Primary products make up about two-thirds of New Zealand’s exports. Australia, the United States and Japan are the most common destinations for New Zealand exports, and have been since the mid-1980s.
|
2003 |
2008 |
Main export commodities |
$(million) |
| Milk powder, butter and cheese |
4,679 |
8,758 |
| Meat and edible offal |
4,111 |
4,681 |
| Crude oil |
478 |
2,541 |
| Logs, wood and wood articles |
2,386 |
1,999 |
| Mechanical machinery and equipment |
1,356 |
1,906 |
| Aluminium and aluminium articles |
980 |
1,459 |
| Fruit |
1,032 |
1,376 |
| Fish, crustaceans and molluscs |
1,215 |
1,126 |
| Total all commodities |
29,291 |
40,028 |
Main destinations |
|
|
| Australia |
6,050 |
9,172 |
| United States of America |
4,366 |
4,017 |
| Japan |
3,354 |
3,359 |
| China, People's Republic of |
1,457 |
2,091 |
| United Kingdom |
1,361 |
1,633 |
| Total all countries |
29,291 |
40,028 |
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