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NZ Facts and Figures

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New Zealand Economic Indicators

Economic indicator Total Year end
New Zealand national population 4,306,400 Mar 09
 
Nominal GDP (NZ$ billion)     179.5 Dec 08
Nominal GDP growth      2.8% Dec 08
Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$)   42,184 Dec 08
 
Real GDP (NZ$ billion)     134.8 Dec 08
Real GDP growth     -0.9% Dec 08
Real GDP per capita growth      1.5% Dec 08
 
CPI inflation      3.0% Mar 09
Unemployment rate      4.6% Dec 08
 
Total exports (NZ$ billion)   43,187 Apr 09
Total imports (NZ$ billion)   47,295 Apr 09
Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$ billion) -4,108.3 Apr 09
 
Official cash rate (OCR)     3.01% Apr 09
Exchange rate - NZ/US Dollar   0.5709 Apr 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    381,000 Jun 08
Christchurch    382,200 Jun 08
Hamilton    197,300 Jun 08
Napier-Hastings    122,600 Jun 08
Dunedin    114,900 Jun 08
Tauranga    116,200 Jun 08
Source:Statistics New Zealand
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Labour Force

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture, forestry and fishing   6.9% Dec 08
Manufacturing 12.2% Dec 08
Construction   8.1% Dec 08
Wholesale and retail trade 22.7% Dec 08
Transport, storage and communication   5.6% Dec 08
Business and financial services 14.8% Dec 08
Education   8.0% Dec 08
Health and community services   9.5% Dec 08
Other services 10.9% Dec 08
Not specified   0.6% Dec 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Economic

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture   4.7% Dec 08
Fishing, forestry and mining   2.4% Dec 08
Manufacturing 13.9% Dec 08
Utilities   1.8% Dec 08
Construction   4.5% Dec 08
Wholesale trade   7.6% Dec 08
Retail   7.6% Dec 08
Transport and communications 10.7% Dec 08
Finance 26.8% Dec 08
Government   4.8% Dec 08
Community services 12.2% Dec 08
Other   3.1% Dec 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Stock

Country NZ$ million As at
Australia 50,812 Mar 08
United Kingdom   3,862 Mar 08
United States 10,734 Mar 08
Netherlands   4,637 Mar 08
Japan   2,007 Mar 08
Germany     515 Mar 08
All markets 93,292 Mar 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) Flow (2006- 2008)

Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia  14,897 Mar 08
United Kingdom      127 Mar 08
Singapore      424 Mar 08
Germany      168 Mar 08
Netherlands   1,014 Mar 08
United States   1,304 Mar 08
All markets  19,087 Mar 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Financial

Currency

Currency NZ$1 equals As at
US Dollar 0.5709 Apr 09
British Pound 0.3882 Apr 09
Australian Dollar 0.8006 Apr 09
Japanese Yen 56.42 Apr 09
Euro 0.4323 Apr 09
TWI 56.9 Apr 09
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Interest Rates

Wholesale rates Annual rate As at
Official cash rate 3.01 Apr 09
90-day bills 3.12 Apr 09
10-year bonds 5.24 Apr 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 8,910 Apr 09
Meat and edible offal 5,492 Apr 09
Logs, wood and wood articles 2,264 Apr 09
Crude oil 2,247 Apr 09
Mechanical machinery, equipment 1,874 Apr 09
Fruit 1,558 Apr 09
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 1,294 Apr 09
Aluminium and aluminium articles 1,228 Apr 09
Electrical machinery and equipment 1,080 Apr 09
Iron and steel and articles 1,032 Apr 09
Casein and caseinates 1,030 Apr 09
Wine   965 Apr 09
Preparations of cereals, flour and starch   961 Apr 09
Precious metals, jewellery and coins   743 Apr 09
Optical, medical and measuring equipment   669 Apr 09
Miscellaneous edible preparations   649 Apr 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Exports - Top 20 Countries

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Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia 9,880 Apr 09
United States of America 4,818 Apr 09
Japan 3,553 Apr 09
People's Republic of China 3,094 Apr 09
United Kingdom 1,758 Apr 09
Republic of Korea1,245Apr 09
Indonesia1,011Apr 09
Germany  904Apr 09
Malaysia  888Apr 09
Hong Kong (SAR)  788Apr 09
Singapore  784Apr 09
Taiwan  766Apr 09
Thailand  672Apr 09
Philippines  670Apr 09
India  653Apr 09
Saudi Arabia  601Apr 09
France  557Apr 09
Belgium  535Apr 09
Canada  511Apr 09
Netherlands  504Apr 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Import Trade

Imports - Top 15 Commodities

Commodity NZ$ million Year end
Petroleum and products 8,139 Apr 09
Mechanical machinery and equipment 5,832 Apr 09
Vehicles, parts and accessories 4,396 Apr 09
Electrical machinery and equipment 4,176 Apr 09
Textiles and textile articles 2,036 Apr 09
Plastics and plastic articles 1,701 Apr 09
Iron and steel and articles 1,640 Apr 09
Optical, medical and measuring equipment 1,391 Apr 09
Pharmaceutical products 1,158 Apr 09
Paper and paperboard articles 1,042 Apr 09
Aircraft and parts   925 Apr 09
Fertilisers   900 Apr 09
Salt, earths, stone, lime and cement   648 Apr 09
Furniture, finishings and light fittings   622 Apr 09
Food residues, wastes and fodder   611 Apr 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Imports - Top 20 Countries

Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia 8,423 Apr 09
People's Republic of China 6,634 Apr 09
United States of America 4,759 Apr 09
Japan 3,893 Apr 09
Singapore 2,146 Apr 09
Germany 2,023 Apr 09
Malaysia 1,486 Apr 09
Qatar 1,456 Apr 09
Republic of Korea 1,408 Apr 09
Thailand 1,252 Apr 09
Indonesia 1,195 Apr 09
United Kingdom 1,044 Apr 09
Italy   919 Apr 09
Taiwan   868 Apr 09
France   855 Apr 09
Canada   697 Apr 09
United Arab Emirates   689 Apr 09
Saudi Arabia   484 Apr 09
Morocco   482 Apr 09
Denmark   459 Apr 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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