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ICT is a significant export earner in NZ and grew 47% from 2017-2019, to $2.1B in 2019 [1]. Compare to the three largest exports, dairy ($16B), tourism ($16B) a
by versteegen 6y ago
ICT is a significant export earner in NZ and grew 47% from 2017-2019, to $2.1B in 2019 [1]. Compare to the three largest exports, dairy ($16B), tourism ($16B) and meat ($8B) [2]. ([2] is missing education though.)
> I'd love to see a some economic data from StatsNZ that supports your case.
The case/point was that the tech sector in NZ should be supported to grow further. You didn't make an argument that that policy is wrong.
[1] https://techblog.nz/2080-Digital-overtakes-wine-exports https://techblog.nz/2080-Digital-overtakes-wine-exports
[2] https://statisticsnz.shinyapps.io/trade_dashboard/ https://statisticsnz.shinyapps.io/trade_dashboard/