This presentation provides a high level overview of New Zealand's exports in the 2017 calendar year. It contains information related to Exported and Re-Exported goods by month and quarter as well as the top 15 export markets and top 15 export categories.

1. NEW ZEALAND EXPORTS
OVERVIEW
January 2017 to December 2017

2. BRIEF DISCLAIMER
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• All overseas merchandise trade data is provisional for three months, and is therefore
subject to change until finalised. As at writing (February 2018) data for October,
November and December have been classified as provisional by Stats NZ and
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3. ATTRIBUTION
• This work is based on/includes Stats NZ’s data which are licensed by Stats NZ for re-
use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International licence.
• Regional classification was sourced from the UN. Some country names may have
changed since this standard was implemented, and those changes have been
reflected in this report.
• Minor changes have been made from the M.49 standard for example:
• China, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region in the M.49 entry was modified to Hong Kong (SAR) in
this report
• China, Macao Special Administrative Region in the M.49 entry was modified to Macau(SAR) in this report
• Analysis provided by Indo-NZ Enterprises and also through use of Narrative Science’s
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4. GENERAL NOTES
• Exports have been defined by Stats NZ as “goods of domestic origin exported from
New Zealand to another country. Exports in this release are valued fob and are
shown in New Zealand dollars. Estimated values may be used for goods that are not
already sold at the time of export entry lodgement.”
• Re-Exports has been defined by Stats NZ as “merchandise exports that were earlier
imported into New Zealand and have less than 50 percent New Zealand content by
value.”
• While preparing the analysis of the date, items such as chapter, heading, etc. are
treated as dimensions. Measures are not summed across dimensions.

5. GENERAL NOTES
• Total Exports is the sum of all exported and re-exported goods.
• The international Harmonised System for Classification follows a hierarchical
structure, comprising 21 sections, 98 chapters (2 digit), 1229 headings (4 digit), and
5,394 sub-headings (6 digit). This structure is further broken down into approximately
15,300 statistical keys (10 digit) for New Zealand's purposes (as the NZHSC).

6. EXPORTED GOODS FOR 2017 V 2016
CALENDAR YEAR (NZD, 000S)

7. EXPORTED GOODS FOR 2017 V 2016
Month 2017 2016 Difference Percentage
(2017 / 2016)
January $3,795,566,369 $3,722,988,897 $72,577,472 101.95%
February $3,864,256,019 $3,811,404,579 $52,851,440 101.39%
March $4,411,792,375 $4,040,787,411 $371,004,964 109.18%
April $4,540,111,209 $4,177,095,249 $363,015,960 108.69%
May $4,765,459,190 $4,401,694,585 $363,764,605 108.26%
June $4,537,339,168 $4,094,866,327 $442,472,841 110.81%
July $4,465,690,867 $3,812,516,890 $653,173,977 117.13%
August $3,551,889,591 $3,248,435,156 $303,454,435 109.34%
September $3,657,702,134 $3,317,164,410 $340,537,724 110.27%
October $4,369,670,227 $3,790,874,634 $578,795,593 115.27%
November $4,457,850,800 $3,726,414,446 $731,436,354 119.63%
December $5,416,463,707 $4,276,920,924 $1,139,542,783 126.64%

8. EXPORTED GOODS FOR 2017 V 2016
• On both an overall and a monthly basis, the value of Exported Goods rose from
2016 to 2017, with an overall differential of $5.4 billion at year end.
• December 2017 had the highest value for exported goods, at $5,4 billion.
September 2017 had the lowest value for exported goods at $3.6 billion.
• December 2016 had the highest value for exported goods, at $4.2 billion. August
2016 had the lowest value for exported goods at $3.2 billion
• Average difference in Exported Good Values from 2016 was an increase of $451
million each month.
• The average percentage differential between 2017 and 2016 was 111.55%

9. RE-EXPORTED GOODS FOR 2017 V
2016 CALENDAR YEAR (NZD, 000S)

10. RE-EXPORTED GOODS FOR 2017 V
2016
Month 2017 2016 Difference Percentage
(2017 / 2016)
January $139,982,936 $171,775,633 $31,792,697 81.49%
February $150,262,123 $425,790,462 $275,528,339 35.29%
March $177,702,066 $159,642,245 $18,059,821 111.31%
April $169,331,207 $150,275,076 $19,056,131 112.68%
May $140,629,773 $156,070,907 $15,441,134 90.11%
June $154,448,481 $147,902,115 $6,546,366 104.43%
July $154,944,502 $152,836,860 $2,107,642 101.38%
August $136,335,966 $134,162,200 $2,173,766 101.62%
September $134,306,185 $149,201,308 $14,895,123 90.02%
October $185,694,190 $133,732,917 $51,961,273 138.85%
November $147,862,194 $145,556,425 $2,305,769 101.58%
December $134,699,244 $138,794,422 $4,095,178 97.05%

