Balance of Trade

New Zealand is greatly dependent on international trade. New Zealand's economy has traditionally been based on a foundation of exports from its very efficient agricultural system: dairy products, meat, forest products, fruit and beverages. New Zealand imports mainly vehicles, machinery and equipment, petroleum, electronics, plastics and aircraft. Its main trading partners are: China, Australia, the US, Japan and South Korea.

Exports

New Zealand’s economy is greatly dependent on international trade. It’s been based traditionally on exports from its very efficient agricultural system. The country exports mainly dairy produce, birds' eggs, natural honey, edible products of animal origin (24 percent of total exports), meat and edible meat offal (14 percent), wood and articles of wood (7 percent), fruit and nuts, peel of citrus fruit or melons (5 percent) and beverages, spirits and vinegar (4 percent). The main export partners are China (18 percent of total exports), Australia (17 percent), the US (12 percent), Japan (6 percent), the UK and South Korea (3 percent each).

Imports

New Zealand imports mainly vehicles (13 percent), nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances (13 percent), fuels (10 percent), electrical machinery and equipment (8 percent), plastics (4 percent) and aircraft, spacecraft (4 percent). Its major import partners are: China (20 percent of total imports), Australia and the US (12 percent each), Japan (7 percent), Germany (5 percent), Thailand and South Korea (4 percent each).

PPI YoY

5.1%

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PPI MoM

0.4%

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5-Year Bond Auction

3.14%

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3-Month Bill Auction

6-Month Bill Auction

Central Government Debt

4178000000000

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3-Month BTF Auction

12-Month BTF Auction

6-Month BTF Auction

ECB President Lagarde Speech

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BCB Focus Market Readout

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Unemployment Rate

4.9%

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Bundesbank Monthly Report

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12-Month Bubill Auction

3.121%

PPI YoY

17.8%

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PPI MoM

-1%

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Loan Prime Rate 1Y

3.65%

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Loan Prime Rate 5Y

4.3%

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