War Economy
Appendix I — STATISTICAL TABLES
Appendix I
STATISTICAL TABLES
Date | Remaining on Registers but Unplaced or Ineligible for Various Reasons | In Receipt of Part-time Relief Work or Sustenance | Working Full Time in Industry, With Assistance From the Fund | Total on Register and Wholly or Partly a Charge on the Fund | |
Scheme No. 5 (Rationed Work) | Sustenance Without Work | ||||
1931– | |||||
30 Jun | 6,700 | 38,000 | 6,400 | 51,100 | |
30 Sep | 7,600 | 43,000 | 3,990 | 54,590 | |
31 Dec | 4,800 | 39,300 | 7,985 | 52,085 | |
1932– | |||||
31 Mar | 7,000 | 37,000 | 10,520 | 54,520 | |
30 Jun | 7,450 | 43,850 | 17,350 | 68,650 | |
30 Sep | 6,540 | 45,100 | 22,010 | 73,650 | |
24 Dec | 5,199 | 43,106 | 20,976 | 69,281 | |
1933– | |||||
18 Mar | 5,585 | 39,874 | 21,193 | 66,652 | |
10 Jun | 5,802 | 43,837 | 23,279 | 72,918 | |
30 Sep | 4,301 | 44,743 | 30,391 | 79,435 | |
23 Dec | 2,533 | 36,906 | 964 | 29,870 | 70,273 |
1934– | |||||
17 Mar | 3,273 | 32,555 | 1,793 | 27,766 | 65,387 |
9 Jun | 3,407 | 33,126 | 2,718 | 23,386 | 62,637 |
29 Sep | 3,272 | 32,731 | 5,569 | 23,189 | 64,761 |
22 Dec | 2,131 | 28,303 | 5,923 | 20,481 | 56,838 |
1935– | |||||
16 Mar | 3,153 | 24,204 | 8,211 | 17,930 | 53,498 |
8 Jun | 3,025 | 25,043 | 11,262 | 16,936 | 56,266 |
28 Sep | 2,500 | 24,183 | 15,517 | 18,144 | 60,344 |
21 Dec | 1,737 | 18,844 | 15,072 | 21,628 | 57,281 |
1936– | |||||
14 Mar | 1,872 | 15,704 | 14,443 | 22,510 | 54,529 |
6 Jun | 3,200 | 15,486 | 20,352 | 13,996 | 53,034 |
26 Sep | 2,209 | 13,955 | 25,744 | 7,511 | 49,419 |
19 Dec | 2,037 | 10,085 | 20,164 | 6,786 | 39,072 |
1937– | |||||
13 Mar | 2,341 | 6,621 | 18,945 | 6,619 | 34,526 |
5 Jun | 2,500 | 6,136 | 20,690 | 6,513 | 35,839 |
25 Sep | 2,229 | 4,714 | 18,1101 | 11,397 | 36,450 |
18 Dec | 737 | 3,336 | 12,2942 | 13,722 | 30,089 |
1938– | |||||
12 Mar | 1,086 | 2,735 | 10,8742 | 15,204 | 29,899 |
4 Jun | 1,301 | 2,812 | 12,6082 | 15,309 | 32,030 |
24 Sep | 771 | 743 | 8,0612 | 29,057 | 38,632 |
17 Dec | 407 | 510 | 7,2853 | 27,448 | 35,650 |
1939– | |||||
11 Mar | 649 | 77 | 7,2563 | 24,087 | 32,069 |
Source: Adapted from Table VII, H-11A, Report of Department of Labour: Employment Division, 1939, p. 19.
1 Includes 8,499 men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.
2 Includes approximately 8,000 men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.
2 Includes approximately 8,000 men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.
2 Includes approximately 8,000 men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.
2 Includes approximately 8,000 men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.
3 All men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.
3 All men unfit for employment for health or other reasons.
——- | 1935 | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 |
January | 11,179 | 13,791 | 19,307 | 20,165 | 22,824 | 21,198 |
February | 11,715 | 14,942 | 20,063 | 20,646 | 22,285 | 19,896 |
March | 12,127 | 15,831 | 20,102 | 21,268 | 23,068 | 19,603 |
April | 12,199 | 16,026 | 20,003 | 21,344 | 22,426 | 18,811 |
May | 12,212 | 15,946 | 19,692 | 21,188 | 21,825 | 18,171 |
June | 11,840 | 15,551 | 19,392 | 21,553 | 21,653 | 17,168 |
July | 11,569 | 15,542 | 19,016 | 22,358 | 21,268 | 17,181 |
August | 11,553 | 15,905 | 18,976 | 23,209 | 21,076 | 17,246 |
September | 11,560 | 16,884 | 19,082 | 23,661 | 23,120 | 16,665 |
October | 12,067 | 18,257 | 19,407 | 23,851 | 23,241 | 16,046 |
November | 13,234 | 18,878 | 19,962 | 23,331 | 22,231 | 15,668 |
December | 13,870 | 19,198 | 20,205 | 23,245 | 21,720 | 15,503 |
These figures include, in addition to workers in the direct employ of the Public Works Department, those employed by contractors for public works and those employed by local authorities on (a) works which are financed wholly or partly by the Public Works Department, and (b) highways or road construction and maintenance. This information is available only since the beginning of 1935.
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
Year Ended 31 March | Total | Per Head of Population | ||
£(m.) PENSIONS | £ | s. | d. | |
1931 | 2.9 | 1 | 18 | 9 |
1932 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
1933 | 3.0 | 1 | 19 | 8 |
1934 | 3.1 | 2 | 0 | 10 |
1935 | 3.3 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
1936 | 3.7 | 2 | 6 | 9 |
1937 | 4.9 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
1938 | 6.3 | 3 | 19 | 2 |
1939 | 6.8 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
PENSIONS AND SOCIAL SECURITY | ||||
1940 | 12.3 | 7 | 10 | 5 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1941, p. 551.
page 583Year | Electric Motors | Agricultural Tractors | Internal-combustion Engines | Milking Plants | Shearing Machine Plants | Total Sheep | Dairy Cows in Milk |
1929 | 13,377 | 3,377 | 18,489 | 18,756 | 6,887 | 29,051,382 | 1,291,204 |
(1000) | (1000) | (1000) | (1000) | (1000) | (1000) | (1000) | |
1930 | 16,456 | 3,891 | 19,169 | 20,415 | 7,394 | 30,841,287 | 1,389,541 |
(1230) | (1152) | (1037) | (1088) | (1074) | (1062) | (1076) | |
1931 | 22,520 | 5,023 | 22,136 | 22,547 | 8,191 | 29,792,516 | 1,478,947 |
(1683) | (1487) | (1197) | (1202) | (1189) | (1026) | (1145) | |
1932 | 24,164 | 4,856 | 20,974 | 23,222 | 7,853 | 28,691,788 | 1,562,079 |
(1806) | (1438) | (1134) | (1238) | (1140) | (988) | (1210) | |
1933 | 26,757 | 4,972 | 21,667 | 24,350 | 7,936 | 27,755,966 | 1,703,328 |
(2000) | (1472) | (1172) | (1298) | (1152) | (995) | (1319) | |
1934 | 29,164 | 5,062 | 21,758 | 25,178 | 7,894 | 28,649,038 | 1,795,817 |
(2180) | (1499) | (1177) | (1342) | (1146) | (986) | (1391) | |
1935 | 31,631 | 5,349 | 22,117 | 25,630 | 8,174 | 29,076,754 | 1,807,377 |
(2365) | (1584) | (1196) | (1366) | (1187) | (1001) | (1400) | |
1936 | 35,426 | 5,710 | 22,159 | 26,181 | 8,468 | 30,113,704 | 1,802,773 |
(2648) | (1691) | (1198) | (1396) | (1230) | (1037) | (1396) | |
1937 | 40,201 | 6,585 | 22,358 | 27,331 | 8,867 | 31,305,818 | 1,784,820 |
(3005) | (1950) | (1209) | (1457) | (1287) | (1078) | (1382) | |
1938 | 46,100 | 8,031 | 22,573 | 28,192 | 9,680 | 32,378,774 | 1,743,190 |
(3446) | (2378) | (1221) | (1503) | (1406) | (1115) | (1350) | |
1939 | 51,344 | 9,639 | 22,601 | 28,970 | 10,064 | 31,897,091 | 1,723,893 |
(3838) | (2854) | (1222) | (1545) | (1461) | (1098) | (1335) | |
1940 | 56,511 | 11,278 | 23,276 | 29,564 | 10,634 | 31,062,875 | 1,719,289 |
(4224) | (3340) | (1259) | (1576) | (1544) | (1069) | (1332) |
Source: Adapted from New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
page 584Year | Exports | Imports (c.d.v. + 10 Per Cent) |
£(m.) | £(m.) | |
1929 | 54.9 | 48.7 |
1930 | 44.9 | 44.3 |
1931 | 35.0 | 26.5 |
1932 | 35.6 | 24.6 |
1933 | 41.0 | 25.6 |
1934 | 47.3 | 31.3 |
1935 | 46.5 | 36.3 |
1936 | 56.8 | 44.3 |
1937 | 66.7 | 56.2 |
1938 | 58.4 | 55.4 |
1939 | 58.0 | 49.4 |
1940 | 73.7 | 49.0 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1946, p. 784.
page 5851934— | £(m.) |
Sep | 40.3 |
Dec | 40.5 |
1935— | |
Mar | 45.2 |
Jun | 46.0 |
Sep | 40.0 |
Dec | 36.1 |
1936— | |
Mar | 44.1 |
Jun | 44.0 |
Sep | 34.0 |
Dec | 28.1 |
1937— | |
Mar | 34.4 |
Jun | 37.0 |
Sep | 30.0 |
Dec | 23.7 |
1938— | |
Mar | 26.6 |
Jun | 26.1 |
Sep | 17.0 |
Dec | 6.8 |
1939— | |
Mar | 9.3 |
Jun | 9.1 |
Sep | 8.6 |
Last Monday in each quarter
Source: Statistical Summaries, Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
page 586Production Year | Value of Output | Volume of Production |
1928–29 | 79 | 71 |
1929–30 | 79 | 74 |
1930–31 | 68 | 69 |
1931–32 | 58 | 60 |
1932–33 | 58 | 63 |
1933–34 | 63 | 65 |
1934–35 | 69 | 74 |
1935–36 | 79 | 81 |
1936–37 | 93 | 92 |
1937–38 | 99 | 97 |
1938–39 | 100 | 100 |
1939–40 | 113 | 110 |
Source: Report on Industrial Production Statistics, 1956–57, p. 9.
As at (Last Week in Quarter) | Primary Products Marketing Account1 | Other Advances to the State |
1936— | £(m.) | £(m.) |
28 Sep | 1.1 | 0.7 |
28 Dec | 6.1 | 1.8 |
1937— | ||
29 Mar | 6.3 | 0.8 |
28 Jun | 4.8 | 0.2 |
27 Sep | 4.1 | 0.5 |
27 Dec | 6.2 | 0.9 |
1938— | ||
28 Mar | 5.1 | 0.0 |
27 Jun | 4.2 | 0.6 |
26 Sep | 3.2 | 4.5 |
26 Dec | 5.3 | 11.2 |
1939— | ||
27 Mar | 7.4 | 12.0 |
26 Jun | 6.3 | 10.6 |
25 Sep | 4.6 | 16.3 |
Source:Reserve Bank bulletins.
1 In 1936 and 1937 advances were to Dairy Industry Account.
Year | Retail Price Index |
1920 | 770 |
1921 | 781 |
1922 | 719 |
1923 | 724 |
1924 | 743 |
1925 | 758 |
1926 | 763 |
1927 | 756 |
1928 | 760 |
1929 | 758 |
1930 | 741 |
1931 | 684 |
1932 | 633 |
1933 | 600 |
1934 | 610 |
1935 | 632 |
1936 | 653 |
1937 | 697 |
1938 | 718 |
1939 | 748 |
Source: Prices, Wages, and Labour Statistics of New Zealand, 1954, p. 13.
