Healthcare, social assistance and construction have been the biggest contributors to economic growth in Tauranga over the past 10 years with those sectors creating more than 3000 jobs - a trend likely to continue, local business leaders say.
Data from Infometrics, commissioned by Priority One, shows from 2004-2014, Tauranga's gross domestic product increased by $956 million with healthcare and social assistance accounting for $148 million and construction $112 million.
Over the same time frames, 2439 jobs were created in healthcare and social assistance and 1059 in construction.
The Bay of Plenty Times reported this week that Tauranga's economic growth had increased 4.4 per cent last year - almost double the New Zealand average of 2.5 per cent.
Bay of Plenty District Health Board chief executive office Phil Cammish said demand for its service would increase in the years ahead because of the population growth being experienced within the district.