Regional GDP growth
Stats NZ has released the growth in GDP in each region. This is nominal so not comparable to national GDP growth which is real. However it does allow us to see how much each region has grown economically.
In order of best to least best:
- Southland 11.0%
- Canterbury 10.6%
- Marlborough 10.3%
- Waikato 10.1%
- West Coast 7.8%
- Tasman/Nelson 7.8%
- Northland 7.7%
- Taranaki 7.2%
- Hawke’s Bay 6.4%
- Otago 6.3%
- Gisborne 5.9%
- Manawtau-Wanganui 5.6%
- Bay of Plenty 5.4%
- Auckland 5.1%
- Wellington 4.4%
Good to see so many provinces doing well. including Northland.