Trade in services statistics give you information about international trade in transportation (including international movement of passengers and freight), travel, and commercial services (including transactions in information technology, business, consulting, and technical services).

These statistics are key components of the New Zealand balance of payments.

Information releases

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Balance of Payments and International Investment Position
These quarterly releases provide information on the value of New Zealand's transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, income, and transfers.  

Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties
This release provides information on services transactions between New Zealand and the rest of the world, based on a census of all enterprises that trade commercial services. 

Survey of English Language Providers (to year ended March 2010)
These annual releases provide information on the revenue earned by English language schools from international students studying in New Zealand.

Survey of Returned Travellers (to year ended June 2004)
These annual releases provide statistics on how much New Zealand travellers spend while on short-term overseas trips, by method of payment.

Data

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International trade in services – tables 
These tables provide detailed information on New Zealand's international trade in services. 

International trade in services by country – tables 
These tables provide additional information on New Zealand's international trade in services. Data is available by country for New Zealand's major trading partners.

Reports and articles 

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International trade in services (published 2000)
An overview of New Zealand's international trade in services.

Information about data

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Balance of Payments – Sources and Methods  (published 2004)
Describes the conceptual framework of New Zealand’s balance of payments and international investment position statistics, and the data sources and methods used to compile them.

Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties 
Information for survey participants about the survey.

Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties 2011 (published 2011)
Contains PDFs of the census and the guide to completing the census.

Quarterly International Trade in Services and Royalties births survey 
Information for survey participants about the survey.