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Valid From: ..	09/30/1986
To: ..	Ongoing
Frequency: ..	Annually

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Design
Purpose: The main objective of the Annual Enterprise Survey (AES) is to provide annual data for financial performance and financial position by broad industry groups. This annual overview of the economy provides:

• a measure of industry performance and financial structure, including economic ratios such as the return on assets and equity, debt ratios and gearing,

• the main accounting aggregates needed to construct current price annual industry based National Accounts estimates,

• improved annual benchmarks for the reconciliation of quarterly and annual Gross Domestic Product (GDP) estimates,

• the basis of annual updates of Input - Output tables,

• economic intelligence for the analysis of movements in different industries within the national economy,

• the framework to produce information required to meet the extension of National Accounts beyond the Production Account into Income and Outlay Account and Capital Finance Accounts.

General Information ..AES Redesign
AES underwent a major redesign in 1998, 1999 and 2009. The information below relates to the AES design from AES 1999 onwards.

The AES for 2007 forward has been designed and published using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification 2006 (ANZSIC06). Whereas AES from 1999-2006 was designed and published on an ANZSIC96 basis.
Target Population

The target population is all enterprises that operate within New Zealand. If the enterprise has one or more accounting divisions which operate entirely outside of New Zealand, only data for the accounting divisions operating within New Zealand is collected.

Population covered
AES coverage captures approximately 90 percent of New Zealand's GDP.

Specifically, an enterprise is included in the population if :

1. Its primary-derived Australian and New Zealand Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) is in scope*; and
2. Its institutional sector is not 5111 (households) or 6111 (rest of world); and
3. It has traded within the survey year (for greater than six months if a single geographic enterprise); and
4. It is economically significant

* The table below lists the exclusions to AES from AES 2007 onward, on an ANZSIC06 basis:

ANZSIC06 Activity	ANZSIC06 Code	New Zealand Standard Industrial Output Category (NZSIOC)	NZSIOC Code
Residential Property Operators	L671100	Residential Property Operators	LL121 (all)
Foreign Government Representation	O755200	Central Government and Justice	OO211 (part)
Religious Services	S954000	Religious Services	RS213 (all)
Private Households Employing Staff and Undifferentiated Goods- and Service-Producing Activities of Households for Own Use	S960100-300	Private Households Employing Staff	RS215 (all)

The table below lists the exclusions to AES from AES 1999-2006, on an ANZSIC96 basis:

ANZSIC96 Activity	ANZSIC96 Code	ANZIND96 Industry	ANZIND96 Code
Residential Property Operators	L771100-L771110	Residential Property Operators	L011 (all)
Foreign Government Representation	M813000	Central Government Administration	M011 (part)
Religious Organisations	Q961000	Religious Organisations	Q013 (all)
Private Household Employing Staff	Q970000	Private Households Employing Staff	Q012 (all)

Prior to 1999 a number of other industries were excluded. See "Summary of Impact of Changes" for changes to the coverage of AES over time.

Statistical Unit
A statistical unit is the level at which the survey is designed and forms the basis of sample selection. For AES this is the kind-of-activity unit (KAU).
(For a definition of 'KAU')

Selection Unit
A selection unit is the level at which a respondent to the survey is selected. For AES this is the enterprise unit.
(For a definition of 'enterprise')

Collection Unit
A collection unit is the level at which statistics are collected. For AES, this is the same as the statistical unit and is the kind-of-activity unit (KAU). The selection unit (enterprise) may contain many KAUs, meaning that if an enterprise is selected then all of its KAUs will be included in the AES survey.

Under Coverage
Businesses that are not economically significant are not selected into AES.
(For a definition of 'economically significant').

Population and Sample Size
(For a definition of 'Population')
(For a definition of 'Sample')

AES 2010
Population size 445,215 KAUs
Sample size 18,394 directly surveyed
302,235 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
3,648 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2009
Population size 453,409 KAUs
Sample size 20,513 directly surveyed
289,864 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
3,697 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2008
Population size 451,248 KAUs
Sample size 22,509 directly surveyed
221,185 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
3,711 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2007
Population size 440,904 KAUs
Sample size 22,088 directly surveyed
222,775 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
3,810 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2006
Population size 433,880 KAUs
Sample size 24,298 directly surveyed
225,223 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
3,895 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2005
Population size 417,026 KAUs
Sample size 22,420 directly surveyed
222,295 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
3,968 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2004
Population size 399,563 KAUs
Sample size 20,854 directly surveyed
239,569 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
4,151 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2003
Population size 366,790 KAUs
Sample size 20,588 directly surveyed
221,760 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
4,357 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2002
Population size 356,836 KAUs
Sample size 20,590 directly surveyed
222,462 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
4,358 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2001
Population size 357,900 KAUs
Sample size 20,505 directly surveyed
229,329 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
4,475 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 2000
Population size 354,820 KAUs
Sample size 20,540 directly surveyed
233,888 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
4,555 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 1999
Population size 339,128 KAUs
Sample size 20,756 directly surveyed
226,643 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
4,438 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 1998
Population size: 315,918 KAUs
Sample size: 20,500 directly surveyed
222,324 surveyed using tax data from the Inland Revenue Department
3,020 units were surveyed using other surveys

AES 1997
Population size: 195,986 KAUs
Sample size: 29,207 directly surveyed


Component Survey
From AES 2009, this survey has a one-component design, that collects both financial performance and position information.

From 1999 to 2008 however the AES had a two-component design:

• Component one collected financial position (balance sheet) data.
  Designed to provide accurate estimates for total assets and total liabilities for institutional sectors.
• Component two collected financial performance (profit, loss, fixed assets).
  Designed to provide accurate estimates of value added, total income and gross fixed capital formation by industry and for institutional sectors.

Design Variables
Design variables are the variables which determine the design of the survey. The survey is designed so that the chosen design variables meet a certain accuracy in the survey. This affects the sample size.

