Experimental initiatives
This is our experimental section. The data used here is not necessarily the latest available, and may be inaccurate.
We're working on ways to make our data more relevant and easy to use, and want to hear from you about some of our ideas.
We've published these experimental data series, tools, and methods so you can try them out and help us determine whether we're on the right track. We'll use your feedback to figure out what initiatives are useful, and what we could do to develop them further.
As we develop, test, and refine our products and services, we'll keep you up to date here.
Employment stocks and flows series
This experimental dataset uses tax data to produce a monthly labour market series.
Employment indicators: Experimental weekly series
The experimental weekly series provides an early indicator of employment and labour market changes in a more timely manner than the monthly employment indicators series.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): September 2024 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts and balance sheets, to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy. We have published these experimental estimates on a quarterly basis since the first release for the March 2021 quarter.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): June 2024 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts and balance sheets, to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
COVID-19 data portal
This data portal is no longer operational. It reported on economic, environmental, and social aspects of COVID-19’s impact on New Zealand and its recovery.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): March 2024 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts and balance sheets to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy. We have published these experimental estimates on a quarterly basis since the first release in the March 2021 quarter.
Business performance benchmarker
Use the business performance benchmarker data to find key financial performance and benchmark statistics for business planning, or to compare your business against similar businesses.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): December 2023 quarter
Access experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts and balance sheets to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
Experimental building indicators: December 2023 quarter
This experimental release uses inspections and code compliance certificate data for a selection of building consent authorities to provide an estimate of construction timelines and completion rates.
Information for Māori about the experimental administrative population census
Brings together information that is most directly relevant to iwi-Māori to support their use of the data and involvement in the development of the administrative population census.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): September 2023 quarter
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities) are experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
Experimental administrative population census (third iteration) – data files
Download detailed data and machine-readable files from Experimental administrative population census (third iteration).
Experimental administrative population census
Derives census-type information from linked administrative data in the Integrated Data Infrastructure. The administrative population census is part of Stats NZ’s census transformation programme, which explores the use of administrative data to produce census information.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): June 2023 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): March 2023 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): December 2022 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy. We have published these experimental estimates on a quarterly basis since the first release in March 2021 quarter.
Retail trade dashboard
Retail trade dashboard makes business data easy to understand. Find out how retail industries have performed over time. View and download data for a specific retail industry, compare retail industries, or get data by geographical area.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): September 2022 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
Improving estimation of the top end of the wealth distribution: A preliminary approach
Explores the use of statistical modelling to improve estimation of high wealth in New Zealand.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): June 2022 quarter
We have developed experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy. We have published these experimental estimates on a quarterly basis since the first release in March 2021 quarter.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): March 2022 quarter
New experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
Experimental building indicators: March 2022 quarter
This experimental release uses inspections and code compliance certificate data for a selection of building consent authorities to provide an estimate of construction timelines and completion rates.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): December 2021 quarter
We have developed new experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): September 2021 quarter
Stats NZ has developed new experimental quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s production-based emissions. This is done within the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework in order to track emissions in relation to economic activity.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): September 2021 quarter
We have developed new experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy. These new estimates will be produced each quarter, starting from the March 2021 quarter.
Top suppliers and users of products
Interactive tool that shows who supplies a given product in New Zealand and who uses it.
Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): June 2021 quarter
Stats NZ has developed new experimental quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s production-based emissions. This is done within the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework in order to track emissions in relation to economic activity.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): June 2021 quarter
We have developed new experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy. These new estimates will be produced each quarter, starting from the March 2021 quarter.
Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): March 2021 quarter
Stats NZ has developed new experimental quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s production-based emissions. This is done within the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework in order to track emissions in relation to economic activity.
National accounts (income, saving, assets, and liabilities): March 2021 quarter
We have developed new experimental quarterly estimates for institutional sector accounts, balance sheets, and the nominal income measure of quarterly gross domestic product (GDP), to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s economy.
Experimental estimates of income from linked administrative data
Try out our experimental income estimates from linked administrative data.
Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): December 2020 quarter
Stats NZ has developed new experimental quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s production-based emissions. This is done within the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA) framework in order to track emissions in relation to economic activity.
