Stats NZ Tatauranga Aotearoa is seeking feedback to help shape the future of the industrial classification used in Aotearoa New Zealand.
To continue to maintain international comparability and ensure statistics remain reflective of the real world and meet customer needs, we will be evaluating Aotearoa New Zealand’s industrial classifications and assessing what updates may be required.
We want to understand the current use of the industrial classifications, and signal opportunities for change, for example in relation to updates being made to classifying economic activities under the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC). The consultation document below provides some high-level information about the updates to ISIC to build awareness with customers of these upcoming changes.
We are seeking feedback from everyone with an interest in the industrial classifications. The feedback will be used to define and assess a set of options for consideration.
Submissions are open and will close at 5pm on 26 April 2024.
We will collate feedback as it is received and will then publish a summary document that sets out the key messages we have received and the options for moving forward. We recognise that engagement with Te Tiriti partners will be ongoing and will continue alongside with, and subsequent to, this first consultation and feedback process, and throughout future stages of this work.
How to submit your feedback has information on how to send your submission and what information we would like to hear from you.
Download the consultation document and Appendix 1 below.
Overview
As Aotearoa New Zealand’s official statistical agency, Stats NZ owns and maintains the classification that is used to classify industrial activity across Aotearoa New Zealand. Classifications are important because they allow customers to view outputs by logical groupings, and to understand the drivers of change across aggregate outputs.
The industrial classification currently used in Aotearoa New Zealand was jointly developed with the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and is known as the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (2006 edition) or ANZSIC06.
International standards are a key part of economic statistics, and national statistical offices are required to align with these as much as possible, to maintain international comparability. Several international standards are currently being updated, including the International Standard Industrial Classification (ISIC).
How to submit your feedback
Email your feedback to [email protected].
We are seeking feedback from everyone with an interest in the industrial classifications on:
- how the current industrial classifications are used, and their benefits and limitations in relation to customer needs
- opportunities, concerns, and issues for us to evaluate in considering the future of industrial classifications in Aotearoa New Zealand
- for intensive users of the industrial classifications, we seek your feedback on some of the key changes being made to ISIC (known as ISIC revision 5) and our initial thoughts on some options around these (this detail is available from page 8 of the consultation document).
We do not have a first view at this stage as to whether this type of classification is the best vehicle to meet an Ao Māori view or Te Tiriti partner needs more generally. It may be, for example, that a different, supplementary classification is needed to sit alongside ANZSIC06 or ISIC. We welcome the views of our Te Tiriti partners, Māori, iwi, and hapū more generally on this. We intend to engage with Māori on implications and options for ways forward.
All feedback will be used to define and assess a set of options for consideration. We will seek further feedback on these options.
