Oil is New Zealand's largest import, while manufactured products such as mechanical and electrical machinery, vehicles and textiles make up almost three-quarters of all imports.
|
2003 |
2008 |
Main import commodities |
$(million) |
| Petroleum and products |
3,071 |
7,079 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
4,333 |
5,885 |
| Vehicles, parts and accessories |
4,985 |
5,328 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment(1) |
2,701 |
3,777 |
| Textiles and textile articles |
1,641 |
1,895 |
| Plastics and plastic articles(1) |
1,279 |
1,593 |
| Iron and steel articles(1) |
981 |
1,524 |
| Optical, medical and measuring equipment |
967 |
1,194 |
| Total all commodities |
32,161 |
44,507 |
Main countries of origin |
|
|
| Australia |
7,278 |
8,673 |
| China, People's Republic of |
2,687 |
5,824 |
| United States of America |
4,067 |
4,128 |
| Japan |
3,876 |
4,046 |
| Singapore |
610 |
2,254 |
| Total all countries |
32,161 |
44,507 |
(1) Values exclude confidential data.
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