1. June 2008 OECD STESWP Short term economic indicators at Statistics New Zealand Louise Holmes-Oliver

2. Outline Sub-annual Business Indicators Electronic card transaction series Future plans

3. Sub-annual Business Indicators 1.Overseas Trade 2.Retail 3.Building consents 4.Accommodation 5.Building activity 6.Electronic Card Transactions 7.Wholesale 8.Manufacturing

4. Electronic Card Transactions Introduction Coverage Use Challenges

5. Coverage Transactions through POS terminals Debit, credit and charge card –Total –Retail –Core Retail Actual, SA, trend values Transaction Volumes

9. Challenges 1.Private supplier 2.Methodological 3.Consistency of supply 4.Expansion of use

10. Comparison with Retail Trade Survey

11. Future directions Statistical architecture model

12. Subannual Financial Information Current Practice Survey Data Tax Data

13. Subannual Financial Information Survey Data Tax Data Future

14. Principles Maintain quality Use administrative data where possible Surveys used to fill the gaps Integrated using population frames Support microdata analysis Use best quality admin data first

15. Business Frame Economic Statistics Database Strategy Sample Surveys Administrative Data

16. Questions? www.stats.govt.nz Louise.holmes-oliver@stats.govt.nz