1) 1-5	5110
2) 6-9	1100
3) 10-19	784
4) 20-49	369
5) 50-99	88
6) 100-499	37
7) 500+	3

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 14: Enterprise Exits, as at February 2004

Figure 15: Enterprise Entries and Exits, February 1998-2004

Reference period	Enterprise Entries	Enterprise Exits
1998	58222	38700
1999	50731	47818
2000	66868	42007
2001	47324	48280
2002	50522	43145
2003	53972	40356
2004	67559	38220

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 15: Enterprise Entries and Exits, February 1998-2004

Figure 16: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	66.96%	54.14%	47.11%	41.24%
1) 1-5	85.34%	72.24%	63.02%	56.90%
2) 6-9	89.41%	77.22%	67.73%	60.56%
3) 10-19	89.29%	74.55%	66.07%	59.73%
4) 20-49	86.86%	77.25%	68.43%	62.35%
5) 50-99	93.69%	86.49%	83.78%	76.58%
6) 100-499	93.33%	85.00%	75.00%	71.67%
7) 500+	87.50%	75.00%	75.00%	75.00%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 16: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group

Figure 17: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC

ANZSIC	2001	2002	2003	2004
A	73.83%	62.02%	53.99%	43.84%
B	78.46%	60.00%	52.31%	46.15%
C	75.14%	62.32%	54.06%	48.08%
D	78.05%	70.73%	58.54%	53.66%
E	73.03%	59.33%	51.08%	45.40%
F	69.19%	55.95%	48.53%	42.99%
G	72.50%	57.54%	48.46%	42.12%
H	71.56%	54.53%	43.66%	35.99%
I	73.45%	59.50%	51.92%	46.44%
J	74.54%	57.28%	45.63%	38.94%
K	89.48%	79.64%	71.19%	56.86%
L	66.67%	55.07%	49.00%	43.98%
M	71.43%	57.14%	57.14%	57.14%
N	76.82%	65.61%	61.36%	56.67%
O	78.66%	67.44%	59.76%	54.96%
P	70.93%	56.39%	49.83%	45.68%
Q	72.90%	60.16%	51.88%	45.64%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 17: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC

Figure 18: Continuation Rates of 2001 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group

EC Size Group	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	71.76%	60.77%	53.38%
1) 1-5	85.75%	75.00%	67.20%
2) 6-9	88.67%	77.53%	70.70%
3) 10-19	89.91%	79.04%	71.99%
4) 20-49	89.39%	80.42%	70.28%
5) 50-99	93.26%	85.39%	80.90%
6) 100-499	96.77%	83.87%	80.65%
7) 500+	100.00%	100.00%	90.00%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 18: Continuation Rates of 2001 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group

Figure 19: Continuation Rates for 2001 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC

ANZSIC	2002	2003	2004
A	75.96%	63.79%	52.64%
B	87.76%	61.22%	61.22%
C	81.27%	71.07%	63.22%
D	85.19%	77.78%	77.78%
E	77.49%	65.96%	58.61%
F	75.97%	64.61%	56.30%
G	79.48%	66.14%	58.09%
H	74.46%	58.33%	48.28%
I	77.45%	63.55%	55.75%
J	77.35%	59.65%	49.76%
K	92.36%	84.50%	71.18%
L	70.72%	61.12%	54.96%
M	100.00%	100.00%	75.00%
N	78.35%	67.53%	60.71%
O	84.60%	76.34%	69.98%
P	72.86%	64.15%	56.92%
Q	76.70%	64.38%	57.19%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 19: Continuation Rates for 2001 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC

Figure 20: Transition Rates - Enterprises with Zero EC in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	94.31%	92.23%	90.45%	89.54%
1) 1-5	5.15%	6.95%	8.42%	9.10%
2) 6-9	0.26%	0.41%	0.58%	0.69%
3) 10-19	0.18%	0.25%	0.34%	0.41%
4) 20-49	0.07%	0.11%	0.16%	0.19%
5) 50-99	0.02%	0.03%	0.03%	0.04%
6) 100-499	0.01%	0.02%	0.02%	0.03%
7) 500+	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 20: Transition Rates - Enterprises with Zero EC in 2000

