Exports
Principal exports are dairy products, meat, forest products, machinery, metals, fruit and fish. Food processing is the largest manufacturing industry and there are a variety of small, light manufacturing industries.New Zealand produces coal, oil and natural gas and various metallic and non-metallic minerals, including pounamu/greenstone that is used in jewellery.
Merchandise trade exports – top 10 destinations
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2001 |
2006 |
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$(million) |
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Australia |
6,083 |
6,799 |
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United States of America |
4,651 |
4,354 |
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Japan |
4,314 |
3,303 |
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China, People's Republic of |
1,126 |
1,740 |
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United Kingdom |
1,538 |
1,554 |
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Republic of Korea |
1,386 |
1,160 |
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Germany |
843 |
831 |
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Taiwan |
730 |
800 |
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Belgium |
522 |
585 |
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Canada |
582 |
546 |
Exports of main commodities
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2001 |
2006 |
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$(million) |
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All merchandise exports |
32,000 |
32,430 |
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Milk powder, butter and cheese |
5,790 |
5,762 |
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Meat and edible offal |
4,182 |
4,500 |
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Logs, wood and wood articles |
2,192 |
1,960 |
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Mechanical machinery and equipment |
1,321 |
1,791 |
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Aluminium and aluminium articles |
1,295 |
1,261 |
|
Fruit |
1,044 |
1,161 |
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Fish, crustaceans and molluscs |
1,374 |
1,146 |
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Electrical machinery and equipment |
1,088 |
1,045 |
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Iron and steel and articles |
519 |
729 |
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Wool |
886 |
689 |
Exports of main services
| |
2001 |
2006 |
| |
$(million) |
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All services |
10,369 |
11,871 |
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Travel |
5,269 |
7,058 |
|
Transportation |
2,821 |
2,387 |
|
Communications |
481 |
282 |
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Computer and information |
202 |
272 |
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Merchanting and other trade related services |
157 |
274 |
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Personal, cultural, and recreational |
312 |
220 |
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Royalties and licence fees |
138 |
169 |
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