Go Stats
GO STATS
May 2007.
 | The Hon Clayton Cosgrove opened the evening stating it is their aim to give something back to the community to enable businesses to make rational, informed decisions with the data that is available. And what a lot of data is available! Currently there are 60 million pieces of information on the website.
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 | The majority of the information is free, but should you wish specific data there may be a small charge.
Andrew Hunter, General Manager of the Christchurch Office of Statistics New Zealand was MC for the evening, and Graeme Simpson, Client Services Analyst presented an overview of Invercargill and Southland showing that Businesses in Invercargill between 2001 and 2006
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 | • have grown in number by 17%
• have grown from 3,380 businesses to 3,960
• provided employment for 23,800 employees in 2006
• show over a 15% increase from 2001
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• Southland businesses growing at a faster rate than New Zealand.
A section on how to establish your market and a section on how to access the website was followed by a 'workshop' session on laptops,assisted by Mike Moore and Christine Dean from Statistics NZ. BA5 attendees were able to test firsthand how to utilise the website.
It was a thoroughly worthwhile evening and those of you who missed it because you thought 'Stats' would be boring missed a thoroughly enjoyable and informative event. Statistics is the passion of the team who came down to deliver the information. Visit the website -
www.stats.govt.nz, or if you are having difficulty phone their free help line on 0508 525 525. Our sincere thanks to the Minister and team from the Stats Department for their highly educational evening. "GO STATS"
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