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Percentage of industry groupings in the nominal Gross Domestic Product (GDP), 1920–99

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Percentage of industry groupings in the nominal Gross    Domestic Product

This table shows the huge changes in the New Zealand economy during the 20th century. Agriculture’s share in the GDP fell from over a quarter to about a 20th, while the service sector grew markedly.

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Te Ara - The Encyclopedia of New Zealand

Source: Brian Easton

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Brian Easton, Economy – Agricultural production, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/diagram/3701/percentage-of-industry-groupings-in-the-nominal-gross-domestic-product-gdp-1920-99 (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Brian Easton, i tāngia i te 3 March 2009, updated 1 September 2016.