From AES 2009 the design variables are:

• Total assets,
• Total liabilities,
• Value added,
• Total income,
• Gross fixed capital formation.

From AES 1999 to AES 2008 there were five design variables:-
Component 1 (financial position)

• Total assets,
• Total liabilities

Component 2 (financial performance)

• Value added,
• Total income,
• Gross fixed capital formation.

For AES 1998, the design variables were:

• Value added,
• Total income,
• Gross fixed capital formation.

Prior to AES 1998 the design variable was

• Total income.

There are a number of questionnaires for AES. These are mostly industry specific :

• AF/NP/01 - "Private Non-Profit Organisations", sent to all sampled units with this sector classification
• AF/AL/1E - "Summary of Accounting Divisions", sent to enterprises with more than one KAU (multi KAUs)
• AF/AL/B - "Financial Position", sent to all units selected into the financial component survey only
• ##/##/PF - questionnaires suffixed with "PF", industry specific questionnaires sent to all units selected into the financial performance component survey only
• ##/##/01 - questionnaires suffixed with "01", industry specific questionnaires sent to all units selected into both component surveys.

Descriptor

Post-2009- Redesign

Redesign

Descriptor

Component:

Post-1999-Redesign

Redesign

Pre-

Redesign

Code

2010 Doc-link

2009 Doc-link

(industry/sector)

1= Financial position 2= Financial performance

Code

2008 Doc-link

2007 Doc-link

2006 Doc-link

2005 Doc-link

2004 Doc-link

2003 Doc-link 1998 Doc-link

2002 Doc-link

2001 Doc-link

2000 Doc-link

1999 Doc-link

Code

1998 Doc-link

Summary of Accounting Divisions

AF/AL/1E

N/A

Summary of Accounting Divisions

-

AF/AL/1E

N/A

N/A

N/A

N/A

BS/ES/1E

Services to Agriculture

AF/AC/01

Financial Position

1 only

AF/AL/B

-

-

-

Construction

AF/BC/01

Private Non-Profit Organisations

1,2

AF/NP/01

-

-

-

Building Trades

AF/BT/01

""

2 only

AF/NP/PF

-

-

-

Commercial Property

AF/CP/01

Agricultural Contractors

1,2

AF/AC/01

BS/ES/AC

Education

AF/ED/01

""

2 only

AF/AC/PF

-

-

-

Electricity and Gas Supply

AF/EL/01

Builders and Contractors

1,2

AF/BC/01

BS/ES/BC

Fishing

AF/FH/01

""

2 only

AF/BC/PF

-

-

-

Forestry and Logging

AF/FL/01

Building Services

1,2

AF/BT/01

BS/ES/BT

Financial Services

AF/FS/01

""

2 only

AF/BT/PF

-

-

-

General Insurance

AF/GI/01

Commercial Property

1,2

AF/CP/01

--

-

-

-

-

Hospitals and Nursing Homes

AF/HP/01

Education

1,2

AF/ED/01

BS/ES/ED

Life and Medical Insurance

AF/LI/01

NB. In 2010 this was split in to the two questionnaires below (HI and LI)

""

2 only

AF/ED/PF

-

-

-

Health Insurance

AF/HI/01

NB. In 2009 this was combined with the LI questionnaire.

Electricity

1,2

AF/EL/01

BS/ES/EL

Life Insurance

AF/LI/01

NB. In 2009 this was combined with the HI questionnaire.

Fishing

1,2

AF/FH/01

BS/ES/FH

Health Services

AF/MD/01

""

2 only

AF/FH/PF

-

-

-

Mining and Quarrying

AF/MQ/01

Forestry and Logging

1,2

AF/FL/01

BS/ES/FL

Manufacturing and Wholesale

AF/MW/01

""

2 only

AF/FL/PF

-

-

-

Education (including Private Non Profit)

AF/NE/01

Finance and Financial Services

1,2

AF/FS/01

BS/ES/FS

Hospitals and Nursing Homes (including Private Non Profit)

AF/NH/01

""

2 only

AF/FS/PF

-

-

-

Health Services (including Private Non Profit)

AF/NM/01

Gas Treatment and Distribution

1,2

AF/GA/01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

BS/ES/GA

Private Non Profit

AF/NP/01

General Insurance

1,2

AF/GI/01

BS/ES/GI

Services (including Private Non Profit)

AF/NS/01

Hospitals

1,2

AF/HP/01

BS/ES/HP

Oil Companies

AF/OC/01

""

2 only

AF/HP/PF

-

-

-

-

--

-

-

Racing Clubs

AF/RC/01

Life & Medical Insurance

1,2

AF/LI/01

BS/ES/LI

Real Estate

AF/RE/01

Medical Doctors

1,2

AF/MD/01

BS/ES/MD

Retail

AF/RT/01

""

2 only

AF/MD/PF

-

-

-

Services

AF/SV/01

Mining and Quarrying

1,2

AF/MQ/01

BS/ES/MQ

NZ Racing Board

AF/TA/01

""

2 only

AF/MQ/PF

-

-

-

Transport and Storage

AF/TP/01

Manufacturing and Wholesale

1,2

AF/MW/01

BS/ES/MW

""

2 only

AF/MW/PF

-

-

-

Oil Companies

1,2

AF/OC/01

BS/ES/OC

Producer Boards

1,2

AF/PB/01

-

-

-

-

-

-

BS/ES/PB

Racing Clubs

1,2

AF/RC/01

BS/ES/RC

""

2 only

AF/RC/PF

-

-

-

Real Estate Agents

1,2

AF/RE/01

BS/ES/RE

""

2 only

AF/RE/PF

-

-

-

Retail and Services

1,2

AF/RS/01

-

-

-

-

-

-

BS/ES/RS

""

2 only

AF/RS/PF

-

-

-

-

-

--

-

-

Retail Trade

1,2

AF/RT/01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

""

2 only

AF/RT/PF

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Services

1,2

AF/SV/01

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

""

2 only

AF/SV/PF

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

TAB

1,2

AF/TA/01

BS/ES/TA

Transport and Storage

1,2

AF/TP/01

BS/ES/TP

""

2 only

AF/TP/PF

-

-

-

Notes:
"-" indicates that no questionnaire exists
"N/A" indicates that a questionnaire exists, but that there is no link available

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Output Variables

Output variables are pieces of individual information that can be extracted from the survey/output data. Often output variables can be cross tabulated with other output variables, for example sales by industry classification. The list below contains all current and past output variables which have been released for this survey/output.
Variables
AES collects information for about 250 output variables.