Value in 1938–39 Prices | ||
Year | Total | Per Head of Population |
£(m.) | £ | |
1928–29 | 110.8 | 75.7 |
1929–30 | 112.3 | 75.7 |
1930–31 | 98.6 | 65.6 |
1931–32 | 81.2 | 53.4 |
1932–33 | 85.6 | 55.8 |
1933–34 | 91.4 | 59.1 |
1934–35 | 100.1 | 64.3 |
1935–36 | 111.8 | 71.3 |
1936–37 | 129.1 | 81.6 |
1937–38 | 137.1 | 85.8 |
1938–39 | 134.6 | 83.3 |
1939–40 | 128.9 | 78.8 |
Source: Department of Statistics.
page 588Year | lb (000) |
1936 | 49,337 |
1937 | 37,720 |
1938 | 61,847 |
1939 | 41,906 |
1940 | 23,709 |
1941 | 425 |
1942 | 327 |
1943 | 185 |
1944 | 20 |
1945 | 159 |
1946 | 12,159 |
1947 | 239 |
1948 | 40,204 |
1949 | 21,364 |
1950 | 38,603 |
1951 | 27,944 |
Source: NZ Official Yearbook, 1962, p. 1111.
page 5891939— | Number | Percentage of Male Labour Force * |
Sep | 2,570 | ½ |
Nov | 4,081 | 1 |
1940— | ||
Feb | 12,339 | 2 |
May | 13,468 | 3 |
Aug | 43,253 | 8 |
Nov | 60,470 | 12 |
1941— | ||
Feb | 70,704 | 14 |
May | 70,976 | 14 |
Aug | 75,168 | 15 |
Nov | 81,241 | 16 |
1942— | ||
Feb | 123,910 | 24 |
May | 141,079 | 27 |
Sep (Peak mobilisation) | 153,587 | 30 |
Nov | 142,237 | 28 |
1943— | ||
Feb | 140,730 | 27 |
May | 137,904 | 27 |
Aug | 132,245 | 26 |
Nov | 127,879 | 25 |
1944— | ||
Feb | 118,033 | 23 |
May | 115,932 | 22 |
Aug | 103,372 | 20 |
Nov | 92,084 | 18 |
1945— | ||
Feb | 91,131 | 18 |
May | 94,321 | 18 |
Aug | 84,238 | 16 |
Nov | 52,739 | 10 |
1946— | ||
Feb | 24,294 | 5 |
Source: Adapted from Parliamentary Paper H-11A, Report of the National Service Department, 1946, p. 122. (See also p. 70, note 1.)
page 5901939— | Home | Overseas | Total |
Sep | 2,107 | 463 | 2,570 |
Nov | 3,412 | 669 | 4,081 |
1940— | |||
Feb | 4,690 | 7,649 | 12,339 |
May | 5,388 | 8,080 | 13,468 |
Aug | 27,861 | 15,392 | 43,253 |
Nov | 33,490 | 26,980 | 60,470 |
1941— | |||
Feb | 37,122 | 33,583 | 70,705 |
May | 28,737 | 42,344 | 71,081 |
Aug | 32,481 | 43,274 | 75,755 |
Nov | 35,603 | 46,733 | 82,336 |
1942— | |||
Feb | 76,545 | 48,846 | 125,391 |
May | 93,078 | 50,119 | 143,197 |
Sep (Peak mobilisation) | 107,000 | 50,000 | 157,000 |
Nov | 103,612 | 43,833 | 147,445 |
1943— | |||
Feb | 86,430 | 60,523 | 146,953 |
May | 75,622 | 68,842 | 144,464 |
Aug | 72,482 | 68,493 | 140,975 |
Nov (Highest number overseas) | 65,776 | 70,291 | 136,067 |
1944— | |||
Feb | 56,856 | 69,246 | 126,102 |
May | 54,258 | 69,134 | 123,392 |
Aug | 54,868 | 55,710 | 110,578 |
Nov | 45,266 | 53,048 | 98,314 |
1945— | |||
Feb | 41,547 | 55,500 | 97,047 |
May | 41,976 | 57,927 | 99,903 |
Aug | 37,431 | 51,889 | 89,320 |
Nov | 25,199 | 30,636 | 55,835 |
1946— | |||
Feb | 18,447 | 8,052 | 26,499 |
Source: As for Table 12.
page 591Date | New Zealand Forces (Home) | United States Forces (in New Zealand) | Total |
1939 | |||
Sep | 2,107 | 2,107 | |
Nov | 3,412 | 3,412 | |
1940 | |||
Feb | 4,690 | 4,690 | |
May | 5,388 | 5,388 | |
Aug | 27,861 | 27,861 | |
Nov | 33,490 | 33,490 | |
1941 | |||
Feb | 37,122 | 37,122 | |
May | 28,737 | 28,737 | |
Aug | 32,481 | 32,481 | |
Nov | 35,603 | 35,603 | |
1942 | |||
Feb | 76,545 | 76,545 | |
May | 93,078 | 93,078 | |
Sep | 107,000 | 15,000 | 122,000 |
Nov | 103,612 | 15,065 | 118,677 |
1943 | |||
Feb | 86,430 | 21,153 | 107,583 |
May | 75,622 | 43,487 | 119,109 |
Aug | 72,482 | 33,072 | 105,554 |
Nov | 65,776 | 30,355 | 96,131 |
1944 | |||
Feb | 56,856 | 27,000 | 83,856 |
May | 54,258 | 24,048 | 78,306 |
Aug | 54,868 | 3,055 | 57,923 |
Nov | 45,266 | 1,486 | 46,752 |
1945 | |||
Feb | 41,547 | 41,547 | |
May | 41,976 | 41,976 | |
Aug | 37,431 | 37,431 | |
Nov | 25,199 | 25,199 | |
1946 | |||
Feb | 18,447 | 18,447 |
Source: New Zealand, as for Table 12. United States, from War History narrative, Vol. 95. United States figure for February 1944 not available, interpolated.
page 592Financial Year | Expenditure Through War Expenses Account | Net National Income at Factor Cost | War Expenditure as Percentage of National Income |
£(m.) | £(m.) | Per Cent | |
1939–40 | 7.1 | 211.1 | 3.4 |
1940–41 | 30.9 | 230.4 | 13.4 |
1941–42 | 59.8 | 252.6 | 23.7 |
1942–43 | 143.9 | 291.6 | 49.3 |
1943–44 | 163.2 | 326.2 | 50.0 |
1944–45 | 130.0 | 329.4 | 39.5 |
1945–46 | 134.6 | 346.9 | 38.8 |
1946–47 | 47.7 | 368.4 | 12.9 |
1947–48 | 17.7 | 413.8 | 4.3 |
1948–49 | 7.3 | 422.5 | 1.7 |
1949–50 | 4.3 | 480.5 | 0.9 |
War Expenses Account covers expenditure from 29 September 1939. The following note is taken from the 1950 NZ Official Yearbook, p. 478:
‘The War Expenses Account was set up under the provisions of the War Expenses Act of 1939, and all receipts and payments in connection with the war effort were dealt with through this account. Defence expenditure was previously included as an annual appropriation of the Consolidated Fund, and upon the War Expenses Account being brought into existence the unexpended balances of 1939–40 appropriations under this heading were transferred to the new account.
‘Commencing with the 1946–47 financial year, the defence vote was restored to the Consolidated Fund, and current defence expenditure has since been met from that source. Expenditure arising from or consequent upon the Second World War, however, was paid from the War Expenses Account up to and including the financial year 1949–50, when the account was finally abolished.’
Source: NZ Official Yearbooks.
September 1939 | 19,000 |
December 1940 | 13,000 |
December 1941 | 6,000 |
December 1942 | 2,000 |
December 1943 | 1,000 |
December 1944 | 1,000 |
December 1945 | 1,000 |
Source: Table 22, p. 134, Parliamentary Paper H–11A, Report of the National Service Department, 1946.
page 593Year | Number of Women per 100 Men |
1934–35 | 33 |
1935–36 | 33 |
1936–37 | 34 |
1937–38 | 34 |
1938–39 | 33 |
1939–40 | 36 |
1940–41 | 40 |
1941–42 | 43 |
1942–43 | 46 |
1943–44 | 44 |
1944–45 | 43 |
1945–46 | 38 |
1946–47 | 33 |
1947–48 | 32 |
Source: Derived from information in New Zealand Official Yearbooks. The coverage of factory production is that used in the war years. A revision was made in 1951–52.
Losses | |
Men lost to the Armed Forces | —151,000 |
Women lost to the Armed Forces | — 3,000 |
Gains | |
Men, previously unemployed or in subsidised employment, now absorbed into industry | + 17,000 |
Natural increase in Male Labour Force | + 18,000 |
Older men and others, not normally in the Labour Force, but drawn in for the war effort | + 12,000 |
Natural increase in Female Labour Force | + 6,000 |
Married women and others, not normally in employment, but drawn in for the war effort | + 36,000 |
Net Loss | |
Resulting depletion in numbers in Civilian Employment | — 65,000 |
Source: Rough estimates based on information from National Service Department reports and New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
page 594Year | Index Number |
1936 | 89 |
1937 | 106 |
1938 | 105 |
1939 | 94 |
1940 | 79 |
1941 | 70 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
Year | Index Number |
1936 | 97 |
1937 | 105 |
1938 | 99 |
1939 | 96 |
1940 | 92 |
1941 | 83 |
1942 | 76 |
1943 | 69 |
1944 | 73 |
1945 | 79 |
1946 | 79 |
1947 | 84 |
1948 | 91 |
1949 | 97 |
1950 | 123 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
page 595Reserve Stocks | ||||||||
Commodity | 1936 | 1937 | 1938 | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | Stocks at Sep 1939 | Remarks |
IMPORTS1 | ||||||||
Corrugated roofing iron (000 tons) | 21 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 4 | 2,000 tons held in stock by Public Works Department plus 2,000 tons other stocks, making 4,000 tons total stocks. |
Gypsum (000 tons) | 9 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 33 | 28 | 7 | Reserve stocks held by NZ Companies. |
Sugar, raw (000 tons) | 82 | 85 | 75 | 85 | 90 | 78 | 15 | Purchased and stored in NZ by Colonial Sugar Refining Co. |
Rock phosphate (000 tons) | 218 | 283 | 264 | 352 | 346 | 256 | 80 | Supplied by British Phosphates Commission and stored at eight works throughout country. |
Motor spirits (million gallons) | 87 | 86 | 102 | 104 | 94 | 66 | 28 | All stocks. |
MOTOR VEHICLES 2 | ||||||||
Motor vehicles licensed2 (Number) | 228,247 | 255,748 | 280,327 | 307,931 | 317,526 | 313,087 | ||
Trailers (included) (Number) | 4,159 | 5,764 | 7,865 | 9,345 | 11,518 | 13,120 | ||
Total motor vehicles less trailers (Number) | 224,088 | 249,984 | 272,462 | 298,586 | 306,008 | 299,967 | ||
Motor spirits imported per registered motor vehicle (Gallons) | 388 | 343 | 375 | 349 | 306 | 220 |
Source: Annual Statistical Reports on Trade and Shipping, and War History narrative, Vol. 90.
