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Key Statistics
$49,513
GDP Per Capita Waikato
(22% lower than the national value, for the year to March 2017).
$78,100
Median Household Income Waikato
(5% lower than the New Zealand median, for 2017)
2.4%
GDP Growth Waikato
(NZ = 3.6%)
5%
Unemployment Rate Waikato
(NZ = 5%)
42.5%
Export Share of GDP Waikato
(NZ = 29%)
2.3%
Employment Growth Waikato
(NZ = 2.4%)
1.8%
Mean Income Growth
(NZ = 1.9%)
1.5%
Business Unit Growth Waikato
(NZ = 2.1%)
Figures from Infometrics & MBIE.
0.1%
Productivity Growth Waikato
(NZ =1.2%)
2%
Export Growth Waikato
(NZ = 0.6%)
13.2%
15-24-year-olds not in Education, Employment or Training
(NZ = 12.1%)
Further reading
There’s plenty of information about the Waikato region, some of which is presented here.