New Zealand facts and figures

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New Zealand economic indicators

Economic indicator	Total	Year end
New Zealand national population	4,367,700	Jun 10

Nominal GDP (NZ$ billion)	186.1	Mar 10
Nominal GDP growth	3.5%	Mar 10
Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$)	43,031	Mar 10

Real GDP (NZ$ billion)	133.1	Mar 10
Real GDP growth	-0.7%	Mar 10
Real GDP per capita growth	-2.6%	Mar 10

CPI inflation	1.8%	Jun 10
Unemployment rate	6.8%	Jun 10

Total exports (NZ$ billion)	40,655	Jun 10
Total imports (NZ$ billion)	40,016	Jun 10
Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$ billion)	639.0	Jun 10

Overnight interbank cash rate	2.68%	Jul 10
Exchange rate - NZ/US Dollar	0.71118	Jul 10

Source: Statistics New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Commodity	NZ$ million	Year end
Milk powder, butter and cheese	8,840	Jun 10
Meat and edible offal	5,058	Jun 10
Logs, wood and wood articles	2,638	Jun 10
Crude oil	2,126	Jun 10
Mechanical machinery, equipment	1,647	Jun 10
Fruit	1,489	Jun 10
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs	1,230	Jun 10
Aluminium and aluminium articles	1,065	Jun 10
Wine	1,040	Jun 10
Electrical machinery and equipment	980	Jun 10
Preparations of cereals, flour and starch	869	Jun 10
Precious metals, jewellery and coins	816	Jun 10
Iron and steel and articles	792	Jun 10
Wood pulp and waste paper	661	Jun 10
Casein and caseinates	643	Jun 10
Optical, medical and measuring equipment	638	Jun 10

Source: Statistics New Zealand

Source: Statistics New Zealand