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New Zealand Economic Indicators

Economic indicator Total Year end
New Zealand national population 4,331,600 Sep 09
 
Nominal GDP (NZ$ billion)     182.0 Sep 09
Nominal GDP growth      1.7% Sep 09
Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$)   42,865 Sep 09
 
Real GDP (NZ$ billion)     132.8 Sep 09
Real GDP growth     -2.6% Sep 09
Real GDP per capita growth     -2.2% Sep 09
 
CPI inflation      1.7% Sep 09
Unemployment rate      6.5% Sep 09
 
Total exports (NZ$ billion)   40,111 Nov 09
Total imports (NZ$ billion)   40,957 Nov 09
Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$ billion)   -846.2 Nov 09
 
Official cash rate (OCR)     2.43% Dec 09
Exchange rate - NZ/US Dollar   0.7162 Dec 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Demographics

Population

Main Urban Areas Total As at
Auckland 1,333,300 Jun 09
Wellington    386,000 Jun 09
Christchurch    386,100 Jun 09
Hamilton    200,300 Jun 09
Napier-Hastings    123,200 Jun 09
Dunedin    115,700 Jun 09
Tauranga    118,200 Jun 09
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% Sep 09
Fishing, forestry and mining   2.3% Sep 09
Manufacturing 13.1% Sep 09
Utilities   1.8% Sep 09
Construction   4.4% Sep 09
Wholesale trade   7.2% Sep 09
Retail   7.5% Sep 09
Transport and communications 10.5% Sep 09
Finance 27.9% Sep 09
Government   4.9% Sep 09
Community services 12.4% Sep 09
Other   3.0% Sep 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   0.7162 Dec 09
British Pound   0.4407 Dec 09
Australian Dollar   0.7929 Dec 09
Japanese Yen 64.15 Dec 09
Euro   0.4901 Dec 09
TWI 64.7 Dec 09
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Interest Rates

Wholesale rates Annual rate As at
Official cash rate 2.43 Dec 09
90-day bills 2.78 Dec 09
10-year bonds 6.02 Dec 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 8,176 Nov 09
Meat and edible offal 5,258 Nov 09
Logs, wood and wood articles 2,298 Nov 09
Crude oil 1,676 Nov 09
Mechanical machinery, equipment 1,674 Nov 09
Fruit 1,594 Nov 09
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 1,279 Nov 09
Wine 1,004 Nov 09
Preparations of cereals, flour and starch    978 Nov 09
Electrical machinery and equipment    976 Nov 09
Casein and caseinates    933 Nov 09
Aluminium and aluminium articles    907 Nov 09
Iron and steel and articles    840 Nov 09
Precious metals, jewellery and coins    775 Nov 09
Optical, medical and measuring equipment    694 Nov 09
Miscellaneous edible preparations    642 Nov 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Exports - Top 20 Countries

Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia 9,137 Nov 09
United States of America 4,150 Nov 09
People's Republic of China 3,563 Nov 09
Japan 2,905 Nov 09
United Kingdom 1,707 Nov 09
Republic of Korea 1,233 Nov 09
Indonesia    972 Nov 09
Singapore    906 Nov 09
Hong Kong (SAR)    792 Nov 09
Germany    792 Nov 09
Taiwan    748 Nov 09
Malaysia    726 Nov 09
India    611 Nov 09
Philippines    583 Nov 09
Belgium    524 Nov 09
France    523 Nov 09
Canada    515 Nov 09
Netherlands    492 Nov 09
Saudi Arabia    485 Nov 09
Thailand    473 Nov 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Import Trade

Imports - Top 15 Commodities

Commodity NZ$ million Year end
Petroleum and products 5,760 Nov 09
Mechanical machinery and equipment 5,196 Nov 09
Electrical machinery and equipment 4,041 Nov 09
Vehicles, parts and accessories 3,322 Nov 09
Textiles and textile articles 1,963 Nov 09
Aircraft and parts 1,538 Nov 09
Plastics and plastic articles 1,507 Nov 09
Optical, medical and measuring equipment 1,394 Nov 09
Iron and steel and articles 1,182 Nov 09
Pharmaceutical products 1,180 Nov 09
Paper and paperboard articles    971 Nov 09
Furniture, finishings and light fittings    554 Nov 09
Miscellaneous edible preparations    542 Nov 09
Fertilizers    514 Nov 09
Rubber and rubber articles    514 Nov 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Imports - Top 20 Countries

Country NZ$ million Year end
Australia 7,469 Nov 09
People's Republic of China 6,185 Nov 09
United States of America 4,428 Nov 09
Japan 3,031 Nov 09
Germany 1,759 Nov 09
Singapore 1,704 Nov 09
France 1,367 Nov 09
Republic of Korea 1,356 Nov 09
Malaysia 1,090 Nov 09
Thailand 1,053 Nov 09
Qatar    989 Nov 09
United Kingdom    959 Nov 09
Indonesia    760 Nov 09
Italy    758 Nov 09
Taiwan    625 Nov 09
Canada    564 Nov 09
Brunei Darussalam    480 Nov 09
Denmark    393 Nov 09
Switzerland    358 Nov 09
Netherlands    354 Nov 09
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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