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New Zealand Economic Indicators

Economic indicator Total Year end
New Zealand national population 4,315,800 Jun 09
 
Nominal GDP (NZ$ billion)     180.2 Jun 09
Nominal GDP growth      1.7% Jun 09
Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$)   41,966 Jun 09
 
Real GDP (NZ$ billion)     133.5 Jun 09
Real GDP growth     -1.8% Jun 09
Real GDP per capita growth     -1.1% Jun 09
 
CPI inflation      1.7% Jun 09
Unemployment rate      6.0% Jun 09
 
Total exports (NZ$ billion)   41,943 Aug 09
Total imports (NZ$ billion)   44,308 Aug 09
Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$ billion) -2,365.3 Aug 09
 
Official cash rate (OCR)     2.58% Sep 09
Exchange rate - NZ/US Dollar   0.7024 Sep 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Demographics

Population

Main Urban Areas Total As at
Auckland 1,313,200 Jun 08
Wellington    381,900 Jun 08
Christchurch    382,200 Jun 08
Hamilton    197,300 Jun 08
Napier-Hastings    122,600 Jun 08
Dunedin    114,900 Jun 08
Tauranga    116,000 Jun 08
Source:Statistics New Zealand
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Labour Force

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture, forestry and fishing   6.5% Jun 09
Manufacturing 12.4% Jun 09
Construction   8.4% Jun 09
Wholesale and retail trade 22.0% Jun 09
Transport, storage and communication   5.4% Jun 09
Business and financial services 15.0% Jun 09
Education   8.2% Jun 09
Health and community services  10.4% Jun 09
Other services 10.5% Jun 09
Not specified   0.4% Jun 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Economic

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture   4.9% Jun 09
Fishing, forestry and mining   2.3% Jun 09
Manufacturing 13.1% Jun 09
Utilities   1.8% Jun 09
Construction   4.4% Jun 09
Wholesale trade   7.2% Jun 09
Retail   7.5% Jun 09
Transport and communications 10.5% Jun 09
Finance 27.9% Jun 09
Government   4.9% Jun 09
Community services 12.4% Jun 09
Other   3.0% Jun 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Stock

Country NZ$ million As at
Australia 46,110 Mar 09
United Kingdom   3,247 Mar 09
United States 11,469 Mar 09
Netherlands   4,614 Mar 09
Japan   3,196 Mar 09
Germany      603 Mar 09
All markets 92,817 Mar 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Flow (2006-2008)

Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia   7,102 Mar 09
United Kingdom      897 Mar 09
Singapore     -638 Mar 09
Germany        36 Mar 09
Netherlands      990 Mar 09
United States    3,278 Mar 09
All markets  19,029 Mar 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Financial

Currency

Currency NZ$1 equals As at
US Dollar   0.7024 Sep 09
British Pound   0.4304 Sep 09
Australian Dollar   0.8166 Sep 09
Japanese Yen   64.29 Sep 09
Euro   0.4827 Sep 09
TWI   64.3 Sep 09
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Interest Rates

Wholesale rates Annual rate As at
Official cash rate 2.58 Sep 09
90-day bills 2.77 Sep 09
10-year bonds 5.63 Sep 09
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 8,840 Aug 09
Meat and edible offal 5,351 Aug 09
Logs, wood and wood articles 2,345 Aug 09
Mechanical machinery, equipment 1,790 Aug 09
Crude oil 1,667 Aug 09
Fruit 1,629 Aug 09
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 1,299 Aug 09
Casein and caseinates 1,060 Aug 09
Electrical machinery and equipment 1,035 Aug 09
Aluminium and aluminium articles 1,026 Aug 09
Wine 1,009 Aug 09
Preparations of cereals, flour and starch 1,002 Aug 09
Iron and steel and articles   920 Aug 09
Precious metals, jewellery and coins   758 Aug 09
Optical, medical and measuring equipment   702 Aug 09
Miscellaneous edible preparations   652 Aug 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Exports - Top 20 Countries

Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia 9,280 Aug 09
United States of America 4,564 Aug 09
People's Republic of China 3,499 Aug 09
Japan 3,247 Aug 09
United Kingdom 1,729 Aug 09
Republic of Korea 1,252 Aug 09
Indonesia 1,018 Aug 09
Singapore   830 Aug 09
Hong Kong (SAR)   824 Aug 09
Germany   807 Aug 09
Malaysia   798 Aug 09
Taiwan   738 Aug 09
India   709 Aug 09
Philippines   643 Aug 09
Saudi Arabia   564 Aug 09
France   552 Aug 09
Thailand   544 Aug 09
Canada   529 Aug 09
Belgium   508 Aug 09
Netherlands   495 Aug 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Import Trade

Imports - Top 15 Commodities

Commodity NZ$ million Year end
Petroleum and products 6,552 Aug 09
Mechanical machinery and equipment 5,649 Aug 09
Electrical machinery and equipment 4,232 Aug 09
Vehicles, parts and accessories 3,587 Aug 09
Textiles and textile articles 2,019 Aug 09
Plastics and plastic articles 1,620 Aug 09
Iron and steel and articles 1,478 Aug 09
Optical, medical and measuring equipment 1,434 Aug 09
Aircraft and parts 1,412 Aug 09
Pharmaceutical products 1,184 Aug 09
Paper and paperboard articles 1,016 Aug 09
Fertilizers   765 Aug 09
Furniture, finishings and light fittings   598 Aug 09
Miscellaneous edible preparations   544 Aug 09
Rubber and rubber articles   534 Aug 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Imports - Top 20 Countries

Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia 7,816 Aug 09
People's Republic of China 6,528 Aug 09
United States of America 4,552 Aug 09
Japan 3,397 Aug 09
Germany 1,898 Aug 09
Singapore 1,833 Aug 09
Republic of Korea 1,520 Aug 09
France 1,423 Aug 09
Malaysia 1,286 Aug 09
Qatar 1,201 Aug 09
Thailand 1,129 Aug 09
Indonesia 1,042 Aug 09
United Kingdom   998 Aug 09
Italy   833 Aug 09
Taiwan   734 Aug 09
Canada   689 Aug 09
Brunei Darussalam   503 Aug 09
Denmark   449 Aug 09
Morocco   376 Aug 09
Netherlands   373 Aug 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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