Data and analysis
We deliver a range of data, statistics, modelling, research and analytical papers.
On this page
Data and statistics
COVID-19
| Managed isolation and quarantine data | Daily updates of statistics covering managed isolation and quarantine occupancy, projected occupancy over the next 14 days, total returnees to New Zealand, incident reports and Ministry of Health testing data. |
| COVID-19 data | MBIE has been sourcing, analysing and interpreting a wide range of data related to the impact of COVID-19 and on recovery options. This includes real time and historic data about the economy across a range of areas. |
Energy
| Energy in New Zealand | Annual publication analysing data from New Zealand’s energy sector |
| Coal statistics | Data tables for coal production in New Zealand |
| Oil statistics | Data tables for oil production in New Zealand |
| Gas statistics | Data tables for gas production in New Zealand |
| Renewables statistics | Data tables for renewable energy resources in New Zealand |
| Electricity statistics | Data tables for electricity production in New Zealand |
| Energy prices | Real and nominal price data relating to New Zealand’s energy prices |
| Electricity cost and price monitoring | Household sales-based electricity cost data and publicly advertised retail electricity tariff data |
| New Zealand energy sector greenhouse gas emissions | Data tables showing greenhouse gas emissions from New Zealand's energy sector |
| Energy balances | Latest energy balance tables for New Zealand, showing how energy supply and demand by sector varies by energy fuel type |
| Weekly fuel price monitoring | Data from weekly monitoring of importer margins for regular petrol and automotive diesel |
| Petroleum reserves data | Data detailing New Zealand’s petroleum reserves |
Tourism
| Tourism Evidence and Insights Centre(external link) | Brings together tourism data, research and reports from a wide range of sources into one easy-to-use tool |
| International Visitor Survey | Measures of the expenditure, characteristics and behaviours of international visitors to New Zealand |
| Tourism Electronic Card Transactions | An interim replacement to Monthly Regional tourism Estimates (MRTEs) that provide insights into monthly tourism spend |
| Accommodation Data Programme | Information about short-term accommodation activity in New Zealand at national, regional, and lower levels |
| Tourism and the economy | Also called Tourism Satellite Account (TSA), this data shows the impact of tourism on the economy in terms of expenditure and employment |
Employment
| Jobs Online | Measures of changes in job vacancies advertised by businesses on 3 internet job boards |
| Labour Market Dashboard(external link) | Self-service tool which displays labour market information from many different sources |
Economic development
| Regional Economic Activity Web Tool(external link) | Tool allow to compare a wide range of economic indicators for the various regions of New Zealand |
| New Zealand Sectors Dashboard(external link) | Range of datasets on the New Zealand economy, by sector, with data from MBIE and Stats New Zealand |
| Modelled Territorial Authority GDP | Explore the data and compare the GDPs of different territorial authorities and industries in New Zealand |
Immigration
| Migration trends data explorer (external link) | The migration trends data explorer enables users of migration data to easily access the data they need to address the overarching research themes and enduring questions that relate to migration in New Zealand. |
Procurement
| Award notice data | New Zealand award notice data published by government agencies on the Government Electronic Tender Service (GETS). |
Our datasets on data.govt.nz
We have more than 30 datasets available, ranging across a lot of topics.
Research and analysis
This section has analysis of trends in the data we have been collecting ourselves, or from other organisations.
Economic development
| Economic trends in the screen sector | Data and analysis of economic trends within New Zealand’s screen sector. |
Energy
| Energy in New Zealand | Annual publication analysing data from New Zealand’s energy sector |
Tourism
| Tourism data insights | Rich information and analysis of a range of tourism issues |
| International Visitor Survey | Measures of the expenditure, characteristics and behaviours of international visitors to New Zealand |
Employment
| Labour Market Statistics Snapshot | A quarterly update of labour market statistics, providing an overview of the current state of the labour market. |
| Quarterly Labour Market Report | Combines our labour market monitoring programme with the latest developments in the labour market to paint a summary of labour market trends up to the latest quarter. |
| Māori labour market trends | Statistical and report-based information about Māori in the labour market and in business. |
| Pacific Peoples labour market trends | Provides information on national employment by industry, occupation, and regional employment for Pacific Peoples. |
Immigration
| Migration trends reports | Annual report series Examines trends in temporary and permanent migration to and from New Zealand |
| Pacific migrants trends report | Migration trends of migrants from the Pacific over the last 5 years using Immigration New Zealand data |
| Regional migration trends reports | Annual report Overview of migrant population and the impact migrants have on each region’s labour market |
| Migrant and community experience of migration | Regular survey of migrants and their experiences of life in New Zealand and New Zealanders about their perceptions of migrants. |
| Immigration New Zealand advisers' survey | Survey evaluating the level of customer service provided by Immigration NZ branches worldwide. |
| Migrant Youth Information Project | One-off research project resulting in 2 publications in 2017. |
Research, Science and Innovation
| Research, Science and Innovation System Performance Report(external link) — Shinyapps | The Research Science and Innovation System Performance Report provides a snapshot of how the New Zealand science and innovation system is performing in major areas. It covers: people; skills; knowledge; infrastructure and funding across government; education and business. |
| Diversity Data Dashboard - Science System Investment and Performance(external link) — Shinyapps | Our Diversity Data Dashboard allows you to view the diversity data we have collected and gain an oversight into the diversity of applicants that have applied for MBIE science funding since 2019. You can use it to see a picture of the diversity of our funding applications, whether successful or not, by fund, year, and information type. |
Our research reports
You can access all of our research and evaluation reports in our document library.
Modelling and forecasting
In this section are in-depth analytical pieces of research into projecting how markets operate.
Energy
Our Energy modelling work programme produces projections of future energy supply, demand, prices and emissions.
The Energy publications and technical papers page lists energy statistics and modelling publications and technical papers, reports and guides, produced by or for us.
Publications and technical papers
Tourism
Our International tourism forecasts are based on econometric modelling, current trends and forecasts of international factors, and are developed with tourism industry input.
International tourism forecasts
Employment
Short-term employment forecasts (3 years)
Medium to long-term employment forecasts (5-10 years)
Methodologies
The International Visitor Survey methodology page includes information about the survey's purpose, quality targets, population, sampling, data processing, analysis and outputs.
Occasional papers
These papers have been produced or commissioned by us and contain important insights on issues relevant to our policy portfolios.
Our most recent occasional papers
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Regional economic resilience in New Zealand - Summary [PDF 402KB]
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Regional economic resilience in New Zealand [PDF 2.1MB]
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Which analytical tools are suited to transformative change? — Summary [PDF 408KB]
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How effective are resilience-focused policies? Summary of literature review [PDF 473KB]
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How effective are resilience-focused policies? A literature review [PDF 990KB]
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Which analytical tools are suited to transformative change? [PDF 906KB]
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Resilience – definitions, concepts and measurement: A literature review [PDF 1.5MB]
Last updated: 08 March 2024