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New Zealand Economic Indicators

Economic indicator Total Year end
NZ national population 4,280,000 Sep 08
 
Nominal GDP (NZ$ billion)    178.9 Jun 08
Nominal GDP growth     6.4% Jun 08
Nominal GDP per capita (NZ$)  42,152 Jun 08
 
Real GDP (NZ$ billion)    135.9 Jun 08
Real GDP growth    2.3% Jun 08
Real GDP per capita growth    2.1% Jun 08
 
CPI inflation    5.1% Sep 08
Unemployment rate    4.2% Sep 08
 
Total exports (NZ$ billion)  41,968 Sep 08
Total imports (NZ$ billion)  49,953 Sep 08
Trade surplus/deficit (NZ$ billion) -4,985.0 Sep 08
 
Official cash rate (OCR)   7.10% Oct 08
Exchange rate - NZ/US Dollar   0.6137 Oct 08
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   6.6% Sep 08
Manufacturing 12.7% Sep 08
Construction   8.1% Sep 08
Wholesale and retail trade 22.3% Sep 08
Transport, storage and communication   5.6% Sep 08
Business and financial services 14.8% Sep 08
Education   8.3% Sep 08
Health and community services   9.5% Sep 08
Other services 10.6% Sep 08
Not specified   0.5% Sep 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Economic

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Industry Sector Total Year end
Agriculture   4.8% Jun 08
Fishing, forestry and mining   2.4% Jun 08
Manufacturing 14.0% Jun 08
Utilities   1.7% Jun 08
Construction   4.6% Jun 08
Wholesale trade   7.8% Jun 08
Retail   7.8% Jun 08
Transport and communications 10.5% Jun 08
Finance 26.3% Jun 08
Government   4.5% Jun 08
Community services 12.0% Jun 08
Other   3.5% Jun 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 (2004-2006)

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   1,303 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   0.6137 Oct 08
British Pound   0.3604 Oct 08
Australian Dollar   0.8809 Oct 08
Japanese Yen 61.99 Oct 08
Euro   0.4587 Oct 08
TWI 60.7 Oct 08
Source: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
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Interest Rates

Wholesale rates Annual rate As at
Official cash rate 7.10 Oct 08
90-day bills 7.43 Oct 08
10-year bonds 5.86 Oct 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 9,129 Sep 08
Meat and edible offal 4,915 Sep 08
Crude oil 3,022 Sep 08
Logs, wood and wood articles 2,052 Sep 08
Mechanical machinery, equipment 1,873 Sep 08
Fruit 1,458 Sep 08
Aluminium and aluminium articles 1,448 Sep 08
Fish, crustaceans and molluscs 1,158 Sep 08
Electrical machinery and equipment 1,050 Sep 08
Iron and steel and articles   998 Sep 08
Casein and caseinates   907 Sep 08
Wine   836 Sep 08
Preparations of cereals, flour and starch   759 Sep 08
Textiles and textile articles   683 Sep 08
Wood pulp and waste paper   662 Sep 08
Miscellaneous edible preparations   614 Sep 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Exports - Top 20 Countries

Country

NZ$ million

Year end

Australia 9,887 Sep 08
United States of America 4,107 Sep 08
Japan 3,454 Sep 08
People's Republic of China 2,237 Sep 08
United Kingdom 1,611 Sep 08
Republic of Korea 1,407 Sep 08
Indonesia 1,023 Sep 08
Singapore   912 Sep 08
Malaysia   915 Sep 08
Germany   889 Sep 08
Thailand   813 Sep 08
Taiwan   758 Sep 08
Philippines   742 Sep 08
Saudi Arabia   728 Sep 08
Hong Kong (SAR)   660 Sep 08
Venezuela   652 Sep 08
Mexico   592 Sep 08
Belgium   564 Sep 08
Canada   529 Sep 08
Netherlands   500 Sep 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Import Trade

Imports - Top 15 Commodities

Commodity

NZ$ million

Year end
Petroleum and products 8,015 Sep 08
Mechanical machinery and equipment 6,034 Sep 08
Vehicles, parts and accessories 5,315 Sep 08
Electrical machinery and equipment 3,839 Aug 08
Textiles and textile articles 1,930 Sep 08
Plastics and plastic articles 1,667 Sep 08
Iron and steel and articles 1,598 Sep 08
Optical, medical and measuring equipment 1,240 Sep 08
Pharmaceutical products 1,088 Sep 08
Paper and paperboard articles 1,023 Sep 08
Aircraft and parts   987 Sep 08
Fertilisers   655 Sep 08
Furniture, furnishings and light fittings   629 Sep 08
Ships, boats and floating structures   606 Sep 08
Food residues, wastes and fodder   575 Sep 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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Imports - Top 20 Countries

Country

NZ$ million

Year end

Australia 8,789 Sep 08
People's Republic of China 6,099 Sep 08
United States of America 4,473 Sep 08
Japan 4,116 Sep 08
Singapore 2,305 Sep 08
Germany 2,007 Sep 08
Malaysia 1,930 Sep 08
Thailand 1,306 Sep 08
Republic of Korea 1,200 Sep 08
Qatar 1,164 Sep 08
Indonesia 1,107 Sep 08
United Kingdom 1,072 Sep 08
United Arab Emirates 1,010 Sep 08
Italy 1,002 Sep 08
Taiwan   987 Sep 08
France    752 Sep 08
Canada   647 Sep 08
Saudi Arabia   536 Sep 08
Morocco   400 Sep 08
Brunei Darussalam   395 Sep 08
Source: Statistics New Zealand
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