Source: Statistics New Zealand
Business financial data: March 2026 quarter – information release
9 June 2026
Business financial data provides sales, purchases, salaries and wages, and operating profit estimates for most market industries in New Zealand, and information on stocks for selected industries. This collection uses a combination of survey, tax, and other administrative data.
Key facts
For all business financial data (BFD) industries, in the March 2026 quarter compared with the March 2025 quarter:
- sales were $200 billion, up $10 billion (5.3 percent)
- purchases were $140 billion, up $6.4 billion (4.8 percent)
- salaries and wages were $32 billion, up $892 million (2.9 percent)
- operating profit was $29 billion, up $2.8 billion (11 percent).
