Overseas merchandise trade: May 2025 – information release
25 June 2025
Overseas merchandise trade statistics provide information on imports and exports of merchandise goods between New Zealand and other countries.
Key facts
This release refers to trade in goods only.
In May 2025, compared with May 2024:
- goods exports rose by $676 million (9.7 percent), to $7.7 billion
- goods imports fell by $499 million (7.2 percent), to $6.4 billion
- the monthly trade balance was a surplus of $1.2 billion.
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