These are derived from approximately 500 different linecodes asked on the AES questionnaires, 55 variables asked on IR10 questionnaires and other variables collected from other data sources. The majority of these are industry specific.

Published Variables

The 250 output variables are summarised into 38 published variables. These form the basis of data contained in the Hot Off The Press and tables held on the internet.

Financial Performance

Total Income	Total sales of goods and services, interest etc. received and all other income including extraordinaries.
Sales of Goods Not Further Processed	Sales of goods purchased for resale. This applies to manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries only. For other industries this variable is combined with sales of other goods & services.
Sales of Other Goods & Services	Sales of goods manufactured, income from services provided, gross income from renting and leasing of land and buildings, management fees.
Interest, Dividends & Donations	Interest (including resident withholding tax on interest), dividends and donations.
Government Grants & Subsidies	Gross income from direct government cash grants and subsidies. Includes employment subsidies.
Non Operating Income	Infrequent transactions, distinct from ordinary operations, that are beyond the owner/manager's control or influence. These include bad debts recovered, profits from the sales of capital assets, gains on revaluation of capital assets, exchange gains, and pre-tax gains on extraordinary transactions.

Total Expenditure	Purchases, salaries and wages, depreciation, interest paid, other indirect taxes and all other operating expenditure including extraordinaries.
Purchases of Goods Bought for Resale	Purchases of goods bought for resale. This applies to manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries only. For other industries this variable is combined with purchases & other operating expenses.
Purchases & Other Operating Expenses	Materials purchased for use either by the enterprise itself or on a commission basis. Includes purchases of fuel and power, renting and leasing of land and buildings, telecommunication charges, business insurance premiums, management fees, payments for work done by others on the enterprise's own materials, and accident insurance premiums.
Interest and Donations	Interest and donations
Salaries & Wages Paid to Employees	Gross earnings during the accounting year for all paid employees in the enterprise included in the survey. Included are items such as overtime, sick and holiday pay, bonuses, payments under penal rate schemes, value of free supplies and sales, redundancy and severance, employee ACC contributions, commission paid to own employees. Excludes any capitalised salaries and wages and fringe benefit tax.
Redundancy & Severance	Redundancy & severance. This is a sub-variable of salaries and wages paid to employees.
Salary and Wages paid to Self Employed Commission Agents	Salary and wages paid to self employed commission agents. This applies only to the finance and insurance, and property and business services industries.
Salaries & Wages to Working Proprietors (SW to WP)	Salaries & wages to working proprietors (SW to WP) (For a definition of working proprietor)
Capital Charge	Capital charge is the amount paid by government departments to the crown for the use of crown funds.
Indirect Taxes	Covers excise duties, land tax, road user charges, license fees and rates, fringe benefit tax and the energy resource levy (mining industry only)
Depreciation	As charged in the books of accounts, including depreciation on finance leased assets and intangible items such as goodwill, brands, copyrights, patents and trademarks.
Non Operating Expenses	Infrequent transactions, distinct from ordinary operations, that are beyond the owner/manager's control or influence. Includes bad debts written off, losses on sales of capital assets below book value, losses on revaluation of capital assets, exchange losses, pre-tax losses on extraordinary transactions.

Opening Stocks	Opening stocks of raw materials, work in progress, finished goods and goods for resale.
Closing Stocks	Closing stocks of raw materials, work in progress, finished goods and goods for resale.
Surplus Before Income Tax	Total income less total expenditure before salaries and wages paid to working proprietors

Financial Position

Total Assets	Total assets
Current Assets	Includes cash and deposits, debtors, short term bills and bonds, stocks and inventories.
Fixed Tangible Assets	Includes land, buildings, other construction, motor vehicles, plant, machinery and other fixed assets.
Other Assets	Includes investments (such as shares, mortgages and debentures etc.), intangible assets (such as goodwill and brands), and other assets.
Total Equity and Liabilities	Total liabilities plus shareholders funds.
Shareholders Funds or Owners Equity	Includes accumulated retained earnings, other reserves and long-term provisions.
Current Liabilities	Includes bank overdrafts, creditors, provisions and loans with a term less than one year.
Other Liabilities	Includes all liabilities that are not current. For example convertible securities, debentures, term loans of greater than one year and deferred taxation.

Published Ratios

Total Income per RME	Total income before adjusting for inventories DIVIDED BY the RME
Surplus per RME	Surplus before income tax DIVIDED BY by the RME
Current Ratio	Current assets DIVIDED BY current liabilities.
Quick Ratio	(Current assets minus closing stocks) DIVIDED BY current liabilities.
Profit Margin on Sales of Goods for Resale	Sales of goods not further processed LESS purchases of goods bought for resale, DIVIDED BY sales of goods not further processed. This applies only to manufacturing, wholesale and retail industries.
Return on Equity	Surplus before income tax DIVIDED BY shareholder funds
Return on Total Assets	Surplus before income tax DIVIDED BY total assets.
Liabilities Structure	Shareholder funds DIVIDED BY total capital and liabilities

Changes in Output Variables over time

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Guide to Interpreting Data

Summary of Changes to Survey/Output ..Note, the year refers to either the time period covered by the event or the date of the event. For example "1998 - Classification changed to ANZSIC". This means that AES 1998 was conducted using ANZSIC.

