NZ trade balance (June) NZD 242m

  • expected 150m surplus, prior +74m, revised from +103m

Exports NZD 4.70bn

  • expected 4.6bn NZD, prior 4.92bn, revised from 4.95bn

Imports NZD 4.46bn

  • expected 4.40bn, prior 4.84bn, revised from 4.85bn

The trade balance is also reported from NZ on a 12 month YTD basis, comes in at -3661m

  • expected -3680m, prior -3754m

More, from Stats NZ:

  • Car imports topped half a billion dollars for the first time in June 2017
  • 2,566 more new cars than in June 2016, and was the 11th consecutive increase in value when compared with the same month of the previous year
  • Exports rose $454 million (11 percent) when compared with June 2016

NZD barely moving on the data