Figure 21: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 1-5 EC in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	12.69%	15.38%	16.98%	21.60%
1) 1-5	81.06%	76.09%	71.57%	65.69%
2) 6-9	5.47%	7.14%	9.24%	9.94%
3) 10-19	0.61%	1.12%	1.85%	2.29%
4) 20-49	0.13%	0.22%	0.30%	0.39%
5) 50-99	0.02%	0.03%	0.05%	0.07%
6) 100-499	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%	0.01%
7) 500+	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 21: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 1-5 EC in 2000

Figure 22: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 6-9 EC in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	3.05%	3.55%	4.31%	7.73%
1) 1-5	21.69%	24.83%	22.97%	21.83%
2) 6-9	60.10%	52.03%	47.96%	42.79%
3) 10-19	14.61%	18.50%	22.75%	24.74%
4) 20-49	0.47%	1.01%	1.86%	2.72%
5) 50-99	0.05%	0.05%	0.11%	0.15%
6) 100-499	0.02%	0.02%	0.04%	0.04%
7) 500+	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 22: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 6-9 EC in 2000

Figure 23: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 10-19 EC in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	2.01%	2.48%	3.24%	6.21%
1) 1-5	3.02%	5.10%	4.37%	4.63%
2) 6-9	14.79%	16.46%	14.76%	14.15%
3) 10-19	71.65%	63.58%	60.60%	55.68%
4) 20-49	8.32%	12.06%	16.43%	18.43%
5) 50-99	0.16%	0.24%	0.49%	0.77%
6) 100-499	0.06%	0.08%	0.11%	0.13%
7) 500+	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 23: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 10-19 EC in 2000

Figure 24: Average Real Profit per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Profit ($) per RME
0) 0
1) 1-5	26,296
2) 6-9	13,669
3) 10-19	9,948
4) 20-49	9,062
5) 50-99	6,848
6) 100-499	14,647
7) 500+	10,724

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 24: Average Real Profit per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 25: Total Real Profit by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Profit ($)
0) 0	4,429
1) 1-5	4,010
2) 6-9	1,603
3) 10-19	1,799
4) 20-49	1,945
5) 50-99	944
6) 100-499	3,858
7) 500+	3,974

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 25: Total Real Profit by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 26: Average Real Sales and Other Income per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Income ($) per RME
0) 0
1) 1-5	176,228
2) 6-9	144,663
3) 10-19	130,442
4) 20-49	147,629
5) 50-99	166,149
6) 100-499	235,051
7) 500+	184,728

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 26: Average Real Sales and Other Income per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 27: Total Real Sales and Other Income by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Income ($)
0) 0	22,408
1) 1-5	26,873
2) 6-9	16,960
3) 10-19	23,593
4) 20-49	31,689
5) 50-99	22,915
6) 100-499	61,908
7) 500+	68,453

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 27: Total Real Sales and Other Income by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 28: Average Real Salaries and Wages per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Wages ($) per RME
0) 0
1) 1-5	19,369
2) 6-9	20,674
3) 10-19	21,743
4) 20-49	27,029
5) 50-99	33,982
6) 100-499	30,210
7) 500+	32,369

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 28: Average Real Salaries and Wages per RME by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 29: Total Real Salaries and Wages by Enterprise Size 2003

EC Size Group	Wages ($)
0) 0	922
1) 1-5	2,954
2) 6-9	2,424
3) 10-19	3,933
4) 20-49	5,802
5) 50-99	4,687
6) 100-499	7,957
7) 500+	11,995

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 29: Total Real Salaries and Wages by Enterprise Size 2003