Greenhouse gas emissions (industry and household): September 2020 quarter
Stats NZ has developed new experimental quarterly estimates of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, to provide more timely data on New Zealand’s production-based emissions.
Stats NZ open data API
The Stats NZ open data API offered machine-readable access to datasets. It closed on 30 August 2024.
Business data collection
A new quarterly collection of financial business data, covering most of New Zealand’s economy.
Flows in employment status
Try our experimental visualisation tool to see people’s transitions from one employment status to another.
New Zealand’s quarterly income, saving, assets, and liabilities
This report and accompanying experimental series provide information on New Zealand’s quarterly income, saving, assets and liabilities.
Quarterly data for goods and services trade by country
This experimental dataset combines data from two sources to produce goods and services trade by country data on a quarterly basis, starting March 2015 quarter to December 2019 quarter.
Visitor expenditure in New Zealand using an experimental series
Test out our experimental time series for international visitor expenditure in New Zealand for the 10 years to the March 2020 quarter. It is an alternative way of estimating visitor expenditure.
Provisional indications – effects of coronavirus outbreak on New Zealand trade with China
This page presents New Zealand’s daily export trade with China from 27 January 2020. It compares 2020 values with those from previous years, to show the potential impacts of COVID-19 since its outbreak in late 2019.
Indirect seasonal adjustment of goods imports
Presents a proposed alternative method for assessing seasonal patterns in goods imports.
Overseas trade price indexes through a multilateral method
Overseas trade price indexes through a multilateral method now forms part of the ongoing quarterly publication of international trade.
Top suppliers and users of products 2013
See Top suppliers and users of products 2020 for the latest updated to this interactive tool.
Which industries contributed to New Zealand’s GDP?
We updated this tool in November 2020 and it is no longer experimental. See the latest version Which industries contributed to New Zealand's GDP on our Tools page.
Where do your rates go?
Where do your rates go? is an interactive tool that shows how local councils spend the income they get from rates.
Accommodation and the sharing economy in New Zealand
Read about the experimental work on estimating the accommodation-sharing economy in New Zealand from 2013 to 2018.
New Zealand trade dashboard
This experimental initiative ended on 2 June 2021. For international trade data go to the New Zealand trade dashboard tool.
How wealthy am I?
Kiwis can see how their wealth measures up against the rest of New Zealand in a new simple to use online tool
New Zealand's largest goods imports from the world
Use this experimental map to see New Zealand’s largest goods imports by type from different countries around the world.
National accounts: Distribution of household income, consumption, and saving
Give us feedback on our experimental series on the distribution of household income, consumption, and saving across different household groups.
New Zealand's largest exports to the world
This experimental visualisation shows New Zealand’s main exports to the world on a ‘chalkboard’.
Internal migration cartograms
These cartograms present a different view of internal migration statistics, allowing you to more easily compare small geographic areas with large ones.
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Tourism and migration data visualiser
View international travel and migration data. Download data as graphs and CSVs.
Iwi cultural well-being from Te Kupenga 2013 (corrected)
Find information about the cultural well-being of iwi who had survey respondents in Te Kupenga.
Experimental population estimates from linked administrative data
View experimental population estimates for New Zealand derived from linked administrative data in the Integrated Data Infrastructure (IDI).
Skills mismatch in the labour market
Find guidance to help you choose the appropriate measures to answer your specific policy questions.
Stats for iwi
Find information on whanau (family), mātauranga (knowledge), wairua (spirituality), ora (life), ahurea (culture), and reo (language).
Living-costs explorer
Try our new data visualisation tool, which lets you take a closer look at the richness of data within the household living-costs price indexes.
Interactive map of new dwellings consented
See where new dwellings have been consented across New Zealand in the last year.
Data search bot
Try the experimental Stats NZ data search bot to find datasets in NZ.Stat and Infoshare.
Data Knowledge Centre
This prototype can help you find, use, and manage New Zealand government data.
Experimental dwelling estimates
View experimental estimates of quarterly residential dwellings completed and dwelling stocks around New Zealand.
API initiative
This initiative closed on 21 November 2018. The APIs are no longer available.
Experimental non-wage labour cost indicators
View experimental indexes for non-wage labour costs.
