Dun & Bradstreet's Trade Exchange Program  provides analysis on millions of accounts receivable updates within New Zealand each year to provide trend data on business-to-business payment patterns.

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The latest analysis shows (June quarter):

• The Electricity, Gas, And Sanitary Services sector was the slowest to pay at 50.5 days, following an increase of 1.2 days on the June 2007 quarter
• Big business' improvement of close to four days, combined with the
  decline in payment periods for smaller companies, moved the 500+ employee category from the slowest payer to the quickest
• The private sector averaged 45.4 days to settle accounts in the June 008 quarter, an improvement of 2.8 days on the previous quarter