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New Zealand Economic Indicators

Economic indicator Total Year end
NZ national population 4,252,000 Dec 07
 
Nominal GDP (NZ$ billion)    174.6 Dec 07
Nominal GDP growth     6.0% Dec 07
Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$)  40,532 Dec 07
 
Real GDP (NZ$ billion)    133.8 Dec 07
Real GDP growth    3.2% Dec 07
Real GDP per capita growth    1.6% Dec 07
 
CPI inflation    3.4% Mar 08
Unemployment rate    3.4% Dec 07
 
Total exports (NZ$ billion)  38,022 Feb 08
Total imports (NZ$ billion)  42,435 Feb 08
Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$ billion) -4,412.8 Feb 08
 
Official cash rate (OCR)   8.10% Mar 08
Exchange rate - NZ/US Dollar 0.8027 Mar 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   7.3% Dec 07
Manufacturing 12.6% Dec 07
Construction   8.3% Dec 07
Wholesale and retail trade 22.9% Dec 07
Transport, storage and communication   5.4% Dec 07
Business and financial services 14.8% Dec 07
Education   7.5% Dec 07
Health and community services   9.3% Dec 07
Other services 10.7% Dec 07
Not specified   0.5% Dec 07
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Economic

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture   4.8% Dec 07
Fishing, forestry and mining   2.3% Dec 07
Manufacturing 13.9% Dec 07
Utilities   1.7% Dec 07
Construction   4.6% Dec 07
Wholesale trade   7.8% Dec 07
Retail   7.8% Dec 07
Transport and communications 10.4% Dec 07
Finance 26.0% Dec 07
Government   4.4% Dec 07
Community services 11.9% Dec 07
Other   4.3% Dec 07
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   0.8027 Mar 08
British Pound   0.4007 Mar 08
Australian Dollar   0.8669 Mar 08
Japanese Yen 81.06 Mar 08
Euro   0.5176 Mar 08
TWI 71.6 Mar 08
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Interest Rates

Wholesale rates Annual rate As at
Official cash rate 8.10 Mar 08
90-day bills 8.91 Mar 08
10-year bonds 6.36 Mar 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 6,440 Feb 08
Meat and edible offal 4,784 Feb 08
Logs, wood and wood articles 2,182 Feb 08
Mechanical machinery, equipment 1,881 Feb 08
Petroleum and products   536 Feb 08
Aluminium and aluminium articles 1,524 Feb 08
Fruit 1,195 Feb 08
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 1,196 Feb 08
Electrical machinery and equipment 1,105 Feb 08
Beverages, spirits and vinegar   801 Feb 08
Casein and caseinates   801 Feb 08
Iron and steel and articles   827 Feb 08
Textiles and textile articles   676 Feb 08
Wood pulp and waste paper   639 Feb 08
Preparations of cereals, flour and starch   554 Feb 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Exports - Top 20 Countries

Country

NZ$ million

Year end

Australia 8,496 Feb 08
United States of America 4,223 Feb 08
Japan 3,331 Feb 08
People's Republic of China 2,029 Feb 08
United Kingdom 1,637 Feb 08
Republic of Korea 1,368 Feb 08
Indonesia   843 Feb 08
Germany   780 Feb 08
Taiwan   751 Feb 08
Singapore   751 Feb 08
Philippines   728 Feb 08
Malaysia   694 Feb 08
Mexico   636 Feb 08
Thailand   624 Feb 08
Hong Kong (SAR)   599 Feb 08
Saudi Arabia   585 Feb 08
Belgium   569 Feb 08
Canada   550 Feb 08
Italy   463 Feb 08
Venezuela   435 Feb 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Import Trade

Imports Top 15 Commodities

Commodity

NZ$ million

Year end
Petroleum and products 6,184 Feb 08
Mechanical machinery and equipment 5,414 Feb 08
Vehicles, parts and accessories 5,258 Feb 08
Electrical machinery and equipment 3,783 Feb 08
Textiles and textile articles 1,903 Feb 08
Plastics and plastic articles 1,571 Feb 08
Iron and steel and articles 1,511 Feb 08
Optical, medical and measuring equipment 1,150 Feb 08
Pharmaceutical products 1,027 Feb 08
Paper and paperboard articles   993 Feb 08
Ships, boats and floating structures   844 Feb 08
Aircraft and parts   653 Feb 08
Furniture, furnishings and light fittings   635 Feb 08
Inorganic chemicals   525 Feb 08
Rubber and rubber articles   479 Feb 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Imports - Top 20 Countries

Country

NZ$ million

Year end

Australia 8,628 Feb 08
People's Republic of China 5,709 Feb 08
Japan 3,986 Feb 08
United States of America 3,881 Feb 08
Singapore 2,125 Feb 08
Germany 1,991 Feb 08
Malaysia 1,257 Feb 08
Republic of Korea 1,191 Feb 08
Thailand 1,140 Feb 08
United Kingdom 1,080 Feb 08
Italy   972 Feb 08
Taiwan   964 Feb 08
United Arab Emirates   902 Feb 08
Indonesia   670 Feb 08
France   634 Feb 08
Canada   611 Feb 08
Saudi Arabia   584 Feb 08
Netherlands   517 Feb 08
Qatar   473 Feb 08
Sweden   341 Feb 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand

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