Australia and China each contributed 16 percent of New Zealand’s total import value, followed by the United States with 11 percent.
|
Main import commodities
|
2011 |
2006 |
| NZ$(million) |
| Petroleum and products |
7,236 |
5,240 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
5,487 |
5,150 |
| Vehicles, parts, and accessories |
4,270 |
5,006 |
| Electrical machinery and equipment |
3,890(1) |
3,340 |
| Textiles and textile articles |
2,077 |
1,768 |
| Plastics and plastic articles |
1,645 |
1,432 |
| Aircraft and parts |
1,439 |
1,889 |
| Optical, medical, and measuring equipment |
1,373 |
1,159 |
| Total – all commodities |
45,073 |
39,040 |
| 1. Values exclude confidential data. |
Main trading partners, 2011 (NZ$ million)
