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Scenarios using a computable general equilibrium model of the New Zealand economy

Appendix I Comparison of results

Table I1 Comparison of scenario results
  Baseline % change on baseline
2006 % pa 2021 Scenario A Scenario B Scenario C Scenario D Scenario E Scenario F
Real GDP components (2006 $m)            
Household consumption 93,590 2.7 139,332 6.0 -8.7 6.1 6.9 5.7 4.3
Investment 37,319 3.1 59,092 7.6 -11.3 7.7 8.7 7.5 7.1
Government consumption 28,661 2.7 42,669 7.6 -11.3 7.7 8.7 7.5 7.1
Export volumes 43,290 4.1 79,580 8.5 -12.9 8.3 9.5 9.1 9.3
Imports 47,469 3.0 74,240 5.4 -8.2 5.4 6.2 6.0 4.4
Real GDP 156,088 3.1 247,556 7.6 -11.3 7.7 8.7 7.5 7.1
Production factors            
Capital stock (2006 $m) 469,826 2.7 699,767 7.4 -10.9 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4
Employment (000 FTEs) 1,758 1.5 2,183 7.4 -10.9 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4
Prices (2006=100)            
GDP deflator 100.0 2.2 137.9 -2.2 3.7 -2.3 -2.6 -2.1 -4.1
Gross output prices 100.0 2.1 136.3 -2.0 3.5 -2.1 -2.4 -1.9 -3.1
Consumer prices 100.0 2.7 149.4 -1.2 1.6 -1.3 -1.6 -0.7 -1.5
Real wage rates 100.0 0.5 107.5 -0.2 0.5 0.1 0.9 -0.5 -1.5
Balances            
Balance of trade ($m) -4,179 2,551 -1,628 806 -1,451 734 796 946 2,895
as % of nominal GDP -2.7 na -0.5 -0.2 -1.0 -0.2 -0.2 -0.2 0.4
Population (000s) 4,027.9 0.8 4,535 6.1 -9.6 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1
GDP per capita ($000s) 38.751 2.3 54.586 1.5 -1.8 1.5 2.5 1.3 0.9