11. RE-EXPORTED GOODS FOR 2017 V
2016
• On an overall basis, the value of Re-Exported Goods declined from 2016 to 2017,
with an overall differential of $239 million at year end.
• October 2017 had the highest value for Re-Exported goods, at $185 million.
September 2017 had the lowest value for exported goods at $134 million.
• February 2016 had the highest value for exported goods, at $425 million. October
2016 had the lowest value for exported goods at $133 million
• Average difference in Re-Exported Good Values from 2016 was a decrease of $19
million each month.
• The average percentage differential overall between 2017 and 2016 was 97.15%

12. TOTAL EXPORTS FOR 2017
(NZD, 000S)

13. EXPORTS BY MONTH (NZD)
Month Exports (NZD) Re-Exports (NZD)
January $3,795,566,369 $139,982,936
February $3,864,256,019 $150,262,123
March $4,411,792,375 $177,702,066
April $4,540,111,209 $169,331,207
May $4,765,459,190 $140,629,773
June $4,537,339,168 $154,448,481
July $4,465,690,867 $154,944,502
August $3,551,889,591 $136,335,966
September $3,657,702,134 $134,306,185
October $4,369,670,227 $185,694,190
November $4,457,850,800 $147,862,194
December $5,416,463,707 $134,699,244

14. TOTAL EXPORTED GOODS (NZD) FOR
2017 - OVERVIEW
• Exports and Re-Exports moved in opposite directions from January to December, with
Exports rising by 43% and Re-Exports falling by 3.77%.
• Exports trended upward in December. On the other hand, Re-Exports trended
downward.
• Exports was higher than Re-Exports over the entire series, higher by $4.17 billion on
average.
• Of note, Exports rose over four consecutive months from August to December (+$1.86
billion), outpacing the overall movement across the entire series.
• Whereas Exports increased (from August to December), Re-Exports actually
decreased.

15. EXPORTED GOODS (NZD) FOR 2017
• Average Exports was $4.32 billion across all 12 months.
• Values ranged from $3.55 billion (August) to $5.42 billion (December).
• The largest single increase occurred in December (+22%).
• The largest net improvement was from August to December, when Exports rose
by $1.86 billion(52%).
• Contrasting with the overall increase, the largest net decline was from May to August,
when Exports decreased by $1.21 billion (25%).
• Exports had a significant dip between June ($4.54 billion) and December ($5.42
billion), falling to $3.55 billion in August.

16. RE-EXPORTED GOODS (NZD) FOR
2017
• Average Re-Exports was $152.2 million across all 12 months.
• The minimum value was $134.3 million(September) and the maximum was $185.7
million (October).
• The largest single decline occurred in November (-20%).
• Contrasting with the overall decrease, the largest net growth was from September
to October, when Re-Exports improved by $51.4 million(38%). Re-Exports showed
the longest spans of consistent improvement over two months from January to
March, improving by 27%, and from May to July, improving by 10%.
• The largest net decline was from October to December, when Re-
Exports decreased by $51.0 million (27%).

17. QUARTERLY EXPORTS FOR 2017
(NZD, 000S)

18. QUARTERLY EXPORTS FOR 2017
(NZD)
Quarter Exports (NZD) Re-Exports (NZD) All Exports (NZD)
Quarter 1 $12,071,614,763 $467,947,125 $12,539,561,888
Quarter 2 $13,842,909,567 $464,409,461 $14,307,319,028
Quarter 3 $11,675,282,592 $425,586,653 $12,100,869,245
Quarter 4 $14,243,984,734 $468,255,628 $14,712,240,362

19. TOTAL EXPORTED GOODS (NZD) BY
QUARTER - OVERVIEW
• Both Exports and Re-Exports increased from Quarter 1 to Quarter 4, with Exports
rising by 18% and Re-Exports rising by 0.07% over that time frame.
• Exports finished trending upward in Quarter 4, more than Re-Exports.
• The two series both had the largest single decrease, on a percentage basis, in
Quarter 3 and the largest increase in Quarter 4.
• Exports was higher than Re-Exports over the entire series, higher by $12.50 billion
on average.
• Of note, Re-Exports fell over two consecutive quarters from Quarter 1 to Quarter 3
(-$42.4 million). However, by Quarter 4, it had rebounded fully to $468.3 million.

20. EXPORTED GOODS (NZD) BY
QUARTER – EXPORTED AND RE-
EXPORTED ITEMS
• Average Exports was $12.96 billion across all four quarters.
• The minimum value was $11.68 billion (Quarter 3) and the maximum was $14.24
billion (Quarter 4).
• The largest single increase occurred in Quarter 4 (+22%).
• Average Re-Exports was $456.5 million across all four quarters.
• The minimum value was $425.6 million (Quarter 3) and the maximum was $468.3
million (Quarter 4).
• The largest single increase occurred in Quarter 4 (+10%).

