Imports - partners:
Australia 22.1%, US 13.6%, Japan 12%, China 8%, Germany 5.2% (2002)
Debt - external:
$33 billion (2002 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $99.7 million
Currency:
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Currency code:
NZD
Exchange rates:
New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 2.16 (2002), 2.38 (2001), 2.2
(2000), 1.89 (1999), 1.87 (1998)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
Communications New Zealand
Telephones - main lines in use:
1.92 million (2000)
Telephones - mobile cellular:
2.2 million (2000)