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