Growth of urban areas in New Zealand
This example shows how several related time series can be superimposed, making comparisons easier.
These time series describe the population growth rates in the four regions of New Zealand with the largest urban populations between 1996 and 2006.
Predictions of population growth are important to governments — the infrastructure of education and health services must be expanded to cope with increases — and to retail businesses who will want to site outlets in areas of growth.