Hutt City Economy
Hutt City is located within the Wellington Region, and is the second largest city in the region. Lower Hutt is home to a sizeable manufacturing sector, and has a good deal of supporting industry, including road distribution companies.
Economic growth was estimated at 6.4% over the year to March 2000, whilst the population fell by an estimated 0.3% to 97,800. Full details on the Hutt City economy can be found in Wellington Regional Economy 2003.
The Economic Development Strategy for Hutt City was signed off by Council in July 2002.
View the Economic Development Strategy and its annual reporting to date, from the list below
The Profile of Hutt City 1997-2002 (PDF 198kb) compiled and published by Business and Economic Research Ltd contains more comprehensive information on some of the tables provided in the EDS Report.
The Supplementary Report on the Economic Development Strategy contains additional information, on FTE numbers, activity units, estimated population, and GDP for the Hutt City region.