Imports
Petroleum and petroleum products are New Zealand’s largest imports, followed by mechanical machinery and equipment. Australia contributes 19 percent of New Zealand’s total import value, followed by China with 15 percent of imports.
Main import commodities |
|
2010 |
2005 |
|
NZ$(million) |
| Petroleum and products |
6,466 |
4,019 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
4,776 |
4,906 |
| Vehicles, parts, and accessories |
3,684 |
5,463 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
3,467(1) |
3,223 |
| Textiles and textile articles |
1,889 |
1,652 |
| Plastics and plastic articles |
1,547 |
1,382 |
| Optical, medical, and measuring equipment |
1,297 |
1,094 |
| Pharmaceutical products |
1,117 |
875 |
| Total – all commodities |
40,079 |
35,793 |
Main countries of origin |
|
|
| Australia |
7,785 |
7,933 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
6,119 |
3,673 |
| United States of America |
4,141 |
3,641 |
| Japan |
2,785 |
3,924 |
| Germany |
1,620 |
1,848 |
| Total – all countries |
40,079 |
35,793 |
| 1. Values exclude confidential data. |
Exports
Milk powder, butter, and cheese are New Zealand’s largest exports, followed by meat and edible offal. Australia is the largest market for exports, with almost a quarter of total exports and over twice the value of exports as China – New Zealand’s second-largest market.
Main export commodities |
| |
2010 |
2005 |
|
NZ$(million) |
| Milk powder, butter, and cheese |
8,841 |
4,924 |
| Meat and edible offal |
5,058 |
4,577 |
| Logs, wood, and wood articles |
2,638 |
1,984 |
| Crude oil |
2,126 |
389 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
1,647 |
1,628 |
| Fruit |
1,489 |
1,212 |
| Fish, crustaceans, and molluscs |
1,231 |
1,134 |
| Aluminium and aluminium articles |
1,065 |
1,053 |
| Total – all commodities |
40,672 |
30,618 |
Main destinations |
|
|
| Australia |
9,651 |
6,507 |
| China, People’s Republic of |
4,109 |
1,587 |
| United States of America |
3,556 |
4,295 |
| Japan |
3,070 |
3,446 |
| United Kingdom |
1,567 |
1,436 |
| Total – all countries |
40,672 |
30,618 |