New Zealand Reports May Trade Surplus Exceeding Expectations

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DAILY PIPZ Analyst Team

6/24/20241 min read

Statistics New Zealand reported a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$204 million for May on Monday, surpassing expectations of NZ$155 million. This followed a revised deficit of NZ$3 million in April (initially reported as a NZ$91 million surplus). Exports increased by 2.9 percent month-on-month to NZ$7.18 billion, up from a revised NZ$6.31 billion in the previous month (originally NZ$6.42 billion). Imports totaled NZ$6.95 billion, up from NZ$6.32 billion the previous month.

Annual goods exports were NZ$68.9 billion, a decrease of NZ$3.8 billion from the previous year, while annual goods imports were NZ$78.9 billion, down NZ$10.9 billion from the previous year. The annual trade deficit stood at NZ$10.1 billion, compared to NZ$17.1 billion in the year ending May 2023.