Products & services > Hot Off The Press > Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties > Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties: Year ended June 2005


Embargoed until 10:45am – 26 October 2005


Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties


Year ended June 2005

Highlights  |  Commentary  |  Technical notes  |  Tables  | 


Highlights


  • Major exports of commercial services were: communication, merchanting and trade-related services, and computer and information services, in the June 2005 year.

 

  • Major imports of commercial services were: communication, computer and information services, and royalties and licence fees, in the June 2005 year.

 

  • New Zealand's main trading partners were Australia and the USA in the June 2005 year. Exports of commercial services to Australia and the USA were $831 million and $529 million, respectively. Imports were $1,253 million from Australia, and $943 million from the USA.

 

  • The results of a new census of international trade in commercial services provide updated benchmark data for improving the quality of the services component in the balance of payments current account.





 

Brian Pink
Government Statistician

26October 2005
Cat 52.903 Set 05/06 – 065


There is a companion Media Release published  – Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties: Year ended June 2005.

 



  Census of International Trade in Services and Royalties: Year ended June 2005 (pdf)



Previous Releases