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New Zealand Balance of Trade

New Zealand reported a trade surplus equivalent to 134 Million NZD in March of 2012. 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: meat, dairy products, forest products, fruit and vegetables, fish, and wool. New Zealand imports mainly machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles and plastics. Its main trading partners are: Australia, European Union, The United States, China and Japan. This page includes: New Zealand Balance of Trade chart, historical data and news.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Annual Retail Sales

Retail Sales in New Zealand increased 3.4 percent in the first quarter of 2012 over the same quarter, previous year. From 1996 until 2010, New Zealand's average Retail Sales was 4.01 percent reaching an historical high of 10.80 percent in March of 2004 and a record low of -6.90 percent in February of 2009. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand's Retail Sales.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Retail Sales

Retail Sales in New Zealand declined 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2012 over the previous quarter. From 1995 until 2010, New Zealand's average Retail Sales was 0.32 percent reaching an historical high of 6.50 percent in April of 1997 and a record low of -3.60 percent in March of 1997. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand's Retail Sales.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Imports

New Zealand imports were worth 4.1 Billion NZD in March of 2012. New Zealand imports mainly machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles and plastics. Its major import partners are: Australia, European Union, China, United States and Japan. This page includes: New Zealand Imports chart, historical data and news.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Exports

New Zealand exports were worth 4.2 Billion NZD in March of 2012. New Zealand’s economy is greatly dependent on international trade. It’s been based traditionally on exports from its very efficient agricultural system. Leading agricultural exports include meat, dairy products, forest products, fruit and vegetables, fish, and wool. The main export partners are Australia, European Union, United States, China and Japan. This page includes: New Zealand Exports chart, historical data and news.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Unemployment Rate

The unemployment rate in New Zealand was last reported at 6.7 percent in the first quarter of 2012. From 1985 until 2010, New Zealand's Unemployment Rate averaged 6.25 percent reaching an historical high of 11.20 percent in September of 1991 and a record low of 3.50 percent in December of 2007. The labour force is defined as the number of people employed plus the number unemployed but seeking work. The nonlabour force includes those who are not looking for work, those who are institutionalised and those serving in the military. This page includes: New Zealand Unemployment Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Business Confidence

In New Zealand, a net 13 percent of firms surveyed expected general business conditions to improve in the next six months against the previous quarter's net 0 percent optimism. The NZIER each quarter asks around 3500 firms about whether business conditions will deteriorate, stay the same, or improve. This page includes: New Zealand Business Confidence chart, historical data and news.

source: New Zealand Institute of Economics

New Zealand Interest Rate

The benchmark interest rate in New Zealand was last reported at 2.5 percent. In New Zealand, interest rates decisions are taken by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand. The official interest rate is the Official Cash Rate (OCR). The OCR was introduced in March 1999 and is reviewed eight times a year by the Bank. The OCR influences the price of borrowing money in New Zealand and provides the Reserve Bank with a means of influencing the level of economic activity and inflation. ,From 1985 until 2010, New Zealand's average interest rate was 8.75 percent reaching an historical high of 67.32 percent in March of 1985 and a record low of 2.50 percent in April of 2009. This page includes: New Zealand Interest Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand

New Zealand Inflation Rate

The inflation rate in New Zealand was last reported at 1.6 percent in the first quarter of 2012. From 1915 until 2010, the average inflation rate in New Zealand was 4.67 percent reaching an historical high of 44.00 percent in September of 1918 and a record low of -100.00 percent in June of 1915. Inflation rate refers to a general rise in prices measured against a standard level of purchasing power. The most well known measures of Inflation are the CPI which measures consumer prices, and the GDP deflator, which measures inflation in the whole of the domestic economy. This page includes: New Zealand Inflation Rate chart, historical data and news.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Industrial Production

Manufacturing Production in New Zealand increased 0.3 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011. Industrial production measures changes in output for the industrial sector of the economy which includes manufacturing, mining, and utilities. Industrial Production is an important indicator for economic forecasting and is often used to measure inflation pressures as high levels of industrial production can lead to sudden changes in prices. From 1977 until 2010, New Zealand's industrial production averaged 80.79 percent reaching an historical high of 100.80 percent in September of 2005 and a record low of 58.60 percent in December of 1977. This page includes: New Zealand Industrial Production chart, historical data and news.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand GDP Annual Growth Rate

