Client:  RED Trust

Date:  November 2008

Author(s):  Jason Leung-Wai; Dr Ganesh Nana; Michael Webster

This report provides an economic profile of the Rangitikei, Wanganui, Ruapehu region in 2007 and its performance over the last 10 years.  It also provides a detailed analysis of six key industries and projections of employment and GDP to 2026 by industry at the ANZSIC 1 digit level.

Projections are based on two scenarios - neutral growth and historical growth.  The report suggests that under these scenarios, employment would increase by 7,800 or 2,300 FTEs between 2007 and 2026.

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