1 Calendar Years.
2 At 31 March.
Year | Percentage Locally Produced |
1936–37 | 57.0 |
1937–38 | 56.2 |
1938–39 | 56.0 |
1939–40 | 65.0 |
1940–41 | 70.6 |
1941–42 | 72.3 |
1942–43 | 71.5 |
1943–44 | 64.2 |
1944–45 | 65.8 |
1945–46 | 69.8 |
1946–47 | 65.6 |
1947–48 | 58.8 |
1948–49 | 63.4 |
1949–50 | 61.2 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
Year Ended | Lend-Lease Aid From United States of America | Reciprocal Aid Provided by New Zealand |
1941–42 | Nil | Nil |
1942–43 | 26.8 | 7.0 |
1943–44 | 32.5 | 24.5 |
1944–45 | 24.2 | 26.7 |
1945–46 | 21.0 | 22.8 |
1946–47 | Nil | Nil |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1946, p. 826.
page 597Year | United Kingdom | Canada | Australia | United States of America |
1937 | 27.9 | 4.6 | 6.6 | 7.0 |
1938 | 26.5 | 4.9 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
1939 | 23.1 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 5.6 |
1940 | 22.9 | 2.9 | 7.8 | 6.1 |
1941 | 21.2 | 3.1 | 8.0 | 9.1 |
1942 | 20.2 | 2.4 | 8.1 | 15.0 |
1943 | 32.6 | 11.5 | 10.2 | 34.9 |
1944 | 34.9 | 5.1 | 10.3 | 27.9 |
1945 | 19.8 | 5.1 | 8.3 | 13.1 |
1946 | 34.2 | 4.7 | 10.4 | 11.7 |
Source: Annual Statistical Reports on Trade and Shipping.
Year | Manufacturers' Materials | Producers' Equipment | Consumers' Goods | Unclassified (Including Munitions and War Stores) |
1937 | 16,002 | 7,225 | 15,365 | 206 |
1938 | 14,653 | 7,873 | 14,765 | 310 |
1939 | 14,811 | 6,727 | 10,936 | 606 |
1940 | 20,270 | 5,917 | 7,621 | 2,578 |
1941 | 20,253 | 5,792 | 6,965 | 5,293 |
1942 | 18,262 | 4,643 | 7,380 | 14,449 |
1943 | 25,161 | 6,678 | 5,798 | 46,655 |
1944 | 26,015 | 9,672 | 7,448 | 29,882 |
1945 | 26,003 | 8,531 | 6,802 | 3,710 |
1946 | 30,241 | 12,547 | 11,714 | 487 |
Source: Report on External Trade Statistics, 1957.
page 598Year | Imports of Raw Rubber (millions of lb) | Imports of Tyres and Tubes2 (millions of lb) | Value of All Rubber Imports £(000) |
1937 | 0.21 | 8.5 | 1,450 |
1938 | 0.2 | 7.8 | 1,378 |
1939 | 1.1 | 7.2 | 1,342 |
1940 | 1.7 | 5.6 | 1,306 |
1941 | 2.6 | 7.8 | 1,708 |
1942 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 544 |
1943 | 0.4 | 3.7 | 827 |
1944 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 826 |
1945 | 0.9 | 4.3 | 1,156 |
RESERVE STOCKS
Reserve stocks of raw rubber in September 1939 were estimated at 600,000 lb. Stocks of tyres and tubes not known.
RECLAIMED RUBBER
Reclaimed rubber, including tyres, estimated at 13,440,000 lb. from 1940 to 1945 or (say) 2,240,000 lb. a year on average.
Source: Annual Statistical Reports on Trade and Shipping, and War History narrative, Vol. 90.
Year | Imports | Local Production (Wheat for threshing) | Total |
Millions of bushels | |||
1936 | 0.4 | 8.9 | 9.3 |
1937 | 1.6 | 7.2 | 8.8 |
1938 | 3.4 | 6.0 | 9.5 |
1939 | 3.1 | 5.6 | 8.7 |
1940 | 1.9 | 8.0 | 10.0 |
1941 | 1.1 | 8.3 | 9.4 |
1942 | 2.6 | 8.7 | 11.2 |
1943 | 2.1 | 9.8 | 11.9 |
1944 | 3.7 | 7.2 | 10.9 |
1945 | 4.9 | 7.0 | 11.9 |
1946 | 3.0 | 5.4 | 8.5 |
1947 | 5.0 | 5.4 | 10.4 |
1948 | 6.3 | 4.5 | 10.8 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
2 Over 1 3/4 in. in diameter (including parts for same).
1 Estimated. Value only recorded.
Year | Persons Engaged | Year | Persons Engaged |
1929–30 | 82,861 | 1938–39 | 102,535 |
1930–31 | 77,914 | 1939–40 | 108,722 |
1931–32 | 68,697 | 1940–41 | 113,999 |
1932–33 | 68,921 | 1941–42 | 117,214 |
1933–34 | 72,651 | 1942–43 | 114,590 |
1934–35 | 79,358 | 1943–44 | 117,864 |
1935–36 | 86,588 | 1944–45 | 122,414 |
1936–37 | 96,401 | 1945–46 | 128,208 |
1937–38 | 102,344 | 1946–47 | 134,435 |
Source: Statistical Reports on Factory Production.
Year | Males | Females | Total |
1938–39 | 76,868 | 25,667 | 102,535 |
1939–40 | 80,167 | 28,555 | 108,722 |
1940–41 | 81,706 | 32,293 | 113,999 |
1941–42 | 82,042 | 35,172 | 117,214 |
1942–43 | 78,529 | 36,061 | 114,590 |
1943–44 | 81,693 | 36,171 | 117,864 |
1944–45 | 85,861 | 36,553 | 122,414 |
1945–46 | 92,701 | 35,507 | 128,208 |
Source: Annual Report on Factory Production Statistics, 1946–47 and 1947–48, p. ix.
Year | Males | Females | Year | Males | Females |
1934–35 | 31 | 26 | 1941–42 | 101 | 62 |
1935–36 | 35 | 34 | 1942–43 | 172 | 77 |
1936–37 | 36 | 30 | 1943–44 | 199 | 90 |
1937–38 | 41 | 27 | 1944–45 | 188 | 87 |
1938–39 | 45 | 23 | 1945–46 | 141 | 68 |
1939–40 | 50 | 44 | 1946–47 | 137 | 51 |
1940–41 | 62 | 55 | 1947–48 | 137 | 41 |
Source: Statistical Reports on Factory Production.
page 600Year | Males | Females | Total |
1936–37 | 1,108 | 1,684 | 2,792 |
1937–38 | 1,100 | 1,648 | 2,748 |
1938–39 | 970 | 1,436 | 2,406 |
1939–40 | 1,276 | 1,704 | 2,980 |
1940–41 | 1,543 | 1,946 | 3,489 |
1941–42 | 1,725 | 2,130 | 3,855 |
1942–43 | 1,743 | 2,302 | 4,045 |
1943–44 | 1,759 | 2,291 | 4,050 |
1944–45 | 1,717 | 2,107 | 3,824 |
1945–46 | 1,670 | 1,887 | 3,557 |
1946–47 | 1,694 | 1,304 | 2,998 |
1947–48 | 1,571 | 1,099 | 2,670 |
Source: Statistical Reports on Factory Production.
Year | Males | Females | Total |
1936–37 | 1,771 | 10,057 | 11,828 |
1937–38 | 1,900 | 11,016 | 12,916 |
1938–39 | 1,883 | 10,387 | 12,270 |
1939–40 | 1,953 | 11,248 | 13,201 |
1940–41 | 1,994 | 12,495 | 14,489 |
1941–42 | 1,868 | 12,725 | 14,593 |
1942–43 | 1,725 | 12,103 | 13,828 |
1943–44 | 1,719 | 11,560 | 13,279 |
1944–45 | 1,932 | 12,240 | 14,172 |
1945–46 | 2,216 | 12,609 | 14,825 |
1946–47 | 2,625 | 12,800 | 15,425 |
1947–48 | 2,907 | 13,664 | 16,571 |
Source: Statistical Reports on Factory Production.
Year | Males | Females | Total |
1936–37 | 1,675 | 1,433 | 3,108 |
1937–38 | 1,663 | 1,418 | 3,081 |
1938–39 | 1,634 | 1,441 | 3,075 |
1939–40 | 1,931 | 1,800 | 3,731 |
1940–41 | 2,278 | 2,106 | 4,384 |
1941–42 | 2,394 | 2,226 | 4,620 |
1942–43 | 2,369 | 2,144 | 4,513 |
1943–44 | 2,467 | 2,051 | 4,518 |
1944–45 | 2,541 | 2,028 | 4,569 |
1945–46 | 2,570 | 2,090 | 4,660 |
1946–47 | 2,931 | 2,036 | 4,967 |
1947–48 | 3,105 | 2,154 | 5,259 |
Source: Statistical Reports on Factory Production.
page 601Tweed and Cloth | Flannel | Blankets | Hosiery | Yarn | ||||||
Yd | Volume Index No. | Yd | Volume Index No. | Pairs | Volume Index No. | Dozen Pairs | Volume Index No. | lb | Volume Index No. | |
Average of 1936–37 to 1938–39 | 1,405,180 | 1000 | 661,328 | 1000 | 155,779 | 1000 | 120,716 | 1000 | 783,015 | 1000 |
1939–40 | 1,915,010 | 1363 | 1,186,940 | 1795 | 209,721 | 1346 | 150,060 | 1243 | 1,017,095 | 1299 |
1940–41 | 2,464,370 | 1754 | 1,241,308 | 1877 | 244,025 | 1566 | 192,256 | 1593 | 1,261,069 | 1611 |
1941–42 | 2,670,275 | 1900 | 1,599,058 | 2418 | 243,704 | 1564 | 209,809 | 1738 | 1,663,921 | 2125 |
1942–43 | 2,830,037 | 2014 | 1,632,175 | 2468 | 277,846 | 1784 | 162,537 | 1346 | 1,606,843 | 2052 |
1943–44 | 3,008,241 | 2141 | 1,327,957 | 2008 | 257,811 | 1655 | 169,679 | 1406 | 1,582,577 | 2021 |
1944–45 | 2,948,202 | 2098 | 1,009,540 | 1527 | 201,517 | 1294 | 156,267 | 1295 | 1,489,313 | 1902 |
1945–46 | 2,632,486 | 1873 | 843,673 | 1276 | 142,381 | 914 | 133,452 | 1106 | 1,403,822 | 1793 |
1946–47 | 2,183,851 | 1554 | 604,370 | 914 | 135,101 | 867 | 87,991 | 729 | 1,431,151 | 1828 |
1947–48 | 2,247,002 | 1599 | 459,712 | 695 | 124,667 | 800 | 86,067 | 713 | 1,417,017 | 1810 |
1 Continued next page.
Source: Adapted from Annual Reports on Factory Production Statistics.
Boots and Shoes (Adults) | Shirts | Trousers | Other Clothing Production Including Military Orders 2 | |||||
Pairs | Volume Index No. | Dozen | Volume Index No. | No. | Volume Index No. | £ | Volume Index No. 3 | |
Average of 1936–37 to 1938–39 | 1,711,102 | 1000 | 178,512 | 1000 | 968,298 | 1000 | 1,332,220 | 1000 |
1939–40 | 2,060,086 | 1204 | 168,503 | 944 | 971,678 | 1003 | 1,800,081 | 1263 |
1940–41 | 2,179,313 | 1274 | 165,252 | 926 | 885,575 | 915 | 2,429,250 | 1542 |
1941–42 | 2,336,591 | 1366 | 135,667 | 760 | 639,050 | 660 | 2,578,854 | 1498 |
1942–43 | 2,455,704 | 1435 | 85,342 | 479 | 693,181 | 716 | 2,953,181 | 1600 |
1943–44 | 2,292,233 | 1340 | 143,384 | 803 | 636,021 | 657 | 2,837,231 | 1418 |
1944–45 | 2,166,708 | 1266 | 173,776 | 973 | 985,992 | 1018 | 2,588,120 | 1234 |
1945–46 | 1,962,310 | 1147 | 182,616 | 1023 | 992,058 | 1025 | 2,583,266 | 1206 |
1946–47 | 2,001,779 | 1170 | 148,414 | 831 | 913,988 | 944 | 2,760,230 | 1265 |
1947–48 | 2,143,412 | 1253 | 207,270 | 1161 | 1,220,587 | 1261 | 3,740,233 | 1688 |
2 Suits, dresses, underclothing, and overcoats are excluded from this item, as well as trousers and shirts.
3 Volume taken as value corrected for price changes, using clothing, etc., subgroup of retail price index.
Source: Adapted from Annual Reports on Factory Production Statistics.
