Additional Information
The following information forms part of the Budget Economic and Fiscal Update 2007 (Budget Update), released by the Treasury on 17 May 2007. This information provides users of the Budget Update with further detail and should be read in conjunction with the published document. The information contains:
- Detailed economic forecast information – these tables provide some more detailed breakdowns of the economic forecasts
- Additional fiscal indicators – estimates of the cyclically-adjusted balance and fiscal impulse
- Core Crown reconciliations – additional core Crown information including a reconciliation of the operating balance to net core Crown debt and core Crown net cash flows from operations to the operating balance
- Tax tables – detailed tax revenue and receipts tables comparing Treasury’s forecasts with IRD’s forecasts
- Contingent liabilities and contingent assets – write-ups of the nature of each item in the tables outlined in the Budget Update Specific Fiscal Risks chapter
- Crown accounting policies – outline of the specific Crown accounting policies and forecast assumptions. The published GAAP tables only provide a summary.
- Old GAAP tables – 2006 actual, 2007 previous budget and 2007 estimated actual financial statements in the Old GAAP format. The published GAAP tables in the Budget Update are shown in a new format resulting from the transition to New Zealand International Financial Reporting Standards (“New GAAP”).
Detailed Economic Forecast Information
The following tables provide additional detail on the economic forecasts presented in the Budget Update.
| Actual | Seasonally Adjusted | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $ million | Annual % change | Annual Average % change | $million | Quarterly % change | |
| 2004Q1 | 30,103 | 4.7 | 3.5 | 30,361 | 1.9 |
| 2004Q2 | 29,945 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 30,625 | 0.9 |
| 2004Q3 | 30,436 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 30,783 | 0.5 |
| 2004Q4 | 32,180 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 30,911 | 0.4 |
| 2005Q1 | 30,851 | 2.5 | 3.9 | 31,102 | 0.6 |
| 2005Q2 | 30,756 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 31,426 | 1.0 |
| 2005Q3 | 31,117 | 2.2 | 2.8 | 31,460 | 0.1 |
| 2005Q4 | 32,663 | 1.5 | 2.2 | 31,417 | -0.1 |
| 2006Q1 | 31,392 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 31,637 | 0.7 |
| 2006Q2 | 31,089 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 31,749 | 0.4 |
| 2006Q3 | 31,486 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 31,832 | 0.3 |
| 2006Q4 | 33,339 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 32,088 | 0.8 |
| 2007Q1 | 32,126 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 32,377 | 0.9 |
| 2007Q2 | 31,926 | 2.7 | 2.1 | 32,603 | 0.7 |
| 2007Q3 | 32,435 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 32,792 | 0.6 |
| 2007Q4 | 34,195 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 32,912 | 0.4 |
| 2008Q1 | 32,788 | 2.1 | 2.6 | 33,043 | 0.4 |
| 2008Q2 | 32,453 | 1.7 | 2.3 | 33,142 | 0.3 |
| 2008Q3 | 32,906 | 1.5 | 1.9 | 33,267 | 0.4 |
| 2008Q4 | 34,734 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 33,430 | 0.5 |
| 2009Q1 | 33,415 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 33,675 | 0.7 |
| 2009Q2 | 33,241 | 2.4 | 1.8 | 33,947 | 0.8 |
| 2009Q3 | 33,827 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 34,199 | 0.7 |
| 2009Q4 | 35,790 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 34,447 | 0.7 |
| 2010Q1 | 34,427 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 34,696 | 0.7 |
| 2010Q2 | 34,236 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 34,962 | 0.8 |
| 2010Q3 | 34,875 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 35,258 | 0.8 |
| 2010Q4 | 36,935 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 35,549 | 0.8 |
| 2011Q1 | 35,550 | 3.3 | 3.1 | 35,827 | 0.8 |
| 2011Q2 | 35,349 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 36,099 | 0.8 |
| Index | Quarterly % change | Annual % change | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004Q1 | 928 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
| 2004Q2 | 935 | 0.8 | 2.4 |
| 2004Q3 | 941 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 2004Q4 | 949 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 2005Q1 | 953 | 0.4 | 2.8 |
| 2005Q2 | 962 | 0.9 | 2.8 |
| 2005Q3 | 973 | 1.1 | 3.4 |
| 2005Q4 | 979 | 0.7 | 3.2 |
| 2006Q1 | 985 | 0.6 | 3.3 |
| 2006Q2 | 1000 | 1.5 | 4.0 |
| 2006Q3 | 1007 | 0.7 | 3.5 |
