Annual Enterprise Survey 2011

More industry data published in 2011 In this release of the AES we have published data at a greater level of detail, level 4, of the New Zealand Standard Industrial Output Classification (NZSIOC) wherever possible. The change from level 3 to level 4 has been made to increase the relevance of the data to the statistical needs of users. Some industries continue to be published at level 3 of NZSIOC to preserve confidentiality. A survey redesign has enabled the publication of financial position data for all published industries for the first time. This data is available from 2009 through to 2011. Impact of the 2010/11 Canterbury and Christchurch earthquakes on 2011 Annual Enterprise Survey data Large earthquakes occurred in Christchurch in September 2010 and February 2011. These earthquakes and their aftershocks have had a significant influence on the ongoing economic output of businesses located in Christchurch. Some financial effects of these earthquakes can already be seen in the Excel tables (see the 'Downloads' box) for the central government and the general insurance industries. However, as the predominant balance date for this survey is 31 March 2011, just over a month after the February earthquake, the wider economic impacts of these events are not fully seen in this year's data. Use of Charities Commission data in 2011 To continue to reduce respondent load, in the 2011 financial year the AES sourced data for 1,519 charities from the Charities Commission. This is the first time that Charities Commission data has been used in this way. In previous years all these charities received the AES postal questionnaire. Treatment of local authorities data in the 2011 Annual Enterprise Survey In this year's AES release there has been a major change in how local authority industry activity has been treated. In previous years, local authority activity was included within the relevant industry for a particular local authority function. For example, activity undertaken by local authorities in areas such as construction, urban bus transport, libraries, and roading were included within the different industries that the activity relates to. This year, these functions, along with all other local authority activity, are included in the local government industry. This change has been made because of difficulty in matching local authority expenses with income by function. Agriculture fixed assets data The administrative data source (IR10) is the primary source used for capturing the agricultural, forestry, and fishing division (ANZSIC06 division A). IR10 data does not provide direct estimates of additions and disposals of fixed assets, so modelling is used to calculate these. The modelling of IR10 data is currently under review, so additions and disposals of fixed assets have been suppressed from the 'all industries' table and all agricultural industry tables in this release. en-NZ