Overseas merchandise trade: August 2025 – information release
19 September 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 August 2025, compared with August 2024:
- goods exports rose by $1.1 billion (23 percent), to $5.9 billion
- goods imports fell by $30 million (0.4 percent), to $7.1 billion
- the monthly trade balance was a deficit of $1.2 billion.
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