New Zealand Imports 1960-2018 | Data | Chart | Calendar | Forecast | News

New Zealand imports climbed 12.9 percent year-on-year to NZD 5022 billion in June of 2018, compared to an upwardly revised 6.3 percent jump in the previous month. Faster growth was mainly explained by a sharp rebound in oil & products (+64.4 percent vs -30.1 percent in May). Meantime, aircrafts and parts gained steam (+127.9 percent vs +40.0 percent). In contrast, vehicles, parts & accessories declined 1.7 percent (vs +25.1 percent). Among top import partners, purchases from China climbed further (+11.4 percent vs +11.0), whereas those to Japan cooled down (+16.8 percent vs +18.8 percent). Imports in New Zealand averaged 1608.32 NZD Million from 1960 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 5835.58 NZD Million in November of 2017 and a record low of 37.85 NZD Million in April of 1962.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus	TEForecast
2018-05-23	10:45 PM	Imports	N$4.79B	N$4.95B	N$4.65B	N$4.51B
2018-06-26	10:45 PM	Imports	N$5.12B	N$4.77B	N$5.1B	N$5.52B
2018-07-24	10:45 PM	Imports	N$5.02B	N$5.15B	N$4.92B	N$5.4B
2018-08-23	10:45 PM	Imports		N$5.02B		N$5.1B
2018-09-25	09:45 PM	Imports				N$5.4B
2018-10-25	09:45 PM	Imports				N$5.3B

New Zealand Trade	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Balance of Trade	-113.00	208.00	1157.64	-1387.99	NZD Million	[+]
Exports	4909.00	5355.00	5508.34	19.68	NZD Million	[+]
Imports	5020.00	5147.00	5835.58	37.85	NZD Million	[+]
Current Account	180.00	-2745.00	1411.00	-6102.00	NZD Million	[+]
Current Account to GDP	-2.80	-2.60	-0.10	-8.90	percent	[+]
External Debt	273275.00	270566.00	273275.00	67673.00	NZD Million	[+]
Terms of Trade	1445.00	1472.00	1472.00	796.00	Index Points	[+]
Capital Flows	105.00	1479.00	7149.00	-3332.00	NZD Million	[+]
Foreign Direct Investment	122.00	3167.00	3167.00	-7322.00	NZD Million	[+]
Tourist Arrivals	212245.00	222079.00	513349.00	40.00		[+]
Terrorism Index	0.61	0.23	1.19	0.00		[+]
Weapons Sales	4.00	12.00	75.00	0.00	USD Million	[+]
Crude Oil Production	23.00	23.00	72.00	15.00	BBL/D/1K	[+]

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New Zealand Imports

New Zealand imports mainly vehicles (13 percent), nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances (13 percent), fuels (10 percent), electrical machinery and equipment (8 percent), plastics (4 percent) and aircraft, spacecraft (4 percent). Its major import partners are: China (20 percent of total imports), Australia and the US (12 percent each), Japan (7 percent), Germany (5 percent), Thailand and South Korea (4 percent each). This page provides the latest reported value for - New Zealand Imports - plus previous releases, historical high and low, short-term forecast and long-term prediction, economic calendar, survey consensus and news. New Zealand Imports - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on August of 2018.