The new forecast from Gartner shows the BI and analytics software market is expected to hit US$18.3 billion this year, up 7.3% on last year's figures, expanding more rapidly than the overall market. However, revenue growth locally exceeds that, with Gartner forecasting an 8.1% increase to NZ$113.5 million in New Zealand and a 13.4% increase for Australia, where the market will high AU$889.1 million.