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ME001 Exports and imports by port — value (billion dollars)

Tauranga accounts for about 44% of exports by value, while Auckland accounts for 51% of imports by value. Tauranga is the fastest growing port — the export value of freight from Tauranga has grown by more than 250% in the last 10 years.

Definition	FOB (free on board) value of exports and CIF (cost, insurance and freight) value of imports by port in billion dollars.
Nature of data	Quantitative
Primary source	Exports: Stats NZ Infoshare - Table OSC004AA Imports: Stats NZ Infoshare - Table OSC008AA
Custodian of data	Statistics NZ
URL	http://archive.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/Default.aspx. Data for exports can be found by clicking the 'Browse' tab, then selecting Imports and Exports -> Overseas Cargo Statistics--> "Total Exports by New Zealand Port (Annual-June). Data for imports can be found by clicking the 'Browse' tab, then selecting Imports and Exports -> Overseas Cargo Statistics--> "Total Imports by New Zealand Port (Annual-June)
Frequency	Annual
Disaggregation	National
Quality of the data	Reliable
Next Update	November

ME002 Export and import volume by port (gross weight million tonnes)

Compared to exports and imports by value, exports and imports by weight are spread more widely across a number of ports, although Tauranga accounts for about 35% of exports. The weight of exports has grown much more quickly than the weight of imports.

The weight of exports has also grown much more quickly than the value of exports (compare to ME001); this is probably explained by the growth in log exports (see ME003), which have a low value per tonne.

Definition	Gross weight of exports and imports by port in million tonnes.
Nature of data	Quantitative
Primary source	Exports: Stats NZ Infoshare - Table OSC004AA Imports: Stats NZ Infoshare - Table OSC008AA
Custodian of data	Statistics NZ
URL	http://archive.stats.govt.nz/infoshare/Default.aspx. Data for exports can be found by clicking the 'Browse' tab, then selecting Imports and Exports -> Overseas Cargo Statistics--> "Total Exports by New Zealand Port (Annual-June). Data for imports can be found by clicking the 'Browse' tab, then selecting Imports and Exports -> Overseas Cargo Statistics--> "Total Imports by New Zealand Port (Annual-June)
Frequency	Annual
Disaggregation	National
Quality of the data	Reliable
Next Update	November

ME003 Bulk commodity exports by port and commodity (million tonnes)

Log exports have grown very quickly since 2008, and now account for the majority of New Zealand exports by tonnage.

Definition	Bulk exports in millions of tonnes by calendar year. Figures for Whangerei include both Northport and the adjacent, but separate, port for the Marsden Point Refinery.
Nature of data	Quantitative
Primary source	Ministry of Transport, Freight Information Gathering System (FIGS), based on data supplied by Stats NZ
Custodian of data	Ministry of Transport
URL	https://www.transport.govt.nz/statistics-and-insights/freight-and-logistics/sheet/figs-trade, Table tab on the page, Table 2.
Frequency	Annual
Disaggregation	By Port and Commodity Group
Quality of the data	Reliable
Next Update	TBD

ME004 Containerised commodity exports by port and commodity (million tonnes)

The Port of Tauranga is New Zealand's dominant container port, accounting for close to half of containerised exports by weight. Containerised exports through Tauranga have grown especially rapidly since 2008.

Definition	Containerised exports in millions of tonnes by calendar year. Figures for Whangerei include both Northport and the adjacent, but separate, port for the Marsden Point Refinery, although the latter obviously has no containerised exports.
Nature of data	Quantitative
Primary source	Ministry of Transport, Freight Information Gathering System (FIGS), based on data supplied by Stats NZ
Custodian of data	Ministry of Transport
URL	https://www.transport.govt.nz/statistics-and-insights/freight-and-logistics/sheet/figs-trade, Table tab on the page, Table 1.
Frequency	Annual
Disaggregation	By Port and Commodity Group
Quality of the data	Reliable
Next Update	TBD

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