1. What does the graph below show about imports and exports between March 2003 and March 2004?
(a) New Zealand bought more than it sold
(b) New Zealand sold more than it bought
(c) There was a good balance between buying and selling.
Use the imports by country table and exports by country table to answer the question below.
2. Who does New Zealand trade with?
(a) One main country
(b) A lot of countries from all over the world
(c) A few main countries.
Use the imports by port table and exports by port table to answer the question below.
3. Which places in New Zealand have ports that import or export our goods?
(a) Only the big cities of Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch and Dunedin
(b) Any place that has an international port
(c) Any place that has a seaport or airport.
Use the exports by commodity table 4 to answer questions 4 and 5.
4. What type of export goods made the most money for New Zealand in the year ended July 2004?
(a) Logs, wood and wood articles
(b) Mechanical machinery and equipment
(c) Milk powder, butter and cheese.
5. Which export showed the biggest increase between 2003 and 2004?
(a) Fruit
(b) Aircraft and parts
(c) Live animals
6. What sort of an impact would a deadly disease like foot and mouth have on New Zealand exports if it got onto New Zealand’s farms? Explain your answer.
(a) Not very much impact at all. It wouldn’t make much difference.
(b) Quite a big impact. We would export less.
(c) A huge impact. We would export a lot less.
Use the imports by commodity table 4 to help you answer questions 7, 8 and 9.
7. Which one import in the table above would affect New Zealanders the most if it suddenly stopped arriving for the next five years? Why did you choose this import?
8. Which two import groups in table 4 include televisions, computers, DVDs and playstations?
9. Which import group did New Zealand spend most money on in 2004?
(a) Vehicles, parts and accessories
(b) Electrical machinery and equipment
(c) Pharmaceutical products.
Use the exports table to answer the question below. You may need to use tally marks to help you work this one out.
10. What do you notice about the value of New Zealand’s exports, by total commodity, between 2002 and 2004?
(a) They have mostly increased in value
(b) They have mostly decreased in value
(c) Their value has remained about the same.
Related links
Let's trade teachers page
Statistics and information about imports
Statistics and information about exports
External Trade Statistics
Overseas trade
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