| 2006Q4 | 1005 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| 2007Q1 | 1011 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 2007Q2 | 1018 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| 2007Q3 | 1024 | 0.6 | 1.7 |
| 2007Q4 | 1031 | 0.7 | 2.6 |
| 2008Q1 | 1038 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 2008Q2 | 1044 | 0.6 | 2.6 |
| 2008Q3 | 1050 | 0.6 | 2.5 |
| 2008Q4 | 1056 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 2009Q1 | 1063 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 2009Q2 | 1069 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2009Q3 | 1075 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2009Q4 | 1081 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2010Q1 | 1088 | 0.6 | 2.4 |
| 2010Q2 | 1094 | 0.6 | 2.3 |
| 2010Q3 | 1100 | 0.5 | 2.3 |
| 2010Q4 | 1105 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 2011Q1 | 1111 | 0.5 | 2.2 |
| 2011Q2 | 1117 | 0.5 | 2.1 |
Source: Statistics New Zealand, The Treasury
| 2006 Actual | 2007 Estimate | 2008 Forecast | 2009 Forecast | 2010 Forecast | 2011 Forecast | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March Year | $ mill | %vol | %pr | $ mill | %vol | %pr | $ mill | %vol | %pr | $ mill | %vol | %pr | $ mill | %vol | %pr | $ mill |
| Consumption: | ||||||||||||||||
| - Private | 93,182 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 97,551 | 3.2 | 1.9 | 102,576 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 106,530 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 110,371 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 114,304 |
| - Public | 28,545 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 30,864 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 32,662 | 3.9 | 2.6 | 34,818 | 4.0 | 2.1 | 36,968 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 39,006 |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation: | ||||||||||||||||
| - Residential | 10,399 | -2.3 | 5.3 | 10,705 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 11,405 | -1.9 | 0.8 | 11,278 | -0.5 | 0.9 | 11,313 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 11,553 |
| - Market [*] | 24,312 | -4.6 | 1.9 | 23,644 | 5.8 | -2.7 | 24,319 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 24,475 | 1.4 | 1.7 | 25,253 | 4.2 | 1.8 | 26,780 |
| - Non-market [**] | 2,599 | -3.4 | 4.6 | 2,629 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 2,899 | -0.5 | 5.2 | 3,033 | -1.7 | 5.3 | 3,138 | -0.3 | 5.3 | 3,295 |
| -Total all sectors | 37,310 | -4.0 | 3.2 | 36,977 | 4.9 | -0.4 | 38,623 | -0.3 | 0.7 | 38,786 | 0.8 | 1.5 | 39,705 | 3.3 | 1.5 | 41,628 |
| Change in Stocks | 696 | -24 | -17 | -106 | -188 | -215 | ||||||||||
| Gross National Expenditure | 159,733 | -0.8 | 2.7 | 165,368 | -0.3 | -5.9 | 173,843 | 1.3 | 2.2 | 180,027 | 2.0 | 3.4 | 186,856 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 194,725 |
| Exports | 43,290 | 3.1 | 6.4 | 47,448 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 47,465 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 50,943 | 4.1 | 8.3 | 57,438 | 4.1 | 5.7 | 63,226 |
| Imports | 47,469 | -1.2 | 7.4 | 50,397 | 4.8 | -5.7 | 49,808 | 2.2 | 5.0 | 53,442 | 0.4 | 10.6 | 59,356 | 1.6 | 6.3 | 64,120 |
| Expenditure on GDP | 155,554 | 2.1 | 2.3 | 162,419 | 2.9 | 2.6 | 171,500 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 177,528 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 184,938 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 193,831 |
| Statistical Discrepancy | 331 | 358 | 393 | 417 | 445 | 480 | ||||||||||
| Gross Domestic Product | 155,885 | 162,777 | 171,893 | 177,944 | 185,384 | 194,311 | ||||||||||
| Compensation of employees | 67,968 | 6.6 | 72,473 | 4.9 | 75,992 | 4.8 | 79,666 | 4.6 | 83,346 | 5.0 | 87,549 | |||||
| Operating Surplus, net: | ||||||||||||||||
| - Agriculture | 4,010 | 15.0 | 4,612 | 11.0 | 5,119 | 8.0 | 5,528 | 9.0 | 6,026 | 7.0 | 6,448 | |||||
| - Other | 42,847 | -0.9 | 42,442 | 6.4 | 45,142 | -0.6 | 44,893 | 2.2 | 45,860 | 4.2 | 47,764 | |||||
| -Total all sectors | 46,857 | 0.4 | 47,053 | 6.8 | 50,261 | 0.3 | 50,421 | 2.9 | 51,886 | 4.5 | 54,212 | |||||
| Consumption of fixed capital | 21,069 | 5.5 | 22,228 | 5.5 | 23,450 | 5.5 | 24,740 | 5.5 | 26,101 | 5.5 | 27,536 | |||||
| Indirect Taxes | 20,531 | 5.0 | 21,564 | 5.4 | 22,730 | 4.1 | 23,657 | 3.9 | 24,591 | 3.9 | 25,554 | |||||
| Less subsidies | 540 | 0.0 | 540 | 0.0 | 540 | 0.0 | 540 | 0.0 | 540 | 0.0 | 540 | |||||
| Gross Domestic Product | 155,885 | 4.4 | 162,777 | 5.6 | 171,893 | 3.5 | 177,944 | 4.2 | 185,384 | 4.8 | 194,311 | |||||

