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Business financial data: September 2022 quarter
Key facts: For all business financial data (BFD) industries, in the September 2022 quarter compared with the September 2021 quarter: • sales were $189 billion, up $28 billion (17 percent) • purchases were $136 billion, up $20 billion (17 percent) • salaries and wages were $29 billion, up $2.9 billion (11 percent) • operating profit was $24 billion, up $4.7 billion (24 percent). When adjusting for seasonal effects, in the September 2022 quarter compared with the June 2022 quarter: • sales in 12 of the 14 New Zealand Standard Industrial Output Classification (NZSIOC) level 1 industries increased • ... (full story)