Balance of trade · New Zealand

New Zealand Balance of Trade

The New Zealand Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that New Zealand sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

Importancia
Medium
Publicado
Monthly
Próxima publicación
Divisa
NZD · New Zealand dollar
Banco central
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Mueve
AUDNZD · EURNZD · GBPNZD · NZDCAD · NZDCHF · NZDJPY · NZDSGD · NZDUSD

Últimas cifras

El último dato, de SEP, se publicó el 2026-10-18 y fue NZ$-1.971B.

PublicadoParaRealConsensoAnterior
18 Oct 2026SEPNZ$-1.971BNZ$-0.775BNZ$-1.536B ®
17 Sep 2026AUGNZ$-1.349BNZ$-1.775BNZ$-2.118B ®
20 Aug 2026JULNZ$-1.95BNZ$-0.175BNZ$-0.24B ®
19 Jul 2026JUNNZ$0.02BNZ$0.25BNZ$0.58B ®
18 Jun 2026MAYNZ$0.8BNZ$0.875BNZ$1.598B ®
20 May 2026APRNZ$1.92BNZ$0.98BNZ$0.43B ®
19 Apr 2026MARNZ$0.698BNZ$0.175BNZ$-0.365B ®
19 Mar 2026FEBNZ$-0.257BNZ$-0.74BNZ$-0.627B ®
19 Feb 2026JANNZ$-0.519BNZ$-0.745BNZ$-0.088B ®
28 Jan 2026DECNZ$0.052BNZ$0.03BNZ$-0.335B ®
18 Dec 2025NOVNZ$-0.163BNZ$-1.175BNZ$-1.598B ®
20 Nov 2025OCTNZ$-1.542BNZ$-0.955BNZ$-1.384B ®

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Por qué importa

Exports are a big part of demand for open economies (Germany, China, Japan, Korea, the Netherlands). A larger surplus means more foreign demand for the New Zealand dollar; strong imports signal domestic demand. China's figures are read as a gauge of world demand.

Cómo se calcula

Customs records the value of goods crossing the border; services come from surveys. The balance is exports minus imports, usually seasonally adjusted.

Trade balance = exports − imports

Qué significan los cambios

  • Look at exports and imports separately: a wider surplus from collapsing imports is a sign of weak domestic demand, not strength.
  • Exchange-rate moves take months to affect trade volumes (the J-curve).

Mayor de lo esperado: A larger surplus (or smaller deficit) than expected tends to support the New Zealand dollar.

Menor de lo esperado: A smaller surplus (or larger deficit) than expected tends to weigh on the New Zealand dollar.

Una breve historia

Trade balances were the obsession of mercantilism in the 16th–18th centuries; David Hume's price-specie flow mechanism (1752) explained why surpluses tend to correct themselves.

New Zealand was the first country to adopt formal inflation targeting, in 1990.

Preguntas

What is the New Zealand Balance of Trade?

The New Zealand Balance of Trade shows the difference between the value of goods (and sometimes services) that New Zealand sells abroad and what it buys from abroad, or the growth of exports and imports.

What was the latest New Zealand Balance of Trade?

NZ$-1.971B for SEP, published on 18 October 2026 (consensus NZ$-0.775B, previous NZ$-1.536B).

When is the next New Zealand Balance of Trade?

On Wednesday 18 November 2026 at 21:45 UTC.

Solo contenido educativo, no asesoramiento de inversión. Las cifras son los resultados publicados según los registra nuestro calendario; las reacciones del mercado descritas son típicas, no garantizadas.