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 September 2025 quarter were $25.0 billion, up from $22.3 billion in the September 2024 quarter.
- Total imports of goods and services for the September 2025 quarter were $30.7 billion, up from $28.6 billion in the September 2024 quarter.
- The total two-way trade for the September 2025 quarter was $55.7 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 $653 million to $7.3 billion in the September 2025 quarter compared with the September 2024 quarter.
The top movements of our services export categories were:
- travel services, up $400 million to $3.3 billion
- other business services, up $130 million to $1.0 billion
- transportation services, up $71 million to $922 million
- charges for the use of intellectual property services, up $17 million to $521 million
- telecommunication services, down $18 million to $481 million.
Total service imports rose $555 million to $9.1 billion in the September 2025 quarter compared with the September 2024 quarter.
The top movements of our services import categories were:
- other business services, up $250 million to $1.7 billion
- telecommunication services, up $198 million to $1.2 billion
- transportation services, up $89 million to $1.8 billion
- financial services, up $47 million to $247 million
- insurance and pension services, down $133 million to $842 million.
Overseas trade indexes (OTI)
Movements are compared with the June 2025 quarter. All prices are unadjusted; all volumes and values are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise stated.
- The merchandise (goods) terms of trade fell 2.1 percent.
- Export prices for goods fell 1.6 percent and import prices rose 0.5 percent.
- Export volumes for goods rose 3.4 percent and import volumes fell 1.2 percent.
- Export values for goods rose 3.0 percent and import values rose 0.1 percent.
- The services terms of trade fell 0.6 percent.
- Services export prices rose 0.2 percent, while import prices rose 0.8 percent.
Text alternative for Goods and services exports and imports, September 2025 quarter compared with September 2024 quarter
The diagram shows two-way trade was up 9.4 percent to $55.7 billion. On the left-hand side of the diagram, total exports were up 12 percent to $25.0 billion. Goods exports were up 13 percent to $17.7 billion, and services exports were up 9.8 percent to $7.3 billion. On the right-hand side of the diagram, total imports were up 7.4 percent to $30.7 billion. Goods imports were up 7.7 percent to $21.6 billion, and services imports were up 6.5 percent to $9.1 billion. Note: Figures are compiled using balance of payments concepts.
Text alternative for OTI merchandise imports and exports, September 2025 quarter compared with June 2025 quarter
The diagram shows the terms of trade fell 2.1 percent, where export prices fell 1.6 percent and import prices rose 0.5 percent. The value of exports rose 3.0 percent to $19.1 billion. Flowing into this were export volumes which rose 3.4 percent, and export prices which fell 1.6 percent. The value of imports rose 0.1 percent to $19.4 billion. Flowing into this were import volumes which fell 1.2 percent, and import prices which rose 0.5 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: December 2025 quarter will be released on 4 March 2026.