1969	Recommendation 4 of the 1969 Technical Committee on Statistics states "That the Department of Statistics integrate as far as possible and as soon as possible, all statistics of economic activity whether for national accounts or other purposes, by means of nation-wide enterprise inquiries rather than the existing individual surveys." At the time the recommendation was made the typical economic census was largely run as an independent exercise, each one designed to meet its own particular requirements and each one largely unrelated to any other. The Technical Committee characterised the existing statistical surveys as unsuitable since they suffered from overlaps, gaps and inconsistent boundaries and valuations, and overall they lacked integration. The system of statistical surveys was as a whole falling well short of meeting the increasing demands for comprehensive and timely statistics.
1974	An inter-departmental committee was created to 'advise on current and anticipated future statistical needs in both Government and the private sector' The recommendations produced by the report, incorporating recommendations by the 1969 Technical Committee were accepted by the Government and these then provided the basis for the Department's development of business statistics. The report stressed the need for standard statistical classifications, and the integration of both coverage and concepts in the existing system of statistical surveys and censuses. Consequently the development of integrated economic censuses was recommended and the development of an integrated census of manufacturing was given first stage priority.
1975	This year saw the introduction of the first integrated manufacturing census, which replaced the old Industrial Production Census. The Central Register of Enterprises (now known as the Business Frame) provided a register of manufacturing enterprises, used via addressograph plates, to structure the census population.
1976	On 16 December 1976 the Minister of Statistics approved in principle a programme of economic censuses. In seeking this approval the Department said "The department's future work programme provides for the development of an integrated series of enterprise based economic censuses". Census of Manufacturing conducted.
1977	Census of Manufacturing conducted.
1978	Census of Distribution conducted.
1979	The following economic censuses were conducted: Manufacturing; Building and Construction; and Mining and Quarrying.
1980	The following economic censuses were conducted: Transport and Communications; Agricultural Contracting; and Forestry and Logging.
1981	The following economic censuses were conducted: Fishing and Miscellaneous Services.
1982	Census of Manufacturing was conducted.
1983	The following economic censuses were conducted: Distribution, and Financial and Insurance Services.
1984	The following economic censuses were conducted: Manufacturing, Mining and Quarrying, Forestry and Logging, and Fishing.
1985	The following economic censuses were conducted: Building and Construction, Transport and Communications, Agricultural Contracting and Hunting.
1986	The Annual Enterprise Survey was introduced for the 1985/86 survey year. This was intended to overcome the weaknesses of the economic censuses, particularly the inability to accurately conduct cross sector analysis. The survey covered all parts of the economy except for agriculture production, central government administration & defence, water works & supply, local government administration, electricity generation & distribution, communications, insurance, sanitary & cleaning services, all social & related community services, and recreational & cultural services
1987	The AES survey population was updated and extended to cover additional industry groups. A separate Economy Wide Census of all industries, focusing on the sales and purchases of goods and services, was also conducted in 1987.
1988	The Communications industry was surveyed for AES for the first time.
1989	The Electricity industry was surveyed for AES for the first time.
1990	Beginning in 1990, the survey population was re-selected from the Business Directory, on an annual basis.
1992	New imputation methodology introduced. The Census of Distribution was conducted in conjunction with AES (by extending the AES population for that industry to full coverage).
1993	Census of Distribution was conducted in conjunction with AES. The following industries were surveyed within AES for the first time: Hunting and Trapping; Other Welfare Institutions; and Live Entertainment and Cultural Services n.e.c. More detailed Wholesale and Retail Trade industries introduced. More detailed Health and Welfare industries introduced. Fishing split into two industries: Ocean Fishing and Other Fishing. Prior to 1993 Fishing was spread across eight industries: Trawling, Dredging, Squid, Potting, Hand, Shellfish, Farming, Other. Superannuation industry dropped from AES coverage due to quality concerns.
1994	AES population expanded to include units introduced to the Business Directory and Inland Revenue FIRST reconciliation project. This event mainly impacted on the Agricultural Contracting industry where total income jumped by about 10 percent ($83 million).
1995	Census of Manufacturing was conducted in conjunction with AES. AES population definition changed to exclude compulsory GST registrations that fall below the threshold of economic significance.
1996	Census of the Rest of the Economy was conducted in conjunction with AES.
1998	AES sample based on the ANZSIC classification, replacing NZSIC. For the first time the private sector participants in the Sewerage and Drainage Services and Water Supply industries were included in the AES sample. In addition a number of industries were brought into AES for the first time through the use of data from IR10's and existing Government Sector surveys: From IR10: Horticulture and Fruit Growing; Livestock and Cropping Farming, Dairy Cattle farming, Other Farming and Commercial Property Operators and Developers. From existing Government Sector surveys: Central Government Administration, Defence, Public Order and Safety Services and Local Government Administration. IR10 data used for all individual and partnership business types (instead of direct surveying). Output editing processes were reviewed and updated. Other changes were made as part of the AES Redesign.
1999	The following industries surveyed for the first time: Superannuation, Creative Arts, Sports and Services to Sports, and Interest Groups nec. Sample re-selected. Questionnaires redesigned. Survey redesigned as a two component survey. New Computer systems (Sprocet & Sybase) introduced. Output variables introduced.
2001	Early pilot survey of Commercial Property Operators conducted within the AES framework
2003	A trading account summary was introduced into the retail industry questionnaire (RT) to simplify the recording of sales, cost of goods sold and stock values for respondents. FTEs were replaced by RME.
2004	Introduction of scanning and recognition to the survey process. Further pilot testing of Commercial Property Operators conducted with intention to publish a recasted timeseries for this industry in AES 2005.
2005 2006 2007	Information for Commercial Property Operators was sourced from direct survey for the first time in 2004, and has been introduced in the 2005 publication. Time series of the Commercial Property industry has been backdated from 1999 to 2003 using the 2004 survey data as a benchmark. The Commercial Property data for 2003 shown in the 2005 publication uses an estimate derived from backcasting, replacing the tax-sourced data. Sample boost to help with the backcast under ANZSIC06. Sample re-optimised in response to the classification change from ANZSIC96 to ANZSIC06. Survey designed and published on an ANZSIC06 basis. 2005 and 2006 data back-casted on an ANZSIC06 basis.
2008 2009 2010	This is the second AES publication using ANZSIC06. The 2006 data was back-casted on an ANZSIC06 basis. The AES was redesigned. Changes in the 2009 year included: Sample re-optimised. Questionnaires redesigned. Survey redesigned to a one component survey. Increased use of administrative data (IR 10). Change to the area of the random number line for selecting postal units. This is the second AES publication following the AES2009 redesign. Further improvements were made including: Additional use of administrative data, A more efficient sampling strategy, Enhancements to editing and imputation processes, A timeliness gain (the AES was previously published in the first week of October, in AES10 this was progressed two weeks to the middle of September).