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in New Zealand expanded 1.8 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the same quarter, previous year. Unlike the commonly used quarterly GDP growth rate the annual GDP growth rate takes into account a full year of economic activity, thus avoiding the need to make any type of seasonal adjustment. Historically, from 1988 until 2011, New Zealand's average annual GDP Growth was 2.28 percent reaching an historical high of 7.30 percent in September of 1993 and a record low of -3.50 percent in March of 2009. This page includes: New Zealand GDP Annual Growth Rate chart, historical data, forecasts and news. Data is also available for New Zealand GDP Quarterly Growth Rate, which measures growth over the previous quarter.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand GDP Growth Rate

The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in New Zealand expanded 0.30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2011 over the previous quarter. Over the past 20 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy dependent on concessionary British market access to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. This page includes: New Zealand GDP Growth Rate chart, historical data, forecasts and news. Data is also available for New Zealand GDP Annual Growth Rate, which measures growth over a full economic year.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Current Account

New Zealand reported a current account deficit equivalent to 2.8 billion NZD in the fourth quarter of 2011. 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: meat, dairy products, forest products, fruit and vegetables, fish, and wool. New Zealand imports mainly machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles and plastics. Its main trading partners are: Australia, European Union, The United States, China and Japan. This page includes: New Zealand Current Account chart, historical data and news.

source: Statistics New Zealand

New Zealand Consumer Confidence

In New Zealand, consumer confidence declined to 97.9 in the first quarter of 2012 from 101.3 in the fourth quarter of 2011. In New Zealand, the Westpac McDermott Miller Consumer Confidence Index measures the level of optimism that consumers have about the performance of the economy. Generally consumer confidence is high when the unemployment rate is low and GDP growth is high. Measures of average consumer confidence can be useful indicators of how much consumers are likely to spend. This page includes: New Zealand Consumer Confidence chart, historical data and news.

source: WESTPAC

New Zealand Government Budget

New Zealand reported a government budget deficit equivalent to 3.3 percent of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in 2010. Government Budget is an itemized accounting of the payments received by government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by government (purchases and transfer payments). A budget deficit occurs when an government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus. This page includes: New Zealand Government Budget chart, historical data and news.

source: New Zealand Treasury, ADB

New Zealand GDP per capita

The GDP per capita in New Zealand was last reported at 15296 US dollars in December of 2010, according to the World Bank. Previously, the GDP per capita in New Zealand standed at 14778 US dollars in December of 2009. The GDP per capita in New Zealand is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by inflation, by the total population. Historically, from 1960 until 2010, New Zealand's average GDP Per Capita was 11397.57 dollars reaching an historical high of 15392.50 dollars in December of 2007 and a record low of 8042.68 dollars in December of 1960. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand's GDP Per Capita.

source: World Bank

New Zealand GDP per capita PPP

The GDP per capita, adjusted by purchasing power parity, in New Zealand was last reported at 29531 US dollars in December of 2010, according to the World Bank. Previously, the GDP per capita PPP in New Zealand standed at 29258 US dollars in December of 2009. The GDP per capita PPP in New Zealand is obtained by dividing the country’s gross domestic product, adjusted by purchasing power parity, by the total population. Historically, from 1980 until 2010, New Zealand's average GDP per capita PPP was 18346.64 dollars reaching an historical high of 29530.55 dollars in December of 2010 and a record low of 8693.47 dollars in December of 1980. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand's GDP per capita PPP.

source: World Bank

New Zealand Population

The total population in New Zealand was last reported at 4.37 million people in 2010 from 2.4 million in 1960, changing 82 percent during the last 50 years. New Zealand has 0.06 percent of the world´s total population which means that one person in every 1597 people on the planet is a resident of New Zealand. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand's Total Population.

source: World Bank

New Zealand Government Debt To GDP

The Government Debt in New Zealand was last reported at 31.6 percent of the country´s GDP. From 1985 until 2010, New Zealand's average Government Debt to GDP was 41.50 percent reaching an historical high of 71.60 percent in December of 1986 and a record low of 17.40 percent in December of 2007. Generally, Government debt as a percent of GDP is used by investors to measure New Zealand's ability to make future payments on its debt, thus affecting New Zealand's borrowing costs and government bond yields. This page includes a chart with historical data for New Zealand's General Government Gross Debt as a percent of GDP.

source: International Monetary Fund

New Zealand GDP

New Zealand Gross Domestic Product is worth 127 billion dollars or 0.20% of the world economy, according to the World Bank. Historically, from 1960 until 2009, New Zealand's average Gross Domestic Product was 39.37 billion dollars reaching an historical high of 138.32 billion dollars in December of 2007 and a record low of 5.18 billion dollars in December of 1968. Over the past 20 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy dependent on concessionary British market access to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes - but left behind some at the bottom of the ladder - and broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector. This page includes: New Zealand Gross Domestic Product (GDP) chart, historical data, forecasts and news.

source: The World Bank Group

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