Freight and the transport industry : Value of freight and overseas merchandise trade

FT018 Overseas Merchandise Trade - actual values of imports as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (actual current prices)

Overseas Merchandise Trade - actual values of imports as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (actual current prices)

	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09	2009/10	2010/11
GDP	171,650	182,478	184,546	189,295	200,291
Value of Imports ($m)	38,671	41,925	43,438	37,940	42,654
Imports as a % of GDP	22.53%	22.98%	23.54%	20.04%	21.30%

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Indicator name	Overseas Merchandise Trade - actual values of imports as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (actual current prices)
Key reference number	FT018
Definition of indicator	Overseas Merchandise Trade - actual values of imports as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (actual current prices)
Export date	27/09/2011

Core indicator information
Nature of data	Quantitative
Data source: Value of Merchandise Trade - Imports	Statistics NZ, Overseas Merchandise Trade Statistics Table 1, series reference IMPM.SCT99V
Data source: GDP	PG002 series 2, Stats NZ series
URL: Value of Merchandise Trade - Imports	http://www.stats.govt.nz/browse_for_stats/industry_sectors/imports_and_exports/overseas-merchandise-trade/
URL: GDP	see PG002
Date downloaded	26/09/2011
Frequency	Annual, June year
Disaggregation	National
Timeliness	2-3 months lag
Quality of the data	Reliable
Availability of forecast data	No