Milk powder, butter, and cheese are New Zealand’s largest exports, followed by meat and edible offal, and logs, wood, and wood articles. Australia is the largest market for exports, with twice the value of exports as to the United States – New Zealand’s second largest market.
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2009 |
2004 |
Main export commodities |
$(million) |
| Milk powder, butter, and cheese |
8,970 |
5,115 |
| Meat and edible offal |
5,526 |
4,479 |
| Logs, wood, and wood articles |
2,330 |
2,071 |
| Crude oil |
1,964 |
318 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
1,842 |
1,470 |
| Fruit |
1,611 |
1,254 |
| Fish, crustaceans, and molluscs |
1,302 |
1,111 |
| Aluminium and aluminium articles |
1,102 |
1,008 |
| Total – all commodities |
43,028 |
29,864 |
Main destinations |
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|
| Australia |
9,717 |
6,332 |
| United States |
4,808 |
4,297 |
| Japan |
3,373 |
3,283 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
3,359 |
1,617 |
| United Kingdom |
1,757 |
1,449 |
| Total – all countries |
43,028 |
29,864 |