Usage and Limitations of the Data ..Limitations

Longer Term Series
The AES is designed to measure industry levels for a given year. Incremental improvements in measurement, sample design, classification and data collection may influence the inter-period movements, particularly over longer time periods. Work has been done to minimise the impact of these changes and present a consistent time series in the published tables.

Data on an ANZSIC96 basis is only available back to 1996 at the time of writing.
Data on an ANZSIC06 basis is only available back to 2005. The AES was officially moved from ANZSIC96 to ANZSIC06 in the 2009 financial year.

Timeliness
The nature of AES data means that publication occurs well after the end of the reference period. Currently AES is published approximately 18 months after the end of the reference period. The reference period is considered to be 31 March.

Although timeliness is noted as a limitation, there are a range of short term indicators available that fill the need for timely information on the economy. Deliberately, AES fills the need to provide a more detailed study on the New Zealand economy and therefore the emphasis is on providing detailed data of a high quality and with a wide coverage.

Different Balance dates
Company balance dates can vary between industries and between firms in the same industry. The AES 2010 survey includes financial data for organisations which have an end of financial year balance date of between 1 October 2009 though to 30 September 2010.

Most industries have a predominant balance date of 31 March.

Note: This table has been produced using weighted total income data and therefore reflects the population as it is represented in the AES. The count of predominant balance dates may produce different results to the table above which is based on total income. This is because the count is dominated by the small businesses sourced from IR 10s, which have small values of total income.

Data released below design level
The AES survey is designed at the 3 digit NZSIOC level which corresponds approximately to the 3 digit ANZSIC level. Data at lower levels can also be produced but it may have considerably higher sample errors. In addition, no analysis has been conducted at this level.

Imputation
Imputation is used to obtain data in cases of non-response. The level of non-response may vary between industries and affect the quality of the data.

Related Data Sources ..(Not all links are available)
Census of Manufacturing
Rest of the Economy Census
Census of Distribution
Business Demographic Statistics
Annual Local Authority Survey
Business Activity Indicator (GST) series

Sampling Errors ..The design of the survey is based on achieving specified accuracy for the five design variables for
1. NZISC institutional sectors for three sectors and
2. NZSIOC working industries at the three digit level.

Achieved sample errors at are available on request. (For a definition of 'Sample Error'). Note that non-response is allowed for when the sample size is determined. That is, the sample size is determined by the required sample errors and the expected response rates.

Non-sampling errors These include non-response, errors in responses supplied, coding and processing errors.

Caveats on Release ..To be attached to all AES jobs:
These statistics are released with a caveat because of limitations in the data, they are of a lower standard than official statistics the department releases. (This is because AES sample are selected and weighted at an AES industry level and not at an ANZSIC level). This data is indicative only, and may be subject to revisions in the future).

These statistics do not claim to present a picture of the total New Zealand economy. Some industrial activities are entirely excluded and others are under-covered with the regard to smaller business units, particularly those that fall below the threshold for compulsory GST registration.
These figures exclude GST.

To be attached to any release of AES data that involves releasing data below the AES industry level at which the survey was designed:
This industry data is at a lower level than designed industry groupings. Because sample sizes and weights are designed at a higher level, sample error at lower levels is not designed for, and year on year data movements should be interpreted in the context of possible changing sample sizes.

To be attached to any release of ANZSIC-based estimates:

1. Data for 1998 is based on a redesign of the AES survey. Therefore movements between 1998 and 1997 data may be influenced by the change in survey design as well as actual real world movements.
   
2. From 1998 onwards, AES is officially published using the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC). AES 1996 and AES 1997 were designed and processed using the New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (NZSIC), but have since been reworked to provide ANZSIC estimates. As certain NZSIC categories are excluded from AES some ANZSIC categories are only partially covered for these two years.
   
3. The ANZSIC estimates for 1996 and 1997 were derived using the NZSIC-based sample design weights. These ANZSIC estimates are therefore likely to be of lower quality than the NZSIC estimates.
   

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Customised output is available for the Annual Enterprise Survey. Tables can include information on profit, income, expenditure, stocks, assets, equity and liabilities. This information is available at various levels of aggregation, although confidentiality and quality requirements may limit the information available for certain industries.

A list of available variables is included below in the section "Output Variables".

A list of industry groups where AES data may be available is included below. Note that quality and confidentiality may limit the data available for certain industries. The AES survey is designed at the 3 digit NZSIOC level which corresponds approximately to the 3 digit ANZSIC06 level. Data at lower levels can also be produced but it may have considerably higher sample errors, in addition no analysis has been conducted at this level. The following is based on the ANZSIC06 classification system.

A Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
A01 Agriculture
A011 Nursery and Floriculture Production
A012 Mushroom and Vegetable Growing
A013 Fruit and Tree Nut Growing
A014 Sheep, Beef Cattle and Grain Farming
A015 Other Crop Growing
A016 Dairy Cattle Farming
A017 Poultry Farming
A018 Deer Farming
A019 Other Livestock Farming
A02 Aquaculture
A020 Aquaculture
A03 Forestry and Logging
A030 Forestry and Logging
A04 Fishing, Hunting and Trapping
A041 Fishing
A042 Hunting and Trapping
A05 Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing Support Services
A051 Forestry Support Services
A052 Agriculture and Fishing Support Services

B Mining
B06 Coal Mining
B060 Coal Mining
B07 Oil and Gas Extraction
B070 Oil and Gas Extraction
B08 Metal Ore Mining
B080 Metal Ore Mining
B09 Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
B091 Construction Material Mining
B099 Other Non-Metallic Mineral Mining and Quarrying
B10 Exploration and Other Mining Support Services
B101 Exploration
B109 Other Mining Support Services

C Manufacturing
C11 Food Product Manufacturing
C111 Meat and Meat Product Manufacturing
C112 Seafood Processing
C113 Dairy Product Manufacturing
C114 Fruit and Vegetable Processing
C115 Oil and Fat Manufacturing
C116 Grain Mill and Cereal Product Manufacturing
C117 Bakery Product Manufacturing
C118 Sugar and Confectionery Manufacturing
C119 Other Food Product Manufacturing
C12 Beverage and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
C121 Beverage Manufacturing
C122 Cigarette and Tobacco Product Manufacturing
C13 Textile, Leather, Clothing and Footwear Manufacturing
C131 Textile Fibre, Yarn and Woven Fabric Manufacturing
C132 Leather Tanning and Fur Dressing
C133 Textile Product Manufacturing
C134 Knitted Product Manufacturing
C135 Clothing and Footwear Manufacturing
C14 Wood Product Manufacturing
C141 Log Sawmilling and Timber Dressing
C149 Other Wood Product Manufacturing
C15 Pulp, Paper and Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
C151 Pulp, Paper and Paperboard Manufacturing
C152 Converted Paper Product Manufacturing
C16 Printing
C161 Printing
C162 Reproduction of Recorded Media
C17 Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing
C170 Petroleum Refining and Petroleum and Coal Product Manufacturing
C18 Basic Chemical and Chemical Product Manufacturing
C181 Chemical Manufacturing
C182 Basic Polymer Manufacturing
C183 Fertiliser and Pesticide Manufacturing
C184 Pharmaceutical and Medicinal Product Manufacturing
C185 Cleaning Compound and Toiletry Preparation Manufacturing
C189 Other Basic Chemical Product Manufacturing
C19 Polymer Product and Rubber Product Manufacturing
C191 Polymer Product Manufacturing
C192 Natural Rubber Product Manufacturing
C20 Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
C201 Glass and Glass Product Manufacturing
C202 Ceramic Product Manufacturing
C203 Cement, Lime, Plaster and Concrete Product Manufacturing
C209 Other Non-Metallic Mineral Product Manufacturing
C21 Primary Metal and Metal Product Manufacturing
C211 Basic Ferrous Metal Manufacturing
C212 Basic Ferrous Metal Product Manufacturing
C213 Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Manufacturing
C214 Basic Non-Ferrous Metal Product Manufacturing
C22 Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
C221 Iron and Steel Forging
C222 Structural Metal Product Manufacturing
C223 Metal Container Manufacturing
C224 Other Sheet Metal Product Manufacturing
C229 Other Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing
C23 Transport Equipment Manufacturing
C231 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Part Manufacturing
C239 Other Transport Equipment Manufacturing
C24 Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
C241 Professional and Scientific Equipment Manufacturing
C242 Computer and Electronic Equipment Manufacturing
C243 Electrical Equipment Manufacturing
C244 Domestic Appliance Manufacturing
C245 Pump, Compressor, Heating and Ventilation Equipment Manufacturing
C246 Specialised Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
C249 Other Machinery and Equipment Manufacturing
C25 Furniture and Other Manufacturing
C251 Furniture Manufacturing
C259 Other Manufacturing

D Electricity, Gas, Water and Waste Services
D26 Electricity Supply
D261 Electricity Generation
D262 Electricity Transmission
D263 Electricity Distribution
D264 On Selling Electricity and Electricity Market Operation
D27 Gas Supply
D270 Gas Supply
D28 Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services
D281 Water Supply, Sewerage and Drainage Services
D29 Waste Collection, Treatment and Disposal Services
D291 Waste Collection Services
D292 Waste Treatment, Disposal and Remediation Services

E Construction
E30 Building Construction
E301 Residential Building Construction
E302 Non-Residential Building Construction
E31 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
E310 Heavy and Civil Engineering Construction
E32 Construction Services
E321 Land Development and Site Preparation Services
E322 Building Structure Services
E323 Building Installation Services
E324 Building Completion Services
E329 Other Construction Services

F Wholesale Trade
F33 Basic Material Wholesaling
F331 Agricultural Product Wholesaling
F332 Mineral, Metal and Chemical Wholesaling
F333 Timber and Hardware Goods Wholesaling
F34 Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling
F341 Specialised Industrial Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling
F349 Other Machinery and Equipment Wholesaling
F35 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts Wholesaling
F350 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts Wholesaling
F36 Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling
F360 Grocery, Liquor and Tobacco Product Wholesaling
F37 Other Goods Wholesaling
F371 Textile, Clothing and Footwear Wholesaling
F372 Pharmaceutical and Toiletry Goods Wholesaling
F373 Furniture, Floor Coverings and Other Goods Wholesaling
F38 Commission-Based Wholesaling
F380 Commission-Based Wholesaling

