Australia is New Zealand’s largest market for exports, with more than one-fifth of all exports. Exports to the People’s Republic of China, the second-largest market, were more than three times higher in 2011 than in 2006.
|
Main export commodities
|
2011 |
2006 |
| NZ$(million) |
| Milk powder, butter, and cheese |
11,334 |
5,762 |
| Meat and edible offal |
5,398 |
4,500 |
| Logs, wood, and wood articles |
3,200 |
1,960 |
| Crude oil |
1,997 |
513 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
1,733 |
1,791 |
| Fruit |
1,487 |
1,161 |
| Fish, crustaceans, and molluscs |
1,382 |
1,146 |
| Aluminium and aluminium articles |
1,260 |
1,261 |
| Total – all commodities |
46,072 |
32,430 |