_#_Imports: $8.1 billion (f.o.b., FY90);
commodities—petroleum, consumer goods, motor vehicles, industrial equipment;
partners—Australia 19.7%, Japan 16.9%, EC 16.9%, US 15.3%, Taiwan 3.0%
_#_External debt: $17.4 billion (1989)
_#_Industrial production: growth rate 1.9% (1990); accounts for about 20% of GDP
_#_Electricity: 7,800,000 kW capacity; 28,000 million kWh produced, 8,500 kWh per capita (1990)
_#_Industries: food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining
_#_Agriculture: accounts for about 9% of GNP and 10% of the work force; livestock predominates—wool, meat, dairy products all export earners; crops—wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, and vegetables; surplus producer of farm products; fish catch reached a record 503,000 metric tons in 1988
_#_Economic aid: donor—ODA and OOF commitments (1970-89), $526 million
_#_Currency: New Zealand dollar (plural—dollars); 1 New Zealand dollar (NZ$) = 100 cents