PremiumTom RaynelMultimedia Business Reporter·NZ Herald·17 Jun, 2026 05:00 PM3 mins to readSmall businesses in New Zealand are consistently behind our commonwealth comparators in terms of productivity. Photo / 123rfNew Zealand’s small businesses are less productive than those in Australia and Britain, according to new research from Xero.The company has released its first small business productivity measurement, backed by data from Xero’s small business insights programme, which tracks performance in Australia, New Zealand, Britain, the US and Canada.
NZ small businesses lag productivity of Australia and UK, new Xero study shows
Productivity per employee fell to $9168.90, down from $9389.30 in the prior quarter.
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