Imports - commodities:
machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum,
electronics, textiles, plastics
Imports - partners:
Australia 20.9%, US 11%, Japan 11%, China 10.9%, Germany 4.9% (2005)
Reserves of foreign exchange and gold:
$10 billion (2006 est.)
Debt - external:
$47 billion (2006 est.)
Economic aid - donor:
ODA, $276 million
Currency (code):
New Zealand dollar (NZD)
Currency code:
NZD
Exchange rates:
New Zealand dollars per US dollar - 1.55677 (2006), 1.4203 (2005),
1.5087 (2004), 1.7221 (2003), 2.1622 (2002)
Fiscal year:
1 July - 30 June
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