Auckland tops screen production expenditure

The total gross revenue for the New Zealand screen industry for 2007 was $2,447 million, a decrease of 5.2percent from the 2006 figure of $2,581 million, Statistics New Zealand said today.

Regionalexpenditure was collected from screen production companies for the first time in 2007.

Of the total screenproduction company expenditure ($658 million), 67.2 percent was spent in the Auckland region.

Television broadcasting was the most significant sector, accounting for $1,081 million, a slightincrease when compared with the 2006 figure of $1,071 million.

The production and post-production sectorrecorded revenue of $1,046 million, a decrease of 14.7 percent from the 2006 figure of $1,226 million.

Gross revenue received by screen production companies in the 2007 financial year was $712 millioncompared with $813 million in 2006, a 12.5 percent decrease.

New Zealand revenue contribution to thescreen production sector increased by 2.7 percent to $414 million.

The Screen Industry Survey has been run annually since 2005.

Further results will be released in August2008 in the Screen Industry in New Zealand: 2006/07 report.

Geoff BascandGovernment Statistician

There is a companion Hot Off The Press information release published – Screen Industry Survey: 2006/07