Year | Volume of Production | Volume per Person Engaged |
1936–37 | 92 | 98 |
1937–38 | 97 | 97 |
1938–39 | 100 | 100 |
1939–40 | 110 | 103 |
1940–41 | 114 | 103 |
1941–42 | 116 | 102 |
1942–43 | 120 | 107 |
1943–44 | 125 | 108 |
1944–45 | 129 | 108 |
1945–46 | 131 | 105 |
1946–47 | 140 | 106 |
1947–48 | 151 | 110 |
1948–49 | 155 | 112 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1951–52, p. 512.
Year | Millions of Acres |
1935 | 2·7 |
1936 | 2·9 |
1937 | 3·3 |
1938 | 3·9 |
1939 | 4·0 |
1940 | 4·2 |
1941 | 4·6 |
1942 | 4·2 |
1943 | 3·5 |
1944 | 3·4 |
1945 | 3·6 |
1946 | 3·7 |
1947 | 4·3 |
1948 | 4·7 |
1949 | 5·1 |
Source: Primary Production in New Zealand, 1957 edition, p. 109.
Year | Dairy Cows in Milk | Sheep | Number of Sheep per Dairy Cow in Milk |
1936 | 1,802,773 | 30,113,704 | 16·7 |
1937 | 1,784,820 | 31,305,818 | 17·5 |
1938 | 1,743,190 | 32,378,774 | 18·6 |
1939 | 1,723,893 | 31,897,091 | 18·5 |
1940 | 1,719,289 | 31,062,875 | 18·1 |
1941 | 1,759,018 | 31,751,660 | 18·1 |
1942 | 1,777,239 | 1 | |
1943 | 1,714,959 | 1 | |
1944 | 1,647,920 | 33,200,298 | 20·1 |
1945 | 1,678,943 | 33,974,612 | 20·2 |
1946 | 1,661,944 | 1 | |
1947 | 1,657,690 | 32,681,799 | 19·7 |
1948 | 1,713,532 | 32,483,138 | 19·0 |
1 Not available.
Source: Adapted from New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1962, p. 1107.
1 Not available.
Source: Adapted from New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1962, p. 1107.
1 Not available.
Source: Adapted from New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1962, p. 1107.
June Year | Butter | Cheese |
1936–37 | 177·6 | 91·3 |
1937–38 | 165·4 | 88·5 |
1938–39 | 147·9 | 85·3 |
1939–40 | 157·8 | 97·6 |
1940–41 | 165·2 | 122·4 |
1941–42 | 133·8 | 157·7 |
1942–43 | 142·0 | 102·8 |
1943–44 | 136·4 | 92·2 |
1944–45 | 154·7 | 103·7 |
1945–46 | 126·7 | 94·5 |
1946–47 | 145·7 | 91·6 |
Source: Department of Statistics.
Sheep | Lambs | Cattle | Calves | Pigs | ||||||
March Year | Number (000) | Index Number | Number (000) | Index Number | Number (000) | Index Number | Number (000) | Index Number | Number (000) | Index Number |
Average of 1936–37 to 1938–39 | 4,020 | 1000 | 9,778 | 1000 | 569 | 1000 | 1,054 | 1000 | 1,091 | 1000 |
1939–40 | 4,439 | 1104 | 10,160 | 1039 | 600 | 1054 | 1,060 | 1006 | 826 | 757 |
1940–41 | 5,151 | 1281 | 12,037 | 1231 | 728 | 1279 | 1,068 | 1013 | 981 | 899 |
1941–42 | 4,633 | 1152 | 11,700 | 1197 | 631 | 1109 | 1,032 | 979 | 1,003 | 919 |
1942–43 | 4,310 | 1072 | 11,251 | 1151 | 769 | 1351 | 1,045 | 991 | 842 | 772 |
1943–44 | 4,552 | 1132 | 10,607 | 1085 | 697 | 1225 | 1,047 | 993 | 709 | 650 |
1944–45 | 4,717 | 1173 | 10,780 | 1102 | 610 | 1072 | 966 | 917 | 679 | 622 |
1945–46 | 5,440 | 1353 | 12,742 | 1303 | 739 | 1299 | 983 | 933 | 727 | 666 |
1946–47 | 5,177 | 1288 | 11,826 | 1209 | 664 | 1167 | 1,039 | 986 | 604 | 554 |
Source: Numbers from New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1947–49, p. 924. The figures include export works, abattoirs, and killings on farms.
June Years | Production (Tons)1 | Exports (Tons) |
Average of 1936–37 to 1938–39 | 457,000 | 274,000 |
1939–40 | 519,000 | 334,000 |
1940–41 | 502,000 | 272,950 |
1941–42 | 520,000 | 290,750 |
1942–43 | 521,800 | 254,200 |
1943–44 | 493,000 | 189,400 |
1944–45 | 522,000 | 322,150 |
1945–46 | 513,000 | 302,550 |
1 Excluding offals.
Sources: P. W. Smallfield in Wartime Farming (Production), and Department of Statistics (Exports).
Total Sheep | Breeding Ewes | Other Sheep | Dairy Cows in Milk | ||||
Number | Number | Index No. | Number | Index No. | Number | Index No. | |
1937 | 31,305,818 | 19,332,077 | 984 | 11,973,741 | 981 | 1,784,820 | 1020 |
1938 | 32,378,774 | 19,663,866 | 1001 | 12,714,908 | 1041 | 1,743,190 | 996 |
1939 | 31,897,091 | 19,960,299 | 1016 | 11,936,792 | 978 | 1,723,893 | 985 |
1940 | 31,062,875 | 19,727,657 | 1004 | 11,335,218 | 928 | 1,719,289 | 982 |
1941 | 31,751,660 | 20,030,933 | 1019 | 11,720,727 | 960 | 1,759,018 | 1005 |
1942 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,756,654 | 1003 | ||
1943 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1,714,959 | 980 | ||
1944 | 33,200,298 | 20,549,716 | 1046 | 12,650,582 | 1036 | 1,647,920 | 941 |
1945 | 33,974,612 | 20,865,858 | 1062 | 13,108,754 | 1074 | 1,678,943 | 959 |
Source: Numbers from New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
1 Not available.
1 Not available.
1 Not available.
1 Not available.
1 Not available.
1 Not available.
(Millions) | ||
Year | Lambs Tailed | Lambs Slaughtered |
1936–37 | 16·9 | 9·4 |
1937–38 | 17·3 | 10·0 |
1938–39 | 16·9 | 10·0 |
1939–40 | 17·2 | 10·2 |
1940–41 | 18·4 | 12·0 |
1941–42 | 18·5 | 11·7 |
1942–43 | 18·9 | 11·3 |
1943–44 | 18·4 | 10·6 |
1944–45 | 19·5 | 10·8 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
page 609Meat | Wool | Butterfat | ||||
Season | Tons 1 | Index No. | (Million lb)Greasy | Index No. | (Million lb) | Index No. |
Average of 1936–37 to 1938–39 | 457,000 | 1000 | 309 | 1000 | 431 | 1000 |
1939–40 | 519,000 | 1136 | 310 | 1003 | 431 | 1000 |
1940–41 | 502,000 | 1098 | 331 | 1071 | 466 | 1081 |
1941–42 | 520,000 | 1138 | 345 | 1117 | 437 | 1014 |
1942–43 | 521,800 | 1142 | 340 | 1100 | 407 | 944 |
1943–44 | 493,000 | 1079 | 330 | 1068 | 387 | 898 |
1944–45 | 522,000 | 1142 | 372 | 1204 | 432 | 1002 |
1945–46 | 513,000 | 1123 | 365 | 1181 | 373 | 865 |
Sources:P. W. Smallfield in Wartime Farming (Meat), and New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
1 Excluding offals.
£(000) | |||
Annual Averages | |||
New Zealand Production 1936–37 to 1938–39 | Imports 1937–39 | Total | |
Sawn Timber | 2,868 | 408 | 3,276 |
Cement | 605 | 16 | 621 |
Earthenware and asbestos slates, pipes, tiles, etc. | 239 | 67 | 306 |
Bricks | 175 | 4 | 179 |
Brass, copper and iron pipes | 605 | 605 | |
Mild steel bar, bolt, and rod1 | 518 | 518 | |
Iron and steel angle, tee, channel and girder | 225 | 225 | |
Galvanised corrugated iron | 428 | 428 | |
Galvanised flat iron | 166 | 166 | |
Window glass | 39 | 39 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks, Factory Production Statistics, and Statistical Reports on Trade and Shipping.
£(000) | |||
Expenditure | |||
Financial Year | Controlled by the Public Works Department | Controlled by the Housing Department | Total |
1939–401 | 2,957 | 27 | 2,984 |
1940–41 | 3,773 | 124 | 3,897 |
1941–42 | 5,297 | 29 | 5,326 |
1942–43 | 16,799 | 773 | 17,572 |
1943–44 | 11,543 | 1,754 | 13,297 |
1944–45 | 4,850 | 414 | 5,264 |
1945–46 | 2,248 | 69 | 2,317 |
TOTALS | 47,466 | 3,189 | 50,656 |
Source: Official War History of the Public Works Department, Vol. 1, p. 73, and War History narrative Vol. 24, p. 12. In Parliamentary Paper D–3, Report of the Commissioner of Works, 1946, slightly different figures are given, the total expenditure of the two Departments being recorded as £50·5 million.
1 Small quantities may also have been produced in New Zealand.
1 Includes all defence expenditure incurred in the financial year.
Year | Private | Government | Total |
1937–38 | 4,877 | 2,167 | 7,044 |
1938–39 | 5,601 | 4,110 | 9,711 |
1939–40 | 5,299 | 4,387 | 9,686 |
1940–41 | 4,894 | 3,983 | 8,877 |
1941–42 | 4,282 | 2,890 | 7,172 |
1942–43 | 1,020 | 614 | 1,634 |
1943–44 | 2,742 | 2,194 | 4,936 |
1944–45 | 5,367 | 3,334 | 8,701 |
1945–46 | 7,359 | 2,997 | 10,356 |
1946–47 | 9,808 | 3,068 | 12,876 |
1947–48 | 10,538 | 3,510 | 14,048 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
page 612Defence Works, Excluding Aerodromes | Aerodromes | All Defence Works, Including Aerodromes | |
1939— | |||
Sep | 3,600 | 3,050 | 6,650 |
Dec | 1,200 | 1,875 | 3,075 |
1940— | |||
Mar | 800 | 1,400 | 2,200 |
Jun | 1,000 | 1,500 | 2,500 |
Sep | 2,000 | 1,575 | 3,575 |
Dec | 1,100 | 2,000 | 3,100 |
1941— | |||
Mar | 900 | 2,000 | 2,900 |
Jun | 900 | 1,750 | 2,650 |
Sep | 900 | 1,375 | 2,275 |
Dec | 1,000 | 1,125 | 2,125 |
1942— | |||
Mar | 3,000 | 2,125 | 5,125 |
Jun | 7,000 | 2,900 | 9,900 |
Sep | 6,500 | 1,625 | 8,125 |
Dec | 6,800 | 1,200 | 8,000 |
1943— | |||
Mar | 7,700 | 750 | 8,450 |
Jun | 6,600 | 950 | 7,550 |
Sep | 5,200 | 900 | 6,100 |
Dec | 4,100 | 750 | 4,850 |
1944— | |||
Mar | 3,400 | 400 | 3,800 |
Jun | 2,300 | 350 | 2,650 |
Sep | 2,000 | 125 | 2,125 |
Dec | 1,300 | 125 | 1,425 |
1945— | |||
Mar | 1,500 | 125 | 1,625 |
Jun | 1,200 | 125 | 1,325 |
Aug | 1,100 | 125 | 1,225 |
Source: Figures are approximations derived from a chart in the Official War History of the Public Works Department, Vol. 2, p. 318.
page 613March Year | Board Feet (000) |
1934–35 | 243,782 |
1935–36 | 293,075 |
1936–37 | 305,889 |
1937–38 | 322,766 |
1938–39 | 316,716 |
1939–40 | 335,991 |
1940–41 | 342,208 |
1941–42 | 324,474 |
1942–43 | 341,515 |
1943–44 | 350,748 |
1944–45 | 340,133 |
1945–46 | 344,723 |
1946–47 | 353,955 |
1947–48 | 428,114 |
1948–49 | 464,545 |
Source: Parliamentary Paper C–3, Annual Report of the Director of Forestry, 1954.
