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)

	2004/05	2005/06	2006/07	2007/08	2008/09
GDP	152,079	158,713	169,400	179,024	180,210
Value of Imports ($m)	33,433	36,586	38,671	41,925	43,484
Imports as a % of GDP	21.98%	23.05%	22.83%	23.42%	24.13%

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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	16/12/2009

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/products-and-services/info-releases/merch-trade.htm
URL: GDP	see PG002
Date downloaded	29/09/2009
Frequency	Annual, June year
Disaggregation	National
Timeliness	2-3 months lag
Quality of the data	Reliable
Availability of forecast data	No