Electricity - imports: 0 kWh (1998)
Agriculture - products: wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef, dairy products; fish
Exports: $12.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Exports - commodities: dairy products, meat, fish, wool, forestry products, manufactures
Exports - partners: Australia 21%, Japan 13%, US 13%, UK 6% (1998)
Imports: $11.2 billion (f.o.b., 1998 est.)
Imports - commodities: machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, consumer goods, plastics
Imports - partners: Australia 22%, US 20%, Japan 11%, UK 5% (1998)
Debt - external: $53 billion (1998)
Economic aid - donor: ODA, $123 million (1995)