Financial Year | Expenditure Through War Expenses Account | Gross National Product | War Expenses as a Percentage of Gross National Product | Remainder of Gross National Product |
£(m.) | £(m.) | Per Cent | Per Cent | |
1938–39 | 31 | 232 | 1 | 99 |
1939–40 | 7 | 250 | 3 | 97 |
1940–41 | 31 | 269 | 12 | 88 |
1941–42 | 60 | 291 | 21 | 79 |
1942–43 | 144 | 335 | 43 | 57 |
1943–44 | 163 | 375 | 44 | 56 |
1944–45 | 130 | 380 | 34 | 66 |
1945–46 | 135 | 400 | 34 | 66 |
1946–47 | 48 | 426 | 11 | 89 |
Source: Percentages derived from Department of Statistics figures.
1 War Expenses Account commenced in 1939–40. The 1938–39 figure is an estimate of the expenditure on similar items. See also note to Table 16.
£(000) | |||||
Financial Year | Consolidated Fund | Employment Promotion | Social Security | Special War Taxation | Total |
1935–36 | 21,556 | 3,922 | 25,478 | ||
1936–37 | 26,941 | 4,241 | 31,182 | ||
1937–38 | 31,664 | 5,135 | 36,799 | ||
1938–39 | 32,306 | 5,492 | 37,798 | ||
1939–40 | 32,810 | 9,529 | 2,182 | 44,521 | |
1940–41 | 34,874 | 10,742 | 15,745 | 61,361 | |
1941–42 | 35,162 | 11,064 | 21,937 | 68,163 | |
1942–43 | 36,196 | 12,189 | 39,556 | 87,941 | |
1943–44 | 42,018 | 13,378 | 45,444 | 100,839 | |
1944–45 | 45,689 | 14,260 | 48,732 | 108,682 | |
1945–46 | 48,371 | 15,167 | 51,417 | 114,955 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks. See also table on p. 263.
31 March | Held in New Zealand | Held Overseas | Total |
1939 | 146,238 | 166,821 | 313,058 |
1940 | 164,165 | 168,083 | 332,248 |
1941 | 190,176 | 168,719 | 358,895 |
1942 | 230,780 | 162,932 | 393,711 |
1943 | 304,689 | 168,580 | 473,269 |
1944 | 366,747 | 169,622 | 536,369 |
1945 | 403,274 | 169,839 | 573,113 |
1946 | 472,750 | 121,636 | 594,386 |
1947 | 482,990 | 121,636 | 604,627 |
1948 | 494,112 | 107,377 | 601,489 |
Source: Department of Statistics.
page 6151938–39 | 1943–44 | 1946–47 | |||||
£(m) | Percentage | £(m) | Percentage | £(m) | Percentage | Remarks | |
Purchases by the people for consumption | 161 | 69 | 154 | 42 | 257 | 68 | National income item ‘personal expenditure on goods and services’. In 1943–44, £24m has been deducted.1 |
Goods and services provided by central government and local authorities | 30 | 13 | 29 | 8 | 40 | 11 | Excluding defence and war. With defence and war, makes up national income item ‘cost of government-provided goods and services’. |
Defence and war | 2 | 1 | 156 | 42 | 14 | 4 | Including defence construction and also rehabilitation. Figures taken from national income items ‘defence and war’ and ‘rehabilitation’, in the general government revenue account, but £24m has been added in 1943–44.1 |
Creation of capital assets in New Zealand | 40 | 17 | 28 | 8 | 65 | 17 | National income item ‘gross capital formation in New Zealand’, but excluding stock changes. |
Total goods and services used | 233 | 100 | 367 | 100 | 376 | 100 | |
Add increases in stocks | 5 | 12 | 21 | ||||
Deduct goods and services received from overseas in excess of those supplied by New Zealand | -6 | -4 | 29 | This is the national income item ‘net overseas investment’. In 1946–47 New Zealand supplied more than she received. | |||
Total national output of goods and services | 232 | 375 | 426 | National income item ‘gross national product’. |
Source: Adapted from Official Estimates of National Income and Expenditure.
1 Expenditures incurred through War Expenses Account in supplying reciprocal aid are here treated as a cost of war. In the original treatment for national income purposes they were excluded, with a resultant overstatement of the residual item ‘personal expenditure on goods and services’. Expenditures for reciprocal aid were a use of New Zealand resources and the incomes generated were counted in as part of national income. Hence the author's adjustment of £24m for 1943–44 in the above analysis. Other national income adjustments, such as the exclusion of subsidies (a transfer item) and loan repayments from ‘defence and war’ have been followed.
1 Expenditures incurred through War Expenses Account in supplying reciprocal aid are here treated as a cost of war. In the original treatment for national income purposes they were excluded, with a resultant overstatement of the residual item ‘personal expenditure on goods and services’. Expenditures for reciprocal aid were a use of New Zealand resources and the incomes generated were counted in as part of national income. Hence the author's adjustment of £24m for 1943–44 in the above analysis. Other national income adjustments, such as the exclusion of subsidies (a transfer item) and loan repayments from ‘defence and war’ have been followed.
Index numbers on Base: 1926–30 = 1000 | Converted to Base September 1939 = 1000 | |||
Quarter Ending | Retail Prices | Nominal Wage Rates | Retail Prices | Nominal Wage Rates |
1939 | ||||
Sep | 992 | 1100 | 1000 | 1000 |
Dec | 1014 | 1102 | 1022 | 1002 |
1940 | ||||
Mar | 1011 | 1102 | 1019 | 1002 |
Jun | 1024 | 1110 | 1032 | 1009 |
Sep | 1040 | 1159 | 1048 | 1054 |
Dec | 1052 | 1163 | 1060 | 1057 |
1941 | ||||
Mar | 1054 | 1170 | 1063 | 1064 |
Jun | 1066 | 1170 | 1075 | 1064 |
Sep | 1074 | 1171 | 1083 | 1065 |
Dec | 1091 | 1171 | 1100 | 1065 |
1942 | ||||
Mar | 1084 | 1173 | 1093 | 1066 |
Jun | 1093 | 1221 | 1102 | 1110 |
Sep | 1114 | 1251 | 1123 | 1137 |
Dec | 1132 | 1254 | 1141 | 1140 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks. Retail Prices Index for each quarter, and Nominal Weekly Wage Rates Index at end of each quarter.
page 617Year | Aggregate Private Income | Goods Available for Use (Current Prices) |
1931–32 | 99·7 | 73·2 |
1932–33 | 91·8 | 73·3 |
1933–34 | 101·3 | 79·2 |
1934–35 | 106·6 | 88·9 |
1935–36 | 124·6 | 100·9 |
1936–37 | 157·5 | 124·0 |
1937–38 | 173·3 | 134·7 |
1938–39 | 185·8 | 134·6 |
1939–40 | 200·2 | 125·8 |
1940–41 | 216·5 | 132·4 |
1941–42 | 230·7 | 136·9 |
1942–43 | 264·4 | 136·4 |
1943–44 | 292·3 | 148·2 |
1944–45 | 303·5 | 139·8 |
1945–46 | 326·8 | 175·2 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
Note: The Aggregate Private Income series was discontinued after the war, when national income figures became available. The series was compiled before deduction of taxation or savings. Goods available for use excluded the value of many services. A gap between the two series was normal, but interest attaches to its rapid widening over the war years. The goods available series was calculated from production plus imports less exports, with some adjustments for changes in stocks of primary produce. In the war years, ordnance was excluded from imports for the purpose of these calculations, while supplies under Reverse Land-Lease were added to exports.
Quarter Ending | Wartime Prices Index Base: Dec 1942 = 1000 | Wholesale Prices Index | |||
Locally Produced Items | Imported Items | ||||
Base: 1926–30 = 1000 | Converted to Base: Dec 1942 = 1000 | Base: 1926–30 = 1000 | Converted to Base: Dec 1942 = 1000 | ||
1942 | |||||
Dec | 1000 | 1220 | 1000 | 1663 | 1000 |
1943 | |||||
Mar | 1011 | 1199 | 983 | 1676 | 1008 |
Jun | 1000 | 1217 | 998 | 1754 | 1055 |
Sep | 996 | 1188 | 974 | 1760 | 1058 |
Dec | 1001 | 1251 | 1025 | 1793 | 1078 |
1944 | |||||
Mar | 1005 | 1227 | 1006 | 1800 | 1082 |
Jun | 1001 | 1235 | 1012 | 1804 | 1085 |
Sep | 1003 | 1213 | 994 | 1810 | 1088 |
Dec | 1004 | 1253 | 1027 | 1812 | 1090 |
1945 | |||||
Mar | 1006 | 1224 | 1003 | 1833 | 1102 |
Jun | 1005 | 1242 | 1018 | 1830 | 1100 |
Sep | 1001 | 1249 | 1024 | 1840 | 1106 |
Source: Monthly Abstracts of Statistics.
page 619Quarter | Wartime Prices Index Base: Dec 1942 = 1000 | Nominal Weekly Wage Rates Index | |
Base 1954 = 1000 | Converted to Base: Dec 1942 = 1000 | ||
1942 | |||
Dec | 1000 | 509 | 1000 |
1943 | |||
Mar | 1011 | 509 | 1000 |
Jun | 1000 | 513 | 1008 |
Sep | 996 | 513 | 1008 |
Dec | 1001 | 513 | 1008 |
1944 | |||
Mar | 1005 | 513 | 1008 |
Jun | 1001 | 518 | 1018 |
Sep | 1003 | 520 | 1022 |
Dec | 1004 | 520 | 1022 |
1945 | |||
Mar | 1006 | 523 | 1028 |
Jun | 1005 | 573 | 1126 |
Sep | 1001 | 574 | 1128 |
Source: Monthly Abstracts of Statistics.
page 620—— | 1938–39 | 1939–40 | 1940–41 | 1941–42 | 1942–43 | 1943–44 | 1944–45 | 1945–46 | 1946–47 | 1947–48 |
Private income | 200.2 | 215.7 | 235.0 | 256.6 | 294.9 | 331.8 | 339.5 | 360.5 | 397.6 | 447.2 |
Direct taxation | 23.8 | 30.5 | 45.6 | 51.4 | 66.4 | 75.5 | 81.2 | 84.9 | 78.2 | 77.4 |
Disposable income1 | 176.4 | 185.2 | 189.4 | 205.2 | 228.5 | 256.3 | 258.3 | 275.6 | 319.4 | 369.8 |
Goods available for use | 134.6 | 125.8 | 132.4 | 136.9 | 136.4 | 148.2 | 139.8 | 175.2 | 224.5 | 299.8 |
Indirect taxes less subsidies | 20.0 | 20.5 | 20.7 | 20.5 | 24.7 | 28.7 | 29.4 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 39.4 |
Goods available for use, after adjustment for indirect taxes and subsidies | 154.6 | 146.3 | 153.1 | 157.4 | 161.1 | 176.9 | 169.2 | 205.9 | 255.7 | 339.2 |
Surplus2 (disposable income less goods available, after adjustment) | 21.8 | 38.9 | 36.3 | 47.8 | 67.4 | 79.4 | 89.1 | 69.7 | 63.7 | 30.6 |
Increase in public debt held in New Zealand | 13.8 | 17.9 | 26.0 | 40.6 | 73.9 | 62.1 | 36.5 | 69.5 | 10.2 | 11.1 |
Increase in Government indebtedness to the banking system | 17.7 | 11.7 | -3.2 | 8.9 | 27.5 | 6.9 | -12.0 | 2.6 | -15.8 | 3.2 |
Net lending by the private sector to Government3 | -3.9 | 6.2 | 29.2 | 31.7 | 46.4 | 55.2 | 48.5 | 66.9 | 26.0 | 7.9 |
Source: Income, taxation, goods available, and public debt from Department of Statistics, Indebtedness to the banking system from Reserve Bank bulletin, November 1959.
