Source: MIL-OSI Submissions
Rapid antigen tests the latest COVID-related product to see a surge in imports – Media release
31 March 2022
A large rise in the value of imports of diagnostic reagents, including rapid antigen tests (RATs), is the latest in a series of changes in import patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Stats NZ said today.
Between January 2020 and February 2022 imports of commodities including vaccines and other blood components, diagnostic reagents, textiles (includes facemasks), soaps, non-soap cleansers, plastic articles (includes facemasks), and toilet paper peaked significantly above their 2019 values.
In February 2022 imports of diagnostic reagents, including COVID-19 RATs, reached $100 million, more than seven times the value of the highest 2019 month.
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