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Exports yield best monthly trade surplus for years

Record April trade surplus revealed - $1.1b

New Zealand recorded a merchandise trade surplus of $1.1b in April, the highest monthly surplus ever recorded, figures released by Statistics New Zealand show.

Rubble to help Lyttelton port repairs

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Beetles found in imported kiwifruit

November exports soar 19 per cent

Exports were up 19 per cent in November with the annual trade balance for that month a surplus of $1.3 billion - the first since 2001.

GDP shrank 0.2pc in third quarter

Gross domestic product figures released this morning show NZ came close to a double-dip recession this year.

Rare surplus but for all the wrong reasons

Current account surplus swung by $1.7b earthquake claims

New Zealand had a current account surplus of $35m in the September quarter Statistics New Zealand said today, due largely to Canterbury earthquake insurance claims.

Chinese go-slow disrupts imports

<i>NZ Dollar Outlook:</i> Kiwi to have run at US80c

The New Zealand dollar will try to break above 80 US cents this week after the Federal Reserve said it will start printing US$600 billion.

Trade surplus widens as tepid economy restrains imports

Unhappy campers

Imported vehicles suffer severe damage before arriving in NZ.

Tame inflation may show high dollar is doing Bollard's work

New Zealand probably recorded the tamest inflation in a decade in the third quarter, helped by a tepid economy and a rapidly appreciating currency.

Chiropractor jailed for importing drugs

<i>Bernard Hickey: </i> Five ways to control the NZ$ and capital flows

The version of the free market we had wasn't really free or perfect.

Dairy leads exports up 15pc in August

Exports were up 15 per cent or $405 million in August from a year earlier to $3.2 billion, led by higher prices for dairy products.

Charges likely over 'irresponsible' protest