Listed below are some of the key numbers for the New Zealand
economy.
You can also keep up to date with New Zealand's investment
environment through Statistics New Zealand and the Reserve Bank of
New Zealand.
Economic Indicators
| Economic Indicators |
Total |
Year end |
| Population |
4393500 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Nominal GDP (NZ$million) |
194629 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Nominal GDP growth |
6.9 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$) |
44234 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Real GDP (NZ$million) |
133510 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Real GDP growth (%) |
2 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| Real GDP per capita growth |
60343 |
31-Dec-2010 |
| CPI inflation |
4.5 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Unemployment rate (%) |
6.6 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Total exports (NZ$million) |
44220 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Total imports (NZ$million) |
43462 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$million) |
758 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Source: Statistics New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New
Zealand |
|
|
Foreign Direct Investment Inwards Flows Into New Zealand
| Source: Statistics New Zealand |
|
|
| Country |
NZ$ milion |
Year end |
| Australia |
27 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| United States |
-881 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| United Kingdom |
-165.4 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Netherlands |
-630 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Japan |
-45 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Germany |
-74 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Singapore |
-205 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Hong Kong |
52 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Switzerland |
70 |
31-Mar-2011 |
| Canada |
-339 |
31-Mar-2011 |
Exports - Top 15 commodities
| Commodity |
NZ$ millions |
Year end |
| Milk powder, butter and cheese |
10609 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Meat and edible offal |
5121 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Logs, wood and wood articles |
3034 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Crude oil |
2028 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
1720 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Fruit |
1465 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Fish, crustaceans and molluscs |
1336 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Aluminium and aluminium articles |
1228 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Wine |
1070 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
1027 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Preparations of cereals, flour and starch |
870 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Precious metals, jewellery and coins |
873 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Iron and steel and articles |
896 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Wood pulp and waste paper |
721 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Casein and caseinates |
677 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Source: Statistics New Zealand |
|
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Exports - Top 20 countries
| Source: Statistics New Zealand |
|
|
| Country |
NZ$ million |
Year end |
| Australia |
10137 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| People's Republic of China |
5206 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| United States of America |
3843 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Japan |
3396 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| United Kingdom |
1484 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Republic of Korea |
1450 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Singapore |
752 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Indonesia |
898 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Hong Kong (SAR) |
827 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Taiwan |
856 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| India |
919 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Malaysia |
776 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Philippines |
713 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Germany |
664 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Thailand |
735 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Saudi Arabia |
621 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Netherlands |
494 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Canada |
520 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Venezuela |
473 |
28-Feb-2011 |
| Italy |
446 |
28-Feb-2011 |
