Overseas merchandise trade

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Overseas merchandise trade statistics provide statistical information on the importing and exporting of merchandise goods between New Zealand and other countries.

Information releases

• Overseas merchandise trade – information releases 

Data

• Infoshare
• Imports and exports tables 
• Overseas merchandise trade datasets
  Monthly and annual data showing all the 10-digit Harmonised System codes traded in a particular period

Survey information

• Information about the overseas merchandise trade (imports and exports)

Reports and articles

• Investigating how overseas merchandise trade data can change after publication
  Overseas merchandise trade (OMT) data can change in the first three months after publication. This page outlines how versions of OMT data can vary.
• Why overseas merchandise trade data can change
  Overseas merchandise trade (OMT) statistics published by Statistics New Zealand are subject to revision and can change after publication. This page explains why OMT data can change and Statistics NZ's processes for revising data.
• How overseas merchandise trade confidentiality is applied
  This page provides an overview of how confidentiality is applied to overseas trade data.
• Harmonised System 2012 and trade statistics
  Shows how we expect code changes in the Harmonised System classification (HS2012) will affect trade statistics through provisional concordances between HS2007 and HS2012.  
• Global New Zealand  (co-published with Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade)
  Snapshot of New Zealand's interaction with the rest of the world, including information about international travel & migration and trade in services, and commodities traded.
• Ways of looking at New Zealand merchandise trade using different economic classifications 

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