G Retail Trade
G39 Motor Vehicle and Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing
G391 Motor Vehicle Retailing
G392 Motor Vehicle Parts Retailing
G40 Fuel Retailing
G400 Fuel Retailing
G41 Food Retailing
G411 Supermarket and Grocery Stores
G412 Specialised Food Retailing
G42 Other Store-Based Retailing
G421 Furniture, Floor Coverings, Houseware and Textile Goods Retailing
G422 Electrical and Electronic Goods Retailing
G423 Hardware, Building and Garden Supplies Retailing
G424 Recreational Goods Retailing
G425 Clothing, Footwear and Personal Accessories Retailing
G426 Department Stores
G427 Pharmaceutical and Other Store-Based Retailing
G43 Non-Store Retailing and Retail Commission Based Buying and/or Selling
G431 Non-Store Retailing
G432 Retail Commission-Based Buying and/or Selling

H Accommodation and Food Services
H44 Accommodation
H440 Accommodation
H45 Food and Beverage Services
H451 Cafes, Restaurants and Takeaway Food Services
H452 Pubs, Taverns and Bars
H453 Clubs (Hospitality)

I Transport, Postal and Warehousing
I46 Road Transport
I461 Road Freight Transport
I462 Road Passenger Transport
I47 Rail Transport
I471 Rail Freight Transport
I472 Rail Passenger Transport
I48 Water Transport
I481 Water Freight Transport
I482 Water Passenger Transport
I49 Air and Space Transport
I490 Air and Space Transport
I50 Other Transport
I501 Scenic and Sightseeing Transport
I502 Pipeline and Other Transport
I51 Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services
I510 Postal and Courier Pick-up and Delivery Services
I52 Transport Support Services
I521 Water Transport Support Services
I522 Air Transport Support Services
I529 Other Transport Support Services
I53 Warehousing and Storage Services
I530 Warehousing and Storage Services

J Information Media and Telecommunications
J54 Publishing (except Internet and Music Publishing)
J541 Newspaper, Periodical, Book and Directory Publishing
J542 Software Publishing
J55 Motion Picture and Sound Recording Activities
J551 Motion Picture and Video Activities
J552 Sound Recording and Music Publishing
J56 Broadcasting (except Internet)
J561 Radio Broadcasting
J562 Television Broadcasting
J57 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
J570 Internet Publishing and Broadcasting
J58 Telecommunications Services
J580 Telecommunications Services
J59 Internet Service Providers, Web Search Portals and Data Processing Services
J591 Internet Service Providers and Web Search Portals
J592 Data Processing, Web Hosting and Electronic Information Storage Services
J60 Library and Other Information Services
J601 Libraries and Archives
J602 Other Information Services

K Financial and Insurance Services
K62 Finance
K621 Central Banking
K622 Depository Financial Intermediation
K623 Non-Depository Financing
K624 Financial Asset Investing
K63 Insurance and Superannuation Funds
K631 Life Insurance
K632 Health and General Insurance
K633* Superannuation Funds
K64 Auxiliary Finance and Insurance Services
K641 Auxiliary Finance and Investment Services
K642 Auxiliary Insurance Services

L Rental, Hiring and Real Estate Services
L66 Rental and Hiring Services (except Real Estate)
L661 Motor Vehicle and Transport Equipment Rental and Hiring
L662 Farm Animal and Bloodstock Leasing
L663 Other Goods and Equipment Rental and Hiring
L664 Non-Financial Intangible Assets (Except Copyrights) Leasing
L67 Property Operators and Real Estate Services
L671 Property Operators
L672 Real Estate Services

M Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
M69 Professional, Scientific and Technical Services (except Computer Systems Design and Related Services)
M691 Scientific Research Services
M692 Architectural, Engineering and Technical Services
M693 Legal and Accounting Services
M694 Advertising Services
M695 Market Research and Statistical Services
M696 Management and Related Consulting Services
M697 Veterinary Services
M699 Other Professional, Scientific and Technical Services
M70 Computer System Design and Related Services
M700 Computer System Design and Related Services

N Administrative and Support Services
N72 Administrative Services
N721 Employment Services
N722 Travel Agency Services
N729 Other Administrative Services
N73 Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Other Support Services
N731 Building Cleaning, Pest Control and Gardening Services
N732 Packaging and Labelling Services

O Public Administration and Safety
O75 Public Administration
O751 Central Government Administration
O752 State Government Administration
O753 Local Government Administration
O754 Justice
O755* Government Representation
O76 Defence
O760 Defence
O77 Public Order, Safety and Regulatory Services
O771 Public Order and Safety Services
O772 Regulatory Services

P Education and Training
P80 Preschool and School Education
P801 Preschool Education
P802 School Education
P81 Tertiary Education
P810 Tertiary Education
P82 Adult, Community and Other Education
P821 Adult, Community and Other Education
P822 Educational Support Services

Q Health Care and Social Assistance
Q84 Hospitals
Q840 Hospitals
Q85 Medical and Other Health Care Services
Q851 Medical Services
Q852 Pathology and Diagnostic Imaging Services
Q853 Allied Health Services
Q859 Other Health Care Services
Q86 Residential Care Services
Q860 Residential Care Services
Q87 Social Assistance Services
Q871 Child Care Services
Q879 Other Social Assistance Services

R Arts and Recreation Services
R89 Heritage Activities
R891 Museum Operation
R892 Parks and Gardens Operations
R90 Artistic Activities
R900 Creative and Performing Arts Activities
R91 Sport and Recreation Activities
R911 Sport and Physical Recreation Activities
R912 Horse and Dog Racing Activities
R913 Amusement and Other Recreation Activities
R92 Gambling Activities
R920 Gambling Activities

S Other Services
S94 Repair and Maintenance
S941 Automotive Repair and Maintenance
S942 Machinery and Equipment Repair and Maintenance
S949 Other Repair and Maintenance
S95 Personal and Other Services
S951 Personal Care Services
S952 Funeral, Crematorium and Cemetery Services
S953 Other Personal Services
S954* Religious Services
S955 Civic, Professional and Other Interest Group Services
S96* Private Households Employing Staff
S960* Private Households Employing Staff


* These industries are out of scope of the Annual Enterprise Survey.