1 Private income less direct taxation.
2 See also footnote to Table 59.
3 This is the difference between the preceding two rows. Includes deposits in the Post Office Savings Bank, National Savings, and the like, as well as subscriptions to Government loans. This is not an exact figure for lending by the private sector. It was affected by changes in Departmental holdings of Government securities.
Exports 1 | Exportable Meat and Dairy Produce Supplied under Reverse Lend-Lease 2 | ||||
Year | Volume Base 1936–38 = 100 | Value £(m.) | Value £(m.) | Value as a Percentage of Exports | Volume Index Base: Exports 1936–38 = 100 3 |
1936 | 102 | 56·8 | |||
1937 | 102 | 66·7 | |||
1938 | 97 | 58·4 | |||
1939 | 98 | 58·0 | |||
1940 | 108 | 73·7 | |||
1941 | 97 | 67·5 | |||
1942 | 114 | 81·3 | 1·0 | 1·2 | 1·4 |
1943 | 96 | 71·9 | 7·1 | 9·9 | 9·5 |
1944 | 99 | 77·8 | 10·4 | 13·4 | 13·3 |
1945 | 95 | 81·6 | 8·1 | 9·9 | 9·4 |
1946 | 112 | 101·3 | |||
1947 | 119 | 129·4 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks. Reverse Lend-Lease information in 1946 Yearbook, p. 324.
Total Imports | Imports (excluding Ordnance and Munitions) | |||
Year | Value | Volume | Value | Volume |
1936–38 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 |
1939 | 95 | 94 | 94 | 94 |
1940 | 94 | 79 | 89 | 74 |
1941 | 95 | 70 | 84 | 63 |
1942 | 104 | 74 | 75 | 52 |
1943 | 183 | 128 | 93 | 64 |
1944 | 166 | 105 | 109 | 68 |
1945 | 106 | 64 | 98 | 58 |
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbook, 1946, p. 824.
1 Excludes all supplies under Reverse Lend-Lease.
2 Meat and dairy produce supplied were valued at £26.6 million out of a total of £81.0 million of Reverse Lend-Lease goods and services.
3 Approximation, by taking volumes as proportional to values: e.g., the Reverse Lend-Lease supplies in 1942 were, in value, equivalent to 1.2 per cent of that year's exports; so their volume is taken as 1.2 per cent of the export volume index for 1942.
Last Monday in Month | Net Overseas Assets £(NZ) million |
1939 1 | |
Mar | 9·3 |
Jun | 9·1 |
Sep | 8·6 |
Dec | 15·8 |
1940 | |
Mar | 23·0 |
Jun | 27·4 |
Sep | 22·2 |
Dec | 23·4 |
1941 | |
Mar | 29·8 |
Jun | 31·1 |
Sep | 25·7 |
Dec | 25·3 |
1942 | |
Mar | 30·9 |
Jun | 37·3 |
Sep | 40·4 |
Dec | 40·6 |
1943 | |
Mar | 37·1 |
Jun | 40·2 |
Sep | 35·1 |
Dec | 42·8 |
1944 | |
Mar | 39·3 |
Jun | 41·0 |
Sep | 46·8 |
Dec | 53·3 |
1945 | |
Mar | 62·4 |
Jun | 77·6 |
Sep | 83·3 |
Dec | 93·8 |
1946 | |
Mar | 98·4 |
Jun | 97·6 |
Sep | 96·6 |
Dec | 104·1 |
1933 | 41 | 1939 | 58 | 1945 | 82 |
1934 | 47 | 1940 | 74 | 1946 | 101 |
1935 | 47 | 1941 | 67 | 1947 | 129 |
Average | 45 | Average | 66 | Average | 104 |
Source:Reserve Bank bulletins and New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
1 Earlier figures are given in Table 6.
Period | Average Number of Days Spent on the New Zealand Coast | |
January to June 1939 | 35·7 | |
January to June 1941 | 21·5 | |
Year ending March | 1942 | 17·9 |
Year ending March | 1943 | 18·7 |
Year ending March | 1944 | 18·9 |
Year ending March | 1945 | 21·0 |
Year ending March | 1946 | 21·5 |
Year ending March | 1947 | 37·3 |
Year ending March | 1948 | 44·6 |
Year ending March | 1949 | 40·8 |
Note: Information on the average number of ports visited is given on p. 377.
Source: Parliamentary Paper H–45, Report on Waterfront Industry Commission, 1949, p. 71.
Passengers | Freight | Staff | Coal Consumption | |||||||
Year Ending 31 March | Number of Rail Passenger Journeys1 (millions) | Index Number Base: 1938–39 = 1000 | Net ton-miles2 (millions) | Index Number Base: 1938–39 = 1000 | Number 3 | Index Number Base: 1938–39 = 1000 | Total Coal Used (Thousands of Tons) | Index Number Base: 1938–39 = 1000 | Percentage of Hard Coal Used | Number of Oil Burning Locomotives at 31 March |
1938–39 | 23·3 | 1000 | 574·5 | 1000 | 24,342 | 1000 | 484 | 1000 | 59 | |
1939–40 | 24·5 | 1051 | 580·8 | 1011 | 25,710 | 1056 | 492 | 1017 | 61 | |
1940–41 | 26·3 | 1129 | 659·7 | 1148 | 24,502 | 1007 | 529 | 1091 | 56 | |
1941–42 | 28·6 | 1230 | 688·7 | 1199 | 23,352 | 959 | 538 | 1110 | 57 | |
1942–43 | 36·1 | 1553 | 781·4 | 1360 | 22,327 | 914 | 612 | 1263 | 55 | |
1943–44 | 38·6 | 1660 | 832·6 | 1449 | 23,422 | 962 | 634 | 1309 | 45 | |
1944–45 | 33·0 | 1418 | 814·9 | 1418 | 24,002 | 986 | 577 | 1191 | 36 | |
1945–46 | 32·4 | 1393 | 842·5 | 1466 | 24,329 | 999 | 610 | 1259 | 34 | |
1946–47 | 28·9 | 1241 | 883·7 | 1538 | 26,077 | 1071 | 594 | 1226 | 39 | 2 |
1947–48 | 25·9 | 1113 | 937·4 | 1632 | 25,950 | 1066 | 568 | 1172 | 49 | 34 |
1948–49 | 26·2 | 1125 | 970·8 | 1690 | 26,324 | 1081 | 546 | 1127 | 46 | 51 |
1 Excludes Railways road service passengers. The number of road service passenger journeys increased every year, from 5·7 million in 1938–39 to 23·5 million in 1948–49.
2 A ton-mile is 1 ton of freight hauled for 1 mile.
3 Average for year, excluding those serving with the armed forces.
Sources: Annual reports on transport statistics; Parliamentary Papers D–2, Reports of the Railways Department; New Zealand Official Yearbooks.
Year | Underground | Open-cast | All Mines |
1936 | 2,108 | 32 | 2,140 |
1937 | 2,239 | 39 | 2,278 |
1938 | 2,180 | 42 | 2,222 |
1939 | 2,296 | 47 | 2,343 |
1940 | 2,465 | 51 | 2,516 |
1941 | 2,585 | 54 | 2,640 |
1942 | 2,624 | 56 | 2,680 |
1943 | 2,726 | 62 | 2,788 |
1944 | 2,610 | 196 | 2,806 |
1945 | 2,381 | 453 | 2,834 |
1946 | 2,265 | 529 | 2,794 |
1947 | 2,107 | 645 | 2,752 |
1948 | 2,099 | 677 | 2,776 |
1949 | 2,071 | 742 | 2,813 |
Source: Parliamentary Papers C–2, Mines Statements.
Year | Millions of Gallons |
1934 | 65 |
1935 | 65 |
1936 | 87 |
1937 | 86 |
1938 | 102 |
1939 | 104 |
1940 | 94 |
1941 | 66 |
1942 | 59 |
1943 | 66 |
1944 | 68 |
1945 | 71 |
1946 | 86 |
1947 | 102 |
1948 | 117 |
Source: Annual Statistical Reports on Trade and Shipping.
Year | Electricity (millions of Kilowatt-hours) | Gas (millions of Cubic Feet1) |
1927–28 | 510 | 4,024 |
1928–29 | 595 | 4,047 |
1929–30 | 710 | 4,144 |
1930–31 | 760 | 4,230 |
1931–32 | 788 | 4,083 |
1932–33 | 832 | 3,962 |
1933–34 | 858 | 3,832 |
1934–35 | 916 | 3,817 |
1935–36 | 1,032 | 3,885 |
1936–37 | 1,142 | 3,997 |
1937–38 | 1,253 | 4,093 |
1938–39 | 1,414 | 4,155 |
1939–40 | 1,631 | 4,359 |
1940–41 | 1,830 | 4,480 |
1941–42 | 1,929 | 4,632 |
1942–43 | 2,036 | 4,826 |
1943–44 | 2,170 | 5,097 |
1944–45 | 2,274 | 5,178 |
1945–46 | 2,365 | 5,241 |
1946–47 | 2,521 | 5,329 |
1947–48 | 2,590 | 5,457 |
1948–49 | 2,834 | 5,463 |
1949–50 | 3,036 | 5,541 |
1950–51 | 3,097 | 5,446 |
1951–52 | 3,462 | 4,830 |
1952–53 | 3,579 | 5,282 |
1953–54 | 4,029 | 5,238 |
1954–55 | 4,383 | 5,174 |
1955–56 | 4,748 | 5,222 |
1956–57 | 4,967 | 5,240 |
1957–58 | 5,644 | 5,311 |
1958–59 | 5,677 | 5,520 |
1959–60 | 6,361 | 5,664 |
1960–61 | 6,835 | 5,696 |
1961–62 | 7,399 | 5,861 |
1962–63 | 7,951 | 5,489 |
Source: Department of Statistics.
1 Small quantities of natural gas are included in the later years.
Domestic | Commercial and Industrial | Other, Including Dairy Water Heating | ||||
Year Ended 31 March | Sales | Index Numbers | Sales | Index Numbers | Sales | Index Numbers |
1939 | 539 | 1000 | 430 | 1000 | 141 | 1000 |
1940 | 636 | 1180 | 489 | 1137 | 160 | 1135 |
1941 | 725 | 1345 | 545 | 1267 | 179 | 1270 |
1942 | 798 | 1481 | 560 | 1302 | 189 | 1340 |
1943 | 852 | 1581 | 598 | 1391 | 196 | 1390 |
1944 | 900 | 1670 | 638 | 1484 | 199 | 1411 |
1945 | 941 | 1746 | 666 | 1549 | 195 | 1383 |
1946 | 1024 | 1900 | 672 | 1563 | 195 | 1383 |
Source: Department of Statistics.
Year Ended 31 March | Counties | Boroughs | Electric Power Districts | Urban Transport Districts | Harbour Boards | All Local Authority Employees 2 |
1938 | 6,903 | 14,820 | 2,053 | 1,749 | 3,398 | 31,860 |
1939 | 7,147 | 16,814 | 2,255 | 1,842 | 3,593 | 34,693 |
1940 | 6,155 | 15,266 | 2,333 | 1,787 | 3,382 | 31,543 |
1941 | 4,783 | 13,302 | 2,228 | 1,760 | 3,126 | 27,457 |
1942 | 3,822 | 11,444 | 2,166 | 1,710 | 2,784 | 23,839 |
1943 | 3,470 | 9,564 | 1,944 | 1,779 | 2,785 | 21,409 |
1944 | 3,696 | 9,693 | 1,838 | 1,765 | 2,838 | 21,764 |
1945 | 3,857 | 10,096 | 1,920 | 1,768 | 2,804 | 22,499 |
1946 | 4,100 | 10,922 | 2,183 | 1,990 | 3,011 | 24,411 |
1947 | 4,031 | 10,997 | 2,447 | 2,059 | 2,917 | 24,599 |
1948 | 4,060 | 11,081 | 2,477 | 2,190 | 3,044 | 25,183 |
Source: Department of Statistics.