Figure 30: Status in Employment by Males, 1990-2005

Year	Paid Employee Number (000)	Employer Number (000)	Self-Employed Number (000)	Unpaid Relative Assisting Number (000)
1990	654.8	94.3	117.6	4
1991	646	84.7	119	6.5
1992	626.8	90.8	122.3	7.8
1993	633	90.8	127	6.8
1994	653.9	99.5	127	5
1995	700.6	98.5	127.8	5.9
1996	708.3	104.1	140.1	7.9
1997	728.2	93.5	144.8	6.1
1998	726.3	101.6	138	5.8
1999	708.6	95.5	156.5	6.5
2000	727.9	91.7	157.8	5.1
2001	751.4	89.1	156.8	4.9
2002	784.1	94.9	153.9	6.9
2003	789.8	105.5	151	4.8
2004	821.8	109.1	146.7	3.4
2005	855	95.4	158.8	2.7

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 30: Status in Employment by Males, 1990-2005

Figure 31: Status in Employment by Females, 1990-2005

Year	Paid Employee Number (000)	Employer Number (000)	Self-Employed Number (000)	Unpaid Relative Assisting Number (000)
1990	579.4	33.5	45.2	9.4
1991	575.9	31.8	49.2	12.2
1992	565.1	35.8	49.5	14.2
1993	575.5	34	51.4	12.2
1994	590.7	42.6	57.9	12.4
1995	626.9	38.3	60.9	8.9
1996	653.7	40.3	59.4	14.6
1997	666.1	35.1	68.3	13.1
1998	674.9	37.8	59.3	13.1
1999	680.2	40.2	68.7	12.3
2000	690.9	35.7	71.2	13.1
2001	716.2	39.3	68.9	9.2
2002	745.4	39	66.9	9.9
2003	759.5	39.7	70.6	7.3
2004	785.5	43.2	71.1	6.4
2005	816.4	42.3	76.1	6.7

→ Graphical Depiction of Figure 31: Status in Employment by Females, 1990-2005

Transition Rates - Enterprises with 20-49 EC in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	1.53%	1.89%	2.49%	5.01%
1) 1-5	1.14%	1.67%	1.72%	1.50%
2) 6-9	0.86%	1.39%	1.31%	1.52%
3) 10-19	10.74%	14.72%	14.22%	14.34%
4) 20-49	80.71%	72.37%	69.92%	65.90%
5) 50-99	4.80%	7.63%	9.75%	10.81%
6) 100-499	0.23%	0.33%	0.58%	0.90%
7) 500+	0.00%	0.00%	0.02%	0.02%

→ Graphical Depiction of Transition Rates - Enterprises with 20-49 EC in 2000

Transition Rates - Enterprises with 50-99 EC in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	0.93%	1.49%	2.10%	3.54%
1) 1-5	0.27%	0.63%	0.54%	0.87%
2) 6-9	0.22%	0.46%	0.24%	0.62%
3) 10-19	0.60%	1.26%	1.08%	1.30%
4) 20-49	10.73%	16.45%	16.00%	15.78%
5) 50-99	79.42%	68.19%	66.09%	60.62%
6) 100-499	7.83%	11.52%	13.95%	17.20%
7) 500+	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.06%

→ Graphical Depiction of Transition Rates - Enterprises with 50-99 EC in 2000

Transition Rates - Enterprises with 100-499 EC in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	0.79%	1.64%	2.51%	3.35%
1) 1-5	0.24%	0.66%	0.43%	0.44%
2) 6-9	0.24%	0.08%	0.17%	0.18%
3) 10-19	0.40%	0.41%	0.61%	0.71%
4) 20-49	1.11%	1.39%	1.73%	1.41%
5) 50-99	5.78%	9.11%	8.74%	9.44%
6) 100-499	90.10%	83.18%	81.06%	78.84%
7) 500+	1.35%	3.53%	4.76%	5.64%

→ Graphical Depiction of Transition Rates - Enterprises with 100-499 EC in 2000

Transition Rates - Enterprises with 500+ Employees in 2000

EC Size Group	2001	2002	2003	2004
0) 0	0.42%	0.00%	1.79%	4.07%
1) 1-5	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.45%
2) 6-9	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
3) 10-19	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%
4) 20-49	0.00%	0.43%	0.45%	0.45%
5) 50-99	0.42%	0.43%	0.45%	0.00%
6) 100-499	4.17%	6.47%	6.28%	5.88%
7) 500+	95.00%	92.67%	91.03%	89.14%

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