Stats NZ have released data comparing trade from 1 February to 31 March 2020 against previous years

  • data is provisional
  • and should be regarded as an early, indicative estimate of intentions to trade only, subject to revision.

For the week ended 31 March 2020 compared with the equivalent week in 2019:

  • total imports from all countries were down 3.9%
  • total exports to all countries were up 13.2%
  • imports from China were down 27%
  • exports to China were up 4.2%