1 Excludes power supplied free of charge and line losses.
1 Covers all direct employees, including part-time, temporary, or casual employees, and those whose wages are recoverable, but excludes those employed by contractors.
2 Including other types of local authority not listed separately in this table.
Year | Farm 1 | Factory 1 | Building and Miscellaneous | Total |
1938–39 | 79·1 | 30·5 | 23·7 | 133·3 |
1939–40 | 82·5 | 33·6 | 25·3 | 141·4 |
1940–41 | 90·6 | 34·9 | 23·4 | 148·9 |
1941–42 | 88·0 | 35·8 | 22·7 | 146·5 |
1942–43 | 85·0 | 37·1 | 23·2 | 145·3 |
1943–44 | 84·1 | 39·4 | 22·1 | 145·6 |
1944–45 | 90·6 | 40·4 | 21·5 | 152·5 |
1945–46 | 84·2 | 41·6 | 22·8 | 148·6 |
1946–47 | 87·9 | 44·7 | 24·8 | 157·4 |
Source: Department of Statistics.
1 Processing of farm produce is treated as part of farm production in this table.
1 Processing of farm produce is treated as part of farm production in this table.
Year | Marriages | Live Births |
1927 | 7.50 | 20·41 |
1928 | 7.50 | 19·95 |
1929 | 7.74 | 19·66 |
1930 | 7.70 | 19·37 |
1931 | 6·77 | 19·11 |
1932 | 6·87 | 18·09 |
1933 | 7·19 | 17·72 |
1934 | 7·60 | 17·60 |
1935 | 8·16 | 17·42 |
1936 | 9·17 | 18·07 |
1937 | 9·42 | 18·86 |
1938 | 9·93 | 19·26 |
1939 | 10·92 | 20·23 |
1940 | 11·04 | 22·62 |
1941 | 8·48 | 24·06 |
1942 | 7·79 | 23·12 |
1943 | 7·35 | 21·25 |
1944 | 8·24 | 23·01 |
1945 | 9·85 | 24·58 |
1946 | 11·99 | 27·08 |
1947 | 10·59 | 27·70 |
1948 | 9·67 | 26·79 |
1949 | 9·27 | 26·13 |
1950 | 8·96 | 25·88 |
1951 | 8·69 | 25·62 |
1952 | 8·55 | 26·01 |
1953 | 8·41 | 25·35 |
1954 | 8·38 | 25·84 |
1955 | 8·32 | 26·03 |
1956 | 8·03 | 25·93 |
1957 | 7·89 | 26·20 |
1958 | 8·01 | 26·53 |
1959 | 7·84 | 26·50 |
1960 | 7·96 | 26·44 |
1961 | 8·00 | 26·97 |
1962 | 7·86 | 26·17 |
1963 | 7·81 | 25·43 |
Source: Report on the Vital Statistics of New Zealand.
Census of | ||||
Industrial Group | 1936 | 1945 | 1951 | 1956 |
Farming— | ||||
Number (000) | 147·9 | 114·7 | 117·4 | 116·6 |
Index Number | 1000 | 775 | 794 | 788 |
Other Primary Industry— | ||||
Number (000) | 24·7 | 20·6 | 24·1 | 24·6 |
Index Number | 1000 | 834 | 976 | 996 |
Manufacturing— | ||||
Number (000) | 81·6 | 93·8 | 122·2 | 134·9 |
Index Number | 1000 | 1150 | 1498 | 1653 |
Building and Construction— | ||||
Number (000) | 47·7 | 43·9 | 61·2 | 79·7 |
Index Number | 1000 | 920 | 1283 | 1671 |
Power, Water, etc.— | ||||
Number (000) | 5·5 | 6·3 | 7·7 | 9·4 |
Index Number | 1000 | 1145 | 1400 | 1709 |
Transport and Communications— | ||||
Number (000) | 60·4 | 62·5 | 75·1 | 78·6 |
Index Number | 1000 | 1035 | 1243 | 1301 |
Distribution and Finance— | ||||
Number (000) | 74·7 | 60·1 | 84·1 | 97·4 |
Index Number | 1000 | 805 | 1126 | 1304 |
Domestic and Personal Services— | ||||
Number (000) | 16·7 | 14·1 | 17·4 | 17·7 |
Index Number | 1000 | 844 | 1042 | 1060 |
Administration and Professional— | ||||
Number (000) | 32·3 | 33·6 | 46·0 | 51·6 |
Index Number | 1000 | 1040 | 1424 | 1598 |
Total: All Industries— | ||||
Number (000) | 491·5 | 449·5 | 555·4 | 610·2 |
Index Number | 1000 | 915 | 1130 | 1242 |
Sources: Adapted from the original Population Census tabulations in the following ways:
(a) |
Estimated figures for Maoris added to 1936 and 1945 census figures. |
(b) |
Treatment of Government administrative officers adjusted in 1936, 1945, and 1951 to match 1956. |
(c) |
1936 adjusted for extra large numbers of unspecified and unemployed so as to match the other censuses as closely as possible. |
Detailed worksheets and also corresponding figures for female labour are on Department of Statistics file 100/20/43.
Numbers Demobilised | ||
———— | ||
Quarter Ending | In This Quarter | To Date |
Dec 1940 | 1121 | 112 |
Mar 1941 | 721 | 833 |
Jun 1941 | 387 | 1,220 |
Sep 1941 | 371 | 1,591 |
Dec 1941 | 974 | 2,565 |
Mar 1942 | 913 | 3,478 |
Jun 1942 | 1,058 | 4,536 |
Sep 1942 | 631 | 5,167 |
Dec 1942 | 10,302 | 15,469 |
Mar 1943 | 3,825 | 19,294 |
Jun 1943 | 3,312 | 22,606 |
Sep 1943 | 5,050 | 27,656 |
Dec 1943 | 6,987 | 34,643 |
Mar 1944 | 8,013 | 42,656 |
Jun 1944 | 4,470 | 47,126 |
Sep 1944 | 6,803 | 53,929 |
Dec 1944 | 6,618 | 60,547 |
Mar 1945 | 8,128 | 68,675 |
Jun 1945 | 9,710 | 78,385 |
Sep 1945 | 20,272 | 98,657 |
Dec 1945 | 27,439 | 126,096 |
Mar 1946 | 25,304 | 151,400 |
Jun 1946 | 12,192 | 163,592 |
Sep 1946 | 9,591 | 173,183 |
Dec 1946 | 4,124 | 177,307 |
Mar 1947 | 5,203 | 182,510 |
Source: Adapted from Parliamentary Paper H–18, Report of the Rehabilitation Board, 1947, p. 18.
Year Ending 31 March | Expenditure £ (million) | Year Ending 31 March | Expenditure £ (million) |
1944 | 2·1 | 1954 | 16·2 |
1945 | 6·2 | 1955 | 13·9 |
1946 | 15·7 | 1956 | 12·6 |
1947 | 21·3 | 1957 | 11·0 |
1948 | 19·1 | 1958 | 10·7 |
1949 | 19·3 | 1959 | 9·4 |
1950 | 17·1 | 1960 | 7·6 |
1951 | 19·7 | 1961 | 7·9 |
1952 | 18·8 | 1962 | 7·3 |
1953 | 19·1 | 1963 | 6·7 |
Source: Parliamentary Papers H–18, Reports of Rehabilitation Board.
1 Includes about 40 who were demobilised earlier.
Year | Index Number | Year | Index Number |
1914 | 332 | 1939 | 523 |
1915 | 357 | 1940 | 547 |
1916 | 382 | 1941 | 567 |
1917 | 415 | 1942 | 586 |
1918 | 449 | 1943 | 599 |
1919 | 482 | 1944 | 610 |
1920 | 538 | 1945 | 618 |
1921 | 546 | 1946 | 623 |
1922 | 503 | 1947 | 643 |
1923 | 507 | 1948 | 694 |
1924 | 520 | 1949 | 706 |
1925 | 530 | 1950 | 745 |
1926 | 533 | 1951 | 828 |
1927 | 529 | 1952 | 892 |
1928 | 531 | 1953 | 933 |
1929 | 530 | 1954 | 976 |
1930 | 518 | 1955 | 1000 |
1931 | 479 | 1956 | 1035 |
1932 | 443 | 1957 | 1057 |
1933 | 420 | 1958 | 1104 |
1934 | 427 | 1959 | 1146 |
1935 | 442 | 1960 | 1154 |
1936 | 456 | 1961 | 1175 |
1937 | 488 | 1962 | 1206 |
1938 | 502 | 1963 | 1230 |
Source: Annual Reports on Prices, Wages and Labour Statistics.
1 Consumers' Price Index linked to All Groups Retail Series. The Wartime Prices Index is not used in these long-term linked series. (See also p. 333.)
Age Groups | |||
Year | 0 to 14 Inclusive Per cent | 15 to 64 Inclusive Per cent | 65 and Over Per cent |
1923 | 30·7 | 64·4 | 4·9 |
1924 | 30·3 | 64·8 | 4·9 |
1925 | 29·9 | 65·1 | 5·0 |
1926 | 29·4 | 65·4 | 5·2 |
1927 | 29·0 | 65·8 | 5·2 |
1928 | 28·5 | 66·1 | 5·3 |
1929 | 28·1 | 66·6 | 5·3 |
1930 | 27·6 | 66·9 | 5·5 |
1931 | 27·2 | 67·2 | 5·6 |
1932 | 26·8 | 67·4 | 5·8 |
1933 | 26·5 | 67·6 | 5·9 |
1934 | 26·1 | 67·8 | 6·1 |
1935 | 25·5 | 68·1 | 6·4 |
1936 | 25·0 | 68·4 | 6·6 |
1937 | 24·8 | 68·3 | 6·9 |
1938 | 24·5 | 68·4 | 7·1 |
1939 | 24·3 | 68·5 | 7·3 |
1940 | 24·8 | 67·6 | 7·6 |
1941 | 25·3 | 66·8 | 7·9 |
1942 | 25·7 | 66·2 | 8·2 |
1943 | 25·8 | 65·7 | 8·5 |
1944 | 25·7 | 65·6 | 8·7 |
1945 | 25·8 | 65·4 | 8·9 |
1946 | 25·8 | 65·2 | 9·0 |
1947 | 26·4 | 64·4 | 9·1 |
1948 | 27·1 | 63·7 | 9·3 |
1949 | 27·7 | 63·0 | 9·3 |
1950 | 28·3 | 62·3 | 9·4 |
1951 | 28·8 | 61·7 | 9·6 |
1952 | 29·2 | 61·2 | 9·5 |
1953 | 29·7 | 60·8 | 9·5 |
1954 | 30·1 | 60·4 | 9·5 |
1955 | 30·4 | 60·1 | 9·5 |
1956 | 30·5 | 60·0 | 9·5 |
1957 | 30·9 | 59·8 | 9·4 |
1958 | 31·2 | 59·5 | 9·3 |
1959 | 31·6 | 59·2 | 9·2 |
1960 | 31·9 | 59·0 | 9·1 |
1961 | 31·8 | 59·2 | 9·0 |
1962 | 31·7 | 59·4 | 8·9 |
Totals do not always add to exactly 100·0, due to rounding.
Source: Department of Statistics Age Estimates.
