International trade statistics provide information on imports and exports of goods and services between New Zealand and our trading partners.
Key facts
Quarterly goods and services by country
- Total exports of goods and services for the March 2026 quarter were $31.4 billion, up from $29.8 billion in the March 2025 quarter.
- Total imports of goods and services for the March 2026 quarter were $29.5 billion, up from $27.4 billion in the March 2025 quarter.
- The total two-way trade for the March 2026 quarter was $60.9 billion.
New Zealand international trade dashboard shows quarterly exports and imports data for goods and services by country and commodity type.
Total services exports rose $1.6 billion to $11.5 billion in the March 2026 quarter compared with the March 2025 quarter.
The top movements of our services export categories in the March 2026 quarter compared with the March 2025 quarter were:
- travel services, up $1.3 billion to $7.0 billion
- transportation services, up $179 million to $1.4 billion
- other business services, up $170 million to $1.0 billion
- telecommunication services, up $36 million to $511 million
- charges for the use of intellectual property services, down $33 million to $478 million.
Total service imports rose $794 million to $8.9 billion in the March 2026 quarter compared with the March 2025 quarter.
The top movements of our services import categories in the March 2026 quarter compared with the March 2025 quarter were:
- other business services, up $253 million to $1.7 billion
- telecommunication services, up $130 million to $1.2 billion
- personal, cultural, and recreational services, up $124 million to $442 million
- transportation services, up $75 million to $1.8 billion
- travel services, up $73 million to $1.8 billion.
Overseas trade indexes (OTI)
Movements are compared with the December 2025 quarter. All prices are unadjusted; all volumes and values are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise stated.
- The merchandise (goods) terms of trade fell 2.0 percent.
- Export prices for goods fell 2.7 percent and import prices fell 0.7 percent.
- Export volumes for goods rose 2.7 percent and import volumes rose 2.2 percent.
- Export values for goods rose 0.4 percent and import values rose 2.7 percent.
- The services terms of trade rose 4.9 percent.
- Services export prices rose 1.9 percent, while import prices fell 2.8 percent.
Text alternative for goods and services exports and imports, March 2026 quarter compared with March 2025 quarter
The diagram shows two-way trade was up 6.3 percent to $60.9 billion. On the left-hand side of the diagram, total exports were up 5.2 percent to $31.4 billion. Goods exports were down 0.5 percent to $19.9 billion, and services exports were up 17 percent to $11.5 billion. On the right-hand side of the diagram, total imports were up 7.6 percent to $29.5 billion. Goods imports were up 6.7 percent to $20.6 billion, and services imports were up 9.8 percent to $8.9 billion.
Note: Figures are compiled using balance of payments concepts.
Source: Stats NZ.
Text alternative for OTI merchandise imports and exports, March 2026 quarter compared with December 2025 quarter
The diagram shows the terms of trade fell 2.0 percent, where export prices fell 2.7 percent and import prices fell 0.7 percent. The value of exports rose 0.4 percent to $19.5 billion. Flowing into this were export volumes, which rose 2.7 percent, and export prices, which fell 2.7 percent. The value of imports rose 2.7 percent to $21.1 billion. Flowing into this were import volumes, which rose 2.2 percent, and import prices, which fell 0.7 percent.
Note: Volumes and values series are seasonally adjusted.
Source: Stats NZ.
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Goods trade data
Subject category: Imports and exports
Group: Exports - summary data
Group: Imports - summary data
Group: Overseas trade statistics
Group: Re-exports - summary data
Overseas trade indexes
Subject category: Imports and exports
Group: Overseas trade indexes - prices - OTP
Group: Overseas trade indexes - volumes and values - OTV
Definitions and metadata
International trade statistics - DataInfo+ has metadata, methodologies, and definitions used in this release.
Technical enquiries (goods and services by country)
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Technical enquiries (overseas trade indexes)
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Next release
International trade: June 2026 quarter will be released on 3 September 2026.
