Sector Profiles

Providing you with a better understanding of the different components of the Palmerston North City economy and the contribution each sector makes to the demographic and economic growth of the Manawatu region.

The sector profiles for the Manawatu have been developed by the Palmerston North City Council to provide a better understanding of the different components of the Manawatu economy and the contribution each sector makes to the demographic and economic growth of the region. 

Even within the broad industrial sectors of the Australian and New Zealand Standard Industrial Classification (ANZSIC) 2006 there can be a diverse range of activities undertaken and it is useful to understand which sectors are growing and are likely to grow in the future and their overall contribution to jobs and incomes in the region.  The profiles are drawn primarily from Statistics New Zealand data.