Key economic statistics

Trade comparison - Exports to China vs imports from China

			(Millions of New Zealand Dollars)
	Jan-Dec 2000	Jan-Dec 2001	Jan-Dec 2002	Jan-Dec 2003	Jan-Dec 2004	Jan-Dec 2005	Jan-Dec 2006	Jan-Dec 2007	Average Annual Growth Since 2000
Total New Zealand Exports	29,257.14	32,669.98	31,033.74	28,397.24	30,711.91	30,817.30	34,633.55	36,562.47	3.2%
Exports to China	929.62	1,349.35	1,430.07	1,376.35	1,745.44	1,565.54	1,874.90	1,956.10	11.2%
% of Total Exports	3.18%	4.13%	4.61%	4.85%	5.68%	5.08%	5.41%	5.35%
China Rank	6	6	5	4	4	4	4	4

Total New Zealand Imports	30,767.47	31,699.78	32,348.72	31,781.70	34,915.47	37,278.77	40,715.70	41,873.97	4.5%
Imports from China	1,924.83	2,208.61	2,590.63	2,847.87	3,376.10	4,033.42	4,964.19	5,588.71	16.4%
% of Total Imports	6.26%	6.97%	8.01%	8.96%	9.67%	10.82%	12.19%	13.35%
China Rank	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2

New Zealand Surplus	-995.21	-859.26	-1,160.56	-1,471.52	-1,630.66	-2,467.88	-3,089.29	-3,632.60
New Zealand Total Trade	2,854.45	3,557.96	4,020.69	4,224.22	5,121.55	5,598.95	6,839.09	7,544.81

(Source: World Trade Atlas)