Year Ended 31 March | Social Security Benefits and Pensions £(m) | Net National Income at Factor Cost £(m) | Social Security Benefits and Pensions as a Percentage of National Income |
1940 | 12·3 | 211·1 | 5·8 |
1941 | 14·1 | 230·4 | 6·1 |
1942 | 15·2 | 252·6 | 6·0 |
1943 | 17·7 | 291·6 | 6·1 |
1944 | 20·3 | 326·2 | 6·2 |
1945 | 22·5 | 329·4 | 6·8 |
1946 | 26·2 | 346·9 | 7·6 |
1947 | 40·7 | 368·4 | 11·0 |
1948 | 44·3 | 413·8 | 10·7 |
1949 | 46·9 | 422·5 | 11·1 |
1950 | 50·7 | 480·5 | 10·6 |
1951 | 53·9 | 612·5 | 8·8 |
1952 | 62·4 | 625·1 | 10·0 |
1953 | 64·3 | 658·9 | 9·8 |
1954 | 68·3 | 735·4 | 9·3 |
1955 | 73·8 | 801·9 | 9·2 |
1956 | 79·9 | 843·9 | 9·5 |
1957 | 83·0 | 887·4 | 9·4 |
1958 | 87·0 | 936·3 | 9·3 |
1959 | 98·8 | 962·4 | 10·3 |
1960 | 114·9 | 1038·6 | 11·1 |
1961 | 120·7 | 1115·3 | 10·8 |
1962 | 126·5 | 1154·8 | 10·4 |
1963 | 128·3 | 1240·4 | 10·3 |
Calendar Year | Annual Averages of Weekly Figures £(m) |
1939 | 54·7 |
1940 | 48·0 |
1941 | 49·7 |
1942 | 45·4 |
1943 | 43·3 |
1944 | 46·8 |
1945 | 51·8 |
1946 | 58·3 |
1947 | 76·5 |
1948 | 88·2 |
1949 | 83·4 |
1950 | 94·7 |
1951 | 132·9 |
1952 | 169·8 |
1953 | 136·8 |
1954 | 157·0 |
1955 | 182·9 |
1956 | 170·6 |
1957 | 164·9 |
1958 | 175·4 |
1959 | 170·1 |
1960 | 177·7 |
1961 | 217·5 |
1962 | 200·5 |
1963 | 201·9 |
Source: Monthly Abstract of Statistics.
1 Earlier figures are given in Table 3.
Source: New Zealand Official Yearbooks and Parliamentary Paper H–9, Report of the Social Security Department, 1963, p. 24.
Year | Exports £(m) | Imports (c.d.v. + 10%) £(m) | Imports c.i.f.2 £(m) |
1940 | 73·7 | 49·0 | |
1941 | 67·5 | 49·2 | |
1942 | 81·3 | 53·9 | |
1943 | 71·9 | 95·2 | |
1944 | 77·8 | 86·4 | |
1945 | 81·6 | 55·1 | |
1946 | 101·3 | 71·6 | |
1947 | 129·4 | 128·6 | |
1948 | 147·8 | 128·5 | |
1949 | 147·3 | 120·0 | |
1950 | 183·8 | 157·9 | |
1951 | 248·1 | 206·5 | |
1952 | 240·6 | 252·4 | 276·2 |
1953 | 235·9 | 180·0 | 192·2 |
1954 | 244·5 | 234·5 | 245·8 |
1955 | 259·3 | 275·7 | 287·1 |
1956 | 277·5 | 258·3 | 268·4 |
1957 | 276·6 | 287·9 | 297·1 |
1958 | 250·2 | 278·1 | 285·1 |
1959 | 293·7 | 225·6 | 231·4 |
1960 | 302·6 | 278·5 | 282·3 |
1961 | 284·0 | 317·1 | 324·9 |
1962 | 287·1 | 268·8 | 270·9 |
1963 | 327·2 | 325·9 | 324·7 |
Year 1 | Deficit on Invisibles as a Percentage of Export Earnings |
1950–51 | 12·4 |
1951–52 | 18·3 |
1952–53 | 15·5 |
1953–54 | 12·8 |
1954–55 | 17·8 |
1955–56 | 19·8 |
1956–57 | 19·4 |
1957–58 | 16·5 |
1958–59 | 19·5 |
1959–60 | 16·6 |
1960–61 | 24·2 |
1961–62 | 25·0 |
1962–63 | 24·9 |
1 Earlier years are given in Table 5.
2 Not available for early years.
Source: Department of Statistics.
1 Figures not available before 1950–51.
Source: Adapted from the Annual Report on the Balance of Payments.
Exports | Imports | |||||
Pre-war | Post-war | 1960 s | Pre-war | Post-war | 1960 s | |
United Kingdom | 79·9 | 73·5 | 48·6 | 48·7 | 47·5 | 42·2 |
United States of America | 4·9 | 6·7 | 16·0 | 11·6 | 14·9 | 9·3 |
Australia | 3·4 | 3·1 | 4·4 | 13·1 | 12·1 | 19·0 |
Canada | 2·1 | 2·3 | 1·4 | 8·5 | 7·1 | 3·6 |
France | 2·0 | 4·3 | 6·2 | 0·4 | 0·6 | 1·0 |
Japan | 2·3 | 4·5 | 2·4 | 3·8 | ||
Other Countries | 5·5 | 10·1 | 18·9 | 15·3 | 17·9 | 21·2 |
Total | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 | 100·0 |
Years used are:
Pre-war: 1937,1938 and 1939.
Post-war: 1946,1947 and 1948.
1960s1961,1962 and 1963.
Source: Department of Statistics.
1951 | 1961 | |
Numbers engaged in farming (including working proprietors)1 | 126,800 | 121,600 |
Index numbers | 1000 | 959 |
Index numbers of volume of farm output2 | 1000 | 1307 |
Index numbers of volume per person engaged3 | 1000 | 1363 |
Numbers engaged in manufacturing (including working proprietors)4 | 141,394 | 184,463 |
Index numbers | 1000 | 1305 |
Index numbers of volume of manufacturing output4 | 1000 | 1687 |
Index numbers of volume per person engaged | 1000 | 1293 |
Source: Adapted from Department of Statistics figures.
1 Population census figures, but 1951 figures adjusted to exclude 1900 government administrative officers.
2 Derived from volume of gross farming income for 1950-51 season and 1960-61 season. (An average of three seasons in each case gives approximately the same change.)
3 Rough approximation only. Numbers engaged and production volumes come from different sources.
4 From industrial production statistics. The 1951 figure is an average of 1950-51 and 1951-52, and the 1961 figure is an average of 1960-61 and 1961-62.
4 From industrial production statistics. The 1951 figure is an average of 1950-51 and 1951-52, and the 1961 figure is an average of 1960-61 and 1961-62.
Primary Industry | Manufacturing | Building and Construction | Total in Industry 1 | |||||
April | Number (000) | Index No. | Number (000) | Index No. | Number (000) | Index No. | Number (000) | Index No. |
1947 | 149·8 | 1000 | 171·6 | 1000 | 49·3 | 1000 | 690·6 | 1000 |
1948 | 149·5 | 998 | 175·8 | 1024 | 51·0 | 1034 | 702·8 | 1018 |
1949 | 148·6 | 992 | 178·0 | 1037 | 51·9 | 1053 | 711·7 | 1031 |
1950 | 148·3 | 990 | 182·2 | 1062 | 54·1 | 1097 | 723·0 | 1047 |
1951 | 148·1 | 989 | 185·6 | 1082 | 53·8 | 1091 | 729·6 | 1056 |
1952 | 146·7 | 979 | 186·3 | 1086 | 58·2 | 1181 | 740·8 | 1073 |
1953 | 145·8 | 973 | 187·2 | 1091 | 63·8 | 1294 | 754·6 | 1093 |
1954 | 145·0 | 968 | 194·3 | 1132 | 69·2 | 1404 | 775·2 | 1123 |
1955 | 144·6 | 965 | 198·9 | 1159 | 73·5 | 1491 | 789·8 | 1144 |
1956 | 144·3 | 963 | 200·2 | 1167 | 75·8 | 1538 | 804·2 | 1164 |
1957 | 143·7 | 959 | 202·9 | 1182 | 75·8 | 1538 | 819·6 | 1187 |
1958 | 142·7 | 953 | 210·1 | 1224 | 78·1 | 1584 | 838·0 | 1213 |
1959 | 141·3 | 943 | 217·5 | 1267 | 79·8 | 1619 | 851·3 | 1233 |
1960 | 139·8 | 933 | 222·8 | 1298 | 81·0 | 1643 | 864·4 | 1252 |
1961 | 137·6 | 919 | 232·0 | 1352 | 81·8 | 1659 | 885·4 | 1282 |
1962 | 136·2 | 909 | 237·8 | 1386 | 80·8 | 1639 | 900·0 | 1303 |
1963 | 135·0 | 901 | 244·1 | 1422 | 81·3 | 1649 | 918·7 | 1330 |
1964 | 133·6 | 892 | 256·0 | 1492 | 84·8 | 1720 | 945·1 | 1369 |
1 Including groups not shown in this table.
Source: Labour Department.
year | Value Added in Manufacturing £(m) | Imports (c.d.v.)1 £(m) | Value Added as a Percentage of Imports Per cent |
1923–24 | 26·2 | 39·4 | 66·5 |
1924–25 | 28·0 | 44·1 | 63·5 |
1925–26 | 27·2 | 47·7 | 57·0 |
1926–27 | 27·6 | 45·3 | 60·9 |
1927–28 | 27·6 | 40·7 | 67·8 |
1928–29 | 28·3 | 40·8 | 69·4 |
1929–30 | 29·1 | 44·3 | 65·7 |
1930–31 | 26·4 | 40·3 | 65·5 |
1931–32 | 21·9 | 24·1 | 90·9 |
1932–33 | 21·2 | 22·4 | 94·6 |
1933–34 | 22·4 | 23·3 | 96·1 |
1934–35 | 24·5 | 28·5 | 86·0 |
1935–36 | 26·9 | 33·0 | 81·5 |
1936–37 | 31·9 | 40·2 | 79·4 |
1937–38 | 34·8 | 51·1 | 68·1 |
1938–39 | 35·4 | 50·4 | 70·2 |
1939–40 | 40·1 | 44·9 | 89·3 |
1940–41 | 44·4 | 44·5 | 99·8 |
1941–42 | 49·1 | 44·7 | 109·8 |
1942–43 | 53·9 | 49·0 | 110·0 |
1943–44 | 57·8 | 86·6 | 66·7 |
1944–45 | 62·1 | 78·5 | 79·1 |
1945–46 | 66·5 | 50·1 | 132·7 |
1946–47 | 74·3 | 65·1 | 114·1 |
1947–48 | 84·3 | 116·9 | 72·1 |
1948–49 | 91·3 | 116·8 | 78·2 |
1949–50 | 102·3 | 109·1 | 93·8 |
1950–51 | 113·3 | 143·6 | 78·9 |
1951–52 | 140·3 | 187·8 | 74·7 |
1952–53 | 145·0 | 229·4 | 63·2 |
1953–54 | 162·4 | 163·6 | 99·3 |
1954–55 | 185·3 | 213·2 | 86·9 |
1955–56 | 201·1 | 250·7 | 80·2 |
1956–57 | 207·1 | 234·8 | 88·2 |
1957–58 | 227·0 | 261·7 | 86·7 |
1958–59 | 240·8 | 252·8 | 95·3 |
1959–60 | 266·5 | 205·1 | 129·9 |
1960–61 | 287·1 | 253·2 | 113·4 |
1961–62 | 318·0 | 288·3 | 110·3 |
1962–63 | 337·7 | 244·4 | 138·2 |
1963–64 | 360·02 | 307·7 | 117·0 |
1 Imports shown opposite the year 1923–24 are for calendar year 1923, and so on. C.d.v. imports used throughout, as c.i.f. not available for the early years.
2 Estimated.
Source: Department of Statistics.
* Estimates only. There are no reliable figures for labour force in this period. The estimates used as denominators include men in the armed forces.