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New Zealand Economic Indicators

Economic indicator Total Year end
NZ national population 4,262,000 Mar 08
 
Nominal GDP (NZ$ billion)    177.5 Mar 08
Nominal GDP growth     7.7% Mar 08
Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$)  41,910 Mar 08
 
Real GDP (NZ$ billion)    136.6 Mar 08
Real GDP growth    4.7% Mar 08
Real GDP per capita growth    1.9% Mar 08
 
CPI inflation    4.0% Jun 08
Unemployment rate    3.6% Mar 08
 
Total exports (NZ$ billion)  39,156 May 08
Total imports (NZ$ billion)  43,969 May 08
Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$ billion) -4,812.8 May 08
 
Official cash rate (OCR)   8.21% Jun 08
Exchange rate - NZ/US Dollar   0.7607 Jun 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Demographics

Population

Main Urban Areas Total As at
Auckland 1,294,000 Jun 07
Wellington   379,000 Jun 07
Christchurch   378,700 Jun 07
Hamilton   194,700 Jun 07
Napier-Hastings   122,500 Jun 07
Dunedin   114,600 Jun 07
Tauranga   114,200 Jun 07
Source:Statistics New Zealand
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Labour Force

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture, forestry and fishing   7.5% Mar 08
Manufacturing 13.2% Mar 08
Construction   8.2% Mar 08
Wholesale and retail trade 22.3% Mar 08
Transport, storage and communication   5.5% Mar 08
Business and financial services 14.6% Mar 08
Education   7.5% Mar 08
Health and community services   9.4% Mar 08
Other services 10.7% Mar 08
Not specified   0.4% Mar 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Economic

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture   4.8% Mar 08
Fishing, forestry and mining   2.4% Mar 08
Manufacturing 14.0% Mar 08
Utilities   1.7% Mar 08
Construction   4.6% Mar 08
Wholesale trade   7.8% Mar 08
Retail   7.8% Mar 08
Transport and communications 10.5% Mar 08
Finance 26.3% Mar 08
Government   4.5% Mar 08
Community services 12.1% Mar 08
Other   3.5% Mar 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Stock

Country

NZ$ million

As at

Australia 47,358 Mar 07
United Kingdom   3,974 Mar 07
United States 10,492 Mar 07
Netherlands   4,918 Mar 07
Japan   1,819 Mar 07
Germany      440 Mar 07
All markets  90,691 Mar 07
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Flow (2004-2006)

Country

NZ$ million

Year end
Australia  16,041 Mar 07
United Kingdom     -357 Mar 07
Singapore      181 Mar 07
Germany      163 Mar 07
Netherlands   1,004 Mar 07
United States   1,823 Mar 07
All markets  18,958 Mar 07
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Financial

Currency

Currency NZ$1 equals As at
US Dollar   0.7607 Jun 08
British Pound   0.3870 Jun 08
Australian Dollar   0.7997 Jun 08
Japanese Yen 81.32 Jun 08
Euro   0.4888 Jun 08
TWI 68.1 Jun 08
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Interest Rates

Wholesale rates Annual rate As at
Official cash rate 8.21 Jun 08
90-day bills 8.68 Jun 08
10-year bonds 6.42 Jun 08
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Export Trade

Exports - Top 15 Commodities

Commodity

NZ$ million

Year end

Milk powder, butter and cheese 8,531 May 08
Meat and edible offal 4,580 May 08
Crude oil 2,268 May 08
Logs, wood and wood articles 1.992 May 08
Mechanical machinery, equipment 1,904 May 08
Aluminium and aluminium articles 1,455 May 08
Fruit 1,387 May 08
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 1,118 May 08
Electrical machinery and equipment 1,040 May 08
Iron and steel and articles   890 May 08
Casein and caseinates   882 May 08
Wine   773 May 08
Preparations of cereals, flour and starch   705 May 08
Textiles and textile articles   689 May 08
Wood pulp and waste paper   666 May 08
Miscellaneous edible preparations   634 May 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Exports - Top 20 Countries

Country

NZ$ million

Year end

Australia 8,840 May 08
United States of America 4,012 May 08
Japan 3,301 May 08
People's Republic of China 2,045 May 08
United Kingdom 1,624 May 08
Republic of Korea 1,353 May 08
Indonesia   901 May 08
Singapore   883 May 08
Germany   834 May 08
Malaysia   823 May 08
Thailand   803 May 08
Taiwan   754 May 08
Philippines   722 May 08
Saudi Arabia   663 May 08
Hong Kong (SAR)   618 May 08
Belgium   589 May 08
Mexico   587 May 08
Venezuela   551 May 08
Canada   548 May 08
Italy   462 May 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Import Trade

Imports - Top 15 Commodities

Commodity

NZ$ million

Year end
Petroleum and products 6,743 May 08
Mechanical machinery and equipment 5,851 May 08
Vehicles, parts and accessories 5,323 May 08
Electrical machinery and equipment 3,748 May 08
Textiles and textile articles 1,899 May 08
Plastics and plastic articles 1,579 May 08
Iron and steel and articles 1,497 May 08
Optical, medical and measuring equipment 1,173 May 08
Pharmaceutical products 1,037 May 08
Paper and paperboard articles   995 May 08
Ships, boats and floating structures   803 May 08
Aircraft and parts   742 May 08
Furniture, furnishings and light fittings   637 May 08
Inorganic chemicals   521 May 08
Fertilisers   494 May 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Imports - Top 20 Countries

Country

NZ$ million

Year end

Australia 8,602 May 08
People's Republic of China 5,797 May 08
Japan 4,005 May 08
United States of America 4,005 May 08
Singapore 2,137 May 08
Germany 1,995 May 08
Malaysia 1,778 May 08
Republic of Korea 1,119 May 08
Thailand 1,207 May 08
United Kingdom 1,060 May 08
Italy   980 May 08
Taiwan   959 May 08
United Arab Emirates   815 May 08
Qatar   793 May 08
Indonesia   793 May 08
France   687 May 08
Canada   644 May 08
Netherlands   530 May 08
Brunei Darussalam   528 May 08
Saudi Arabia   490 Feb 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand

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