SMEs in New Zealand: Structure and Dynamics

[ Last Updated 7 November 2005 ]

Short Description This report provides a statistical summary of the nature of the small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in New Zealand in the year 2001

Author Industry and Regional Development Branch

Document Status

Archived

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Document Table of Contents

Summary
Introduction
Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs)
Structure of Business in New Zealand
Number of SMEs
SMEs Contribution to Employment
SMEs Contribution to Output
SMEs and Industry Sectors
Location of SMEs in New Zealand
Births and Deaths
Survival Rates of SMEs
Transition Rates
Performance Measure
Ethnicity, Gender and Employment Status
SMEs Internationally

List of Figures

Figure 1. Structure of Business in New Zealand
Figure 2. Number of Enterprises by Size
Figure 3. Number of FTEs by Size
Figure 4. Average FTEs per Enterprise
Figure 5. Full/Part Time Employees by Enterprise Size
Figure 6. Employed Labour Force by Type of Employment 2000
Figure 7. Total Sales and Other Income by Enterprise Size
Figure 8. Significance of SMEs by ANZSIC Classification
Figure 9. Geographic Units of SMEs by Regional Council Area
Figure 10. Percentage of FTEs Employed by SMEs by Regional Council Area
Figure 11. Enterprise Births 2000
Figure 12. Enterprise Deaths 2000
Figure 13. Enterprise Births and Deaths 1995-2000
Figure 14. Survival Rates of 1995 Enterprise Births
Figure 15. Survival Rates for 1995 Births by ANZSIC
Figure 16. Transition Rates - Enterprises with 0-5 FTEs in 1995
Figure 17. Transition Rates - Enterprises with 6-9 FTEs in 1995
Figure 18. Transition Rates - Enterprises with 10-19 FTEs in 1995
Figure 19. Transition Rates - Enterprises with 20-49 FTEs in 1995
Figure 20. Transition Rates - Enterprises with 50-99 FTEs in 1995
Figure 21. Transition Rates - Enterprises with 100+ FTEs in 1995
Figure 22. Real Profit per FTE by Enterprise Size
Figure 23. Total Real Profit by Enterprise Size
Figure 24. Average Real Sales and Other Income per FTE by Enterprise Size
Figure 25. Total Real Sales and Other Income by Enterprise Size
Figure 26. Average Real Salaries and Wages per FTE by Enterprise Size
Figure 27. Total Real Salaries and Wages by Enterprise Size

List of Tables

Table 1. Annual Percentage Change in Numbers of Enterprises (Years to February)
Table 2. Annual Percentage Change in Employees by Enterprise Size (Years to February)
Table 3. Employment Creation and Reduction by Enterprise Size February 1995 to February 2000
Table 4. Transition of Firms 1995-2000
Table 5. Average Performance Measures by Firm Size
Table 6. Ethnicity and Employment Type 1996
Table 7. Gender and Employment Type 1996
Table 8. Gender and Employment Type 2000
Table 9. Distribution of Employment by Firm Size
Table 10. Percentage of Employment in SMEs
Table 11. Size Distribution of Manufacturing Industry
Table 12. Average Establishments by Employment Size Class - Manufacturing