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Catalogue & Reference Numbers

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1996 and prior, 4 digit NZSIC level, all published variables.
1997, 1998 & 1999, 1 digit ANZSIC level, all published variables, with industry commentary.
2000, 1 digit ANZSIC level, all published variables.

Hot off the Press
1995 and prior, 1 digit NZSIC level, summary variables, with industry commentary.
1996 & 1997, 1 digit ANZSIC level, summary variables, with industry commentary.
1998, 1 digit ANZSIC level, excluding coverage extensions, all published variables, with industry commentary.
1999, 2000, 'All industries', selected Industries, selected variables by industry.
2001, 2002 & 2003 1 digit ANZSIC level, all published variables, with industry commentary.
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 1 digit ANZSIC level, all published variables.

Information release
2009 & 2010 NZSIOC level 1, all published variables.

Internet Web Page
1997 1 & 2 digit ANZSIC level (subject to confidentiality) all published variables.
1998 1 digit ANZSIC level, all published variables.
1999, 2000, 2001,2002, 2003 1 & 2 digit ANZSIC level (subject to confidentiality) all published variables.
2004, 2005, 2006, 2007 & 2008 1 & 2 digit ANZSIC level (subject to confidentiality) all published variables and balance date tables.
2009 & 2010 NZSIOC level 1, 1 & 2 digit ANZSIC level (subject to confidentiality) all published variables and balance date tables

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Other Comments

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Classification(s) used

Classifications	Classification Versions	Classification Type
BT96 - Business Type - New Zealand Standard Classification 1996	V1.0	NZ Standard
NZISC96 - New Zealand Standard Institutional Sector Classification 1996	V1.0	NZ Standard
ANZSIC96 - Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification - NZ Version 1996	V4.0	NZ Standard
ANZSIC06 - Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification 2006	V1.0	NZ Standard

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Glossary of Terms

Term	Description

ANZIND96 ANZSIC06	An ANZSIC96 based classification used to group industries for publication. The 2006 version of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification. This is the official industrial classification used by Statistics New Zealand. Prior to AES 1998, the Annual Enterprise Survey was designed using NZSIC (New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification).
ANZSIC96	The 1996 version of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification.
Economic census	A full-coverage collection of all economically significant businesses in a particular industrial sector(s) of the economy. Some of the data may be obtained via a Statistics New Zealand survey and some from administrative data sources.
Economically Significant	An Enterprise which meets at least one of the following criteria: has greater than $30,000 annual GST expenses or sales has RMEs greater than three is in a GST-exempt industry (except residential property leasing and rental) is part of a group of enterprises is a new GST registration that is compulsory, special or forced is registered for GST and is involved in agriculture or forestry
Employee Count (EC)	Employee count is a head count of all salary and wage earners for the reference period. This is mostly employees but can include a small number of working proprietors (who pay themselves a salary or wage)
Full-time equivalent persons engaged (FTE)	The total number of full time employees and working proprietors plus half the number of part-time employees and working proprietors. Now replaced in AES by rolling mean employment
Gross Domestic Product	A major objective of national accounts is to measure the value added resulting from production. If all production, including non-marketed output was added together, considerable duplication would occur because many goods and services provided by one producer are purchased by another for use in subsequent production. As a result the value of some goods and services becomes incorporated in the value of other goods and services. One purpose of the national accounting process is to remove the value of intermediate consumption and so arrive at a value of production free of duplication. This is the concept of value added, or GDP.
Group (Top) Enterprise	An enterprise which has no more than 50 percent of its shares owned by another enterprise and which owns at least 51 percent of the share of at least one other enterprise.
Income & Outlay Account	The national income and outlay account is one consolidated national account, which describes the distribution of incomes in the economy. The account shows the total income received by New Zealand residents and how this income is appropriated.
Input - Output Tables	The input-output table is a matrix which shows the inputs and outputs used by a particular industry according to the industry which produced those inputs or used those outputs.
Intermediate Consumption	The value of non-durable goods and services used in production.
Linecode	The answers to questions in an AES survey are assigned linecode numbers, so that similar items can be grouped together easily, and to enable quicker processing.
IR10	The IR10 is a financial accounts summary return which is submitted by businesses, with their income tax return, to Inland Revenue
National Accounts Variable	National Accounts aggregate AES linecodes to this set of variables, defined according to the requirements of the System of National Accounts (SNA).
NZISC	New Zealand Institutional Sector classification. All units in AES are classified into a sector, for example government sector, private non-profit sector, etc.
NZSIC NZSIOC	The New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification. An ANZSIC06 based classification used to group industries for publication.
Output Variable	Level at which data is available for output. It is an aggregation of data from the various data sources of AES.
Production Account	The consolidated production account is a summary of all the production activity which takes place in New Zealand. The account records the expenses incurred in production and receipts from sales of final goods and services.
Published Variable	A published variable is an item of accounting or economic interest, derived from the aggregated linecodes filled in by businesses in the AES (for example sales, total income). Publication of any variable is subject to it meeting confidentiality conditions.
Rolling Mean Employment (RME)	Rolling mean employment is a 12-month moving average of the monthly employee count figure which replaces the numbers of full-time and part-time employees in the AES.
Questionnaire Type	Different questionnaire types are sent to different industries so that questions can be tailored to the activities of each kind of unit. This enables collection of information specific to each industry.
Value Added	National Accounts production account variable derived as Value Added = Gross Output- Intermediate Consumption Value Added is a design variable (GDP=Value added) i.e. the value added to the production of the economy.

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