{"version":"1","article":{"id":"nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","slug":"nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter?lang=en","title":"New Zealand business operating profits rise 7.9% in June quarter","summary":"Business financial data showed annual sales growth of 8.9% and operating profit growth of 7.9%. Seasonally adjusted sales rose in 13 of 14 industries quarter on quarter.","category":"business","region":"world","topics":[],"published_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","modified_at":"2026-10-05T20:14:39+03:00","publication_basis":"publication-record","event_period":"2026-06","event_period_basis":"event-or-reference-period","sources":[{"name":"Stats NZ","url":"https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/business-financial-data-June-2026-quarter/","publishedAt":"2026-09-08","checkedAt":"2026-10-05"}],"translations":[{"language":"tr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/tr/news/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter?lang=tr"},{"language":"en","url":"https://haberpaper.com/en/news/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter?lang=en"},{"language":"ar","url":"https://haberpaper.com/ar/news/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter?lang=ar"},{"language":"fr","url":"https://haberpaper.com/fr/news/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter?lang=fr"},{"language":"es","url":"https://haberpaper.com/es/news/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter","api_url":"https://haberpaper.com/api/v1/articles/nz-business-financial-data-june-2026-quarter?lang=es"}],"data_types":[],"data":null,"data_compilations":[],"data_downloads":[],"content":{"paragraphs":["Business financial data released by Stats NZ on 8 September put sales across the covered industries at NZ$214 billion in the June 2026 quarter, up NZ$17 billion or 8.9% from a year earlier. Purchases rose 10% to NZ$151 billion. Salaries and wages reached NZ$33 billion, an annual increase of 3.7%. Operating profit totalled NZ$29 billion, up NZ$2.1 billion or 7.9%. The series combines survey, tax and other administrative data for most market industries; it is not a census that individually surveys every business.","Seasonally adjusted sales increased in 13 of 14 main industries compared with the March quarter. The largest rises were NZ$2.7 billion in wholesale trade, NZ$1.3 billion in electricity, gas, water and waste services, and NZ$1.1 billion in manufacturing. These sales values are not adjusted for price changes. Annual sales growth did not translate into equal profit growth: purchases increased faster than sales. The figures differ across industries and measures. They help track business revenue, costs and profit flows, but are not the same as GDP growth or a profitability rate for each individual company."],"key_points":[],"sections":[]},"text":"Business financial data showed annual sales growth of 8.9% and operating profit growth of 7.9%. Seasonally adjusted sales rose in 13 of 14 industries quarter on quarter.\n\nBusiness financial data released by Stats NZ on 8 September put sales across the covered industries at NZ$214 billion in the June 2026 quarter, up NZ$17 billion or 8.9% from a year earlier. Purchases rose 10% to NZ$151 billion. Salaries and wages reached NZ$33 billion, an annual increase of 3.7%. Operating profit totalled NZ$29 billion, up NZ$2.1 billion or 7.9%. The series combines survey, tax and other administrative data for most market industries; it is not a census that individually surveys every business.\n\nSeasonally adjusted sales increased in 13 of 14 main industries compared with the March quarter. The largest rises were NZ$2.7 billion in wholesale trade, NZ$1.3 billion in electricity, gas, water and waste services, and NZ$1.1 billion in manufacturing. These sales values are not adjusted for price changes. Annual sales growth did not translate into equal profit growth: purchases increased faster than sales. The figures differ across industries and measures. They help track business revenue, costs and profit flows, but are not the same as GDP growth or a profitability rate for each individual company.","corrections":[],"editorial_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"},"section_illustration":{"kind":"symbolic-editorial-illustration","documentary":false,"scope":"section","asset_id":"business","url":"https://haberpaper.com/assets/illustrations/business-1536.webp","width":1536,"height":1024,"alt":"Symbolic industrial workshop with machinery, a warehouse and a crane.","language":"en"}}}