21. TOP 15 EXPORT MARKETS (NZD, 000S)

22. TOP 15 EXPORT MARKETS
Market Exports (NZD) Re-Exports (NZD) All Exports (NZD)
Australia $7,995,699,714 $822,851,675 $8,818,551,389
China $11,932,433,639 $44,678,835 $11,977,112,474
Hong Kong (SAR) $1,190,758,720 $39,914,418 $1,230,673,138
Indonesia $961,443,504 $3,980,231 $965,423,735
Japan $3,200,223,356 $20,082,465 $3,220,305,821
Korea, Republic of $1,492,293,278 $5,838,482 $1,498,131,760
Malaysia $1,004,891,587 $12,797,898 $1,017,689,485
Netherlands $857,358,212 $16,689,107 $874,047,319
Singapore $1,062,022,707 $63,219,789 $1,125,242,496
Taiwan $1,127,946,668 $3,143,310 $1,131,089,978
Thailand $871,410,954 $12,544,097 $883,955,051
United Arab Emirates $829,284,308 $45,368,024 $874,652,332
United Kingdom $1,392,043,374 $57,366,955 $1,449,410,329
USA $5,162,821,498 $164,180,861 $5,327,002,359
Viet Nam $708,433,674 $15,345,400 $723,779,074

23. TOP 15 EXPORT MARKETS –
OVERVIEW
• Exports and Re-Exports had a moderate positive correlation (coefficient of 0.51),
suggesting that as one (Exports) increases, the other (Re-Exports) generally does
too, or vice versa.
• Of note, Exports fell over two consecutive markets from China, People's Republic
of to Indonesia (-$10.97 billion), outpacing the overall decrease across the entire
series.
• While Exports decreased (from China, People's Republic of to Indonesia), Re-
Exports also decreased.

24. TOP 15 EXPORT MARKETS – EXPORTS
• Average Exports was $2.65 billion across all 15 markets.
• The minimum value was $708.4 million (Viet Nam) and the maximum was $11.93
billion(China, People's Republic of).
• The largest single decline occurred in Hong Kong (SAR) (-90%). Contrasting with
the overall decrease, the largest net growth was from United Arab Emirates to
United States of America, when Exports rose by $4.33 billion (523%).
• Exports had a significant positive peak between United Arab Emirates ($829.3
million) and Viet Nam ($708.4 million), rising to $5.16 billion in United States of
America.
• Exports fluctuated over the course of the series with 54% of data points moving in
an opposite direction from the previous point.

25. TOP 15 EXPORT MARKETS – RE-
EXPORTS
• Average Re-Exports was $88.5 million across all 15 markets.
• The minimum value was $3.1 million (Taiwan) and the maximum was $822.9
million (Australia).
• The largest single decline on a percentage basis occurred in Taiwan (-
95%). However, the largest single decline on an absolute basis occurred in China,
People's Republic of (-$778.2 million).
• Contrasting with the overall decrease, the largest net improvement was from
Taiwan to United States of America, when Re-Exports improved by $161.0
million (5,123%).
• Re-Exports showed the longest span of consistent decline over three markets from
Australia to Indonesia, decreasing by 100%.

26. TOP 15 EXPORT CHAPTERS (NZD,
000S)

27. TOP 15 EXPORT CHAPTERS
Market Exports (NZD) Re-Exports (NZD) All Exports (NZD)
Albuminoids, starches
and glues
$1,246,605,915 $1,926,917 $1,248,532,832
Aluminium $1,114,678,968 $5,046,745 $1,119,725,713
Beverages $1,904,530,818 $61,984,883 $1,966,515,701
Cereal preparations $1,500,511,827 $2,788,644 $1,503,300,471
Dairy $14,391,878,348 $9,945,184 $14,401,823,532
Electrical machinery and
equipment
$812,855,388 $229,134,721 $1,041,990,109
Fish $1,603,988,709 $5,706,978 $1,609,695,687
Fruits and nuts $2,659,403,280 $5,070,842 $2,664,474,122
Machinery $1,334,787,242 $308,822,116 $1,643,609,358
Meat and edible offal $6,618,084,685 $738,079 $6,618,822,764

28. TOP 15 EXPORT CHAPTERS
Market Exports (NZD) Re-Exports (NZD) All Exports (NZD)
Mineral fuels and oils $860,932,488 $2,601,821 $863,534,309
Misc. food preparations $1,221,849,406 $37,951,936 $1,259,801,342
New Zealand misc.
provisions
$1,713,635,652 $60,360,912 $1,773,996,564
Optical, medical, and
measuring equipment
$724,766,114 $158,430,414 $883,196,528
Wood $4,661,502,334 $7,795,324 $4,669,297,658

29. TOP 15 EXPORT CHAPTERS –
OVERVIEW
• Exports trended upward in Wood. On the other hand, Re-Exports trended
downward.
• Exports was higher than Re-Exports over the entire series, higher by $2.76
billion on average.

30. TOP 15 EXPORT CHAPTERS –
EXPORTS
• Average Exports was $2.82 billion across all 15 chapters.
• Values ranged from $724.8 million (Optical, medical, and measuring equipment)
to $14.39 billion (Dairy).
• The largest single increase occurred in Dairy (+859%).
• Exports fluctuated over the course of the series with 85% of data points moving in
an opposite direction from the previous point.

31. TOP 15 EXPORT CHAPTERS –
RE-EXPORTS
• Average Re-Exports was $59.9 million across all 15 chapters.
• The minimum value was $738,079 (Meat and edible offal) and the maximum
was $308.8 million (Machinery).
• Re-Exports fluctuated over the course of the series with 54% of data points moving
in an opposite direction from the previous point.

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