SMEs in New Zealand: Structure and Dynamics - 2005

August 2005

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Contents

• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Summary of Key Results
  • Key Results as at February 2004
• Defining Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises
  • International Definitions
  • A Change of Definition?
• Change in the Business Frame and Employment Data
  • Employee Count
  • Why Change to an Employee Count?
  • Will an Employee Count Alter the Statistics on SMEs in New Zealand?
  • Agriculture Statistics
• Number of SMEs
• SMEs' Contribution to Employment
• SMEs' Contribution to Output
• SMEs and Industry Sectors
• Location of SMEs in New Zealand
• Entry to and Exit from Business Demographic Statistics
• Continuation Rates
• Patterns in Business Growth
• Performance Measures
• Ethnicity, Gender and Employment Status
• Overseas Equity
• SMEs Internationally
• Liability
• Terms and Definitions
• Appendix 1: Business Demography Statistics
  • Businesses Covered
  • Change in Business Frame Maintenance Strategy
  • Changes in Employment Data
  • Limitations of Business Demography Data
  • Data Quality
  • Industry Coverage
  • Availability of Information
• Appendix 2: Business Demography Modelled Employment Measures
  • Introduction
  • Methodology
  • Data Limitations
• Appendix 3: Transition Rates for Firms Employing More than 19 Employees
• Appendix 4: Working Proprietor Only Enterprises 2000-2003
• Feedback Form

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Number of Enterprises by Size, as at February 2004
• Figure 2: Cumulative Enterprise Count by EC Size Group, as at February 2004
• Figure 3: Total Employment by Enterprise Size, as at February 2004
• Figure 4: Average EC per Enterprise, as at February 2004
• Figure 5: Average EC per Enterprise Less Non-Employing Enterprises, as at February 2004
• Figure 6: Employed Labour Force by Type of Employment, Year Ended March 2005
• Figure 7: Full/Part-Time Employees by EC Size Group, as at February 2004
• Figure 8: Average Value-Added Output per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 9: Total Value-Added Output by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 10: Significance of SMEs by ANZSIC Classification
• Figure 11: Number of Geographic Units with 0-19 Employees by Regional Council Area, at February 2004
• Figure 12: Percentage of Employees Employed by SMEs by Regional Council Area, at February 2004
• Figure 13: Enterprise Entries, as at February 2004
• Figure 14: Enterprise Exits, as at February 2004
• Figure 15: Enterprise Entries and Exits, February 1998-2004
• Figure 16: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group
• Figure 17: Continuation Rates of 2000 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC
• Figure 18: Continuation Rates of 2001 Enterprise Entries by EC Size Group
• Figure 19: Continuation Rates for 2001 Enterprise Entries by ANZSIC
• Figure 20: Transition Rates - Enterprises with Zero EC in 2000
• Figure 21: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 1-5 EC in 2000
• Figure 22: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 6-9 EC in 2000
• Figure 23: Transition Rates - Enterprises with 10-19 EC in 2000
• Figure 24: Average Real Profit per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 25: Total Real Profit by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 26: Average Real Sales and Other Income per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 27: Total Real Sales and Other Income by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 28: Average Real Salaries and Wages per RME by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 29: Total Real Salaries and Wages by Enterprise Size 2003
• Figure 30: Status in Employment by Males, 1990-2005
• Figure 31: Status in Employment by Females, 1990-2005
• Transition Rates - Enterprises with 20-49 EC in 2000
• Transition Rates - Enterprises with 50-99 EC in 2000
• Transition Rates - Enterprises with 100-499 EC in 2000
• Transition Rates - Enterprises with 500+ Employees in 2000

List of Tables

• Table 1: Annual Percentage Change in Numbers of Enterprises, as at February 2004
• Table 2: Annual Percentage Change in Employment by Enterprise Size, as at February 2004
• Table 3: Employment Creation and Reduction by Enterprise Size, February 2000 to February 2004
• Table 4: Transition of Firms in Continued Existence, 2000-2004
• Table 5: Average Performance Measures by Firm Size 2003
• Table 6: Percentage Ethnic Groups by Status in Employment, 2001
• Table 7: Status in Employment by Gender, as at March 2005
• Table 8: Percentage of Businesses with Overseas Equity by EC Size Group, as at February 2003
• Table 9: Percentage of Businesses with Overseas Equity by EC Size Group, as at February 2004
• Table 10: Percentage of Firms by Size Class
• Table 11: Percentage of Employees by Size Class
• Enterprise Counts
• Enterprise Proportions