External sectors, trade and payments | Current account balance as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | -2.171 | -2.443 | -4.564 | -7.073 | -7.140 | -6.798 | -7.683 | -2.268 | -2.242 | -2.804 | -3.927 | -3.089 | -3.115 | -2.692 | -2.027 |
Exchange rate, national currency per USD | New Zealand Dollar | | 2.163 | 1.724 | 1.509 | 1.421 | 1.542 | 1.361 | 1.425 | 1.600 | 1.388 | 1.266 | 1.235 | 1.220 | 1.206 | 1.434 | 1.437 |
Imports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 25 808 418 693.927 | 28 026 861 008.563 | 32 728 663 274.826 | 34 765 096 161.605 | 33 925 002 823.770 | 37 091 060 059.958 | 38 297 115 414.660 | 32 763 640 175.553 | 36 335 818 092.406 | 38 849 620 902.071 | 39 895 041 601.582 | 42 449 003 075.045 | 45 857 307 734.788 | 47 934 547 005.749 | 49 730 675 630.124 |
Goods and services trade, volume in USD | US Dollar, 2015 | | 30 517 564 417.426 | 32 051 008 890.990 | 35 341 524 232.376 | 36 254 971 485.878 | 36 164 672 056.712 | 38 691 358 606.179 | 39 069 775 844.859 | 36 687 927 143.945 | 39 146 009 362.422 | 40 942 563 997.974 | 41 845 384 320.865 | 43 349 548 774.616 | 45 818 332 385.070 | 48 684 714 870.097 | 50 259 551 387.839 |
Exports of goods and services, volume in USD (national accounts basis) | US Dollar, 2015 | | 35 226 710 140.925 | 36 075 156 773.417 | 37 954 385 189.927 | 37 744 846 810.152 | 38 404 341 289.654 | 40 291 657 152.400 | 39 842 436 275.058 | 40 612 214 112.337 | 41 956 200 632.438 | 43 035 507 093.876 | 43 795 727 040.148 | 44 250 094 474.186 | 45 779 357 035.352 | 49 434 882 734.446 | 50 788 427 145.554 |
Government accounts | General government gross financial liabilities as a percentage of GDP | Ratio | | 32.421 | 30.414 | 27.678 | 26.529 | 26.157 | 25.078 | 28.171 | 33.363 | 38.661 | 43.518 | 44.613 | 43.530 | 43.713 | 43.340 | 40.869 |
General government net lending as a percentage of GDP | Percentage | | 3.342 | 3.504 | 4.117 | 4.800 | 5.360 | 4.465 | 0.577 | -2.725 | -6.848 | -4.056 | -2.109 | -0.640 | 0.467 | 0.168 | 1.197 |
Expenditure and GDP | Government final consumption expenditure, volume | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 29 409 000 000.000 | 30 343 000 000.000 | 31 809 000 000.000 | 33 836 000 000.000 | 35 155 000 000.000 | 36 593 000 000.000 | 38 328 000 000.000 | 38 631 000 000.000 | 38 841 000 000.000 | 39 903 000 000.000 | 39 725 000 000.000 | 40 276 000 000.000 | 41 647 000 000.000 | 42 627 000 000.000 | 43 377 000 000.000 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 88 259 000 000.000 | 93 698 000 000.000 | 99 534 000 000.000 | 103 915 000 000.000 | 107 129 000 000.000 | 111 298 000 000.000 | 112 296 000 000.000 | 111 735 000 000.000 | 115 174 000 000.000 | 118 056 000 000.000 | 121 196 000 000.000 | 125 527 000 000.000 | 129 664 000 000.000 | 134 935 000 000.000 | 142 706 000 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, nominal value, market prices | New Zealand Dollar | | 133 688 000 000.000 | 141 535 000 000.000 | 153 011 000 000.000 | 160 804 000 000.000 | 168 959 000 000.000 | 183 229 000 000.000 | 189 445 000 000.000 | 191 875 000 000.000 | 201 529 000 000.000 | 211 002 999 999.999 | 215 941 000 000.000 | 228 071 000 000.000 | 240 928 000 000.000 | 251 679 000 000.000 | 266 808 000 000.000 |
Gross domestic product, volume, market prices | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 161 412 000 000.000 | 168 595 000 000.000 | 176 250 000 000.000 | 180 528 000 000.000 | 185 107 000 000.000 | 192 272 000 000.000 | 191 500 000 000.000 | 192 223 000 000.000 | 196 223 000 000.000 | 199 693 000 000.000 | 204 987 000 000.000 | 209 511 000 000.000 | 216 425 000 000.000 | 225 337 000 000.000 | 234 629 000 000.000 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume | New Zealand Dollar, 2009-10 | | 33 512 000 000.000 | 36 957 000 000.000 | 42 135 000 000.000 | 43 720 000 000.000 | 43 151 000 000.000 | 46 530 000 000.000 | 45 158 000 000.000 | 39 450 000 000.000 | 39 894 000 000.000 | 42 430 000 000.000 | 45 154 000 000.000 | 48 673 000 000.000 | 53 226 000 000.000 | 55 083 000 000.000 | 56 748 000 000.000 |
Selected variables: ready-made growth rates | Government final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 1.730 | 3.176 | 4.831 | 6.372 | 3.898 | 4.090 | 4.741 | 0.791 | 0.544 | 2.734 | -0.446 | 1.387 | 3.404 | 2.353 | 1.759 |
Headline inflation | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 2.677 | 1.754 | 2.290 | 3.037 | 3.365 | 2.376 | 3.959 | 2.116 | 2.302 | 4.028 | 1.060 | 1.134 | 1.228 | 0.293 | 0.646 |
Private final consumption expenditure, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 3.964 | 6.163 | 6.229 | 4.402 | 3.093 | 3.892 | 0.897 | -0.500 | 3.078 | 2.502 | 2.660 | 3.574 | 3.296 | 4.065 | 5.759 |
Gross domestic product, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 5.124 | 4.450 | 4.540 | 2.427 | 2.536 | 3.871 | -0.402 | 0.378 | 2.081 | 1.768 | 2.651 | 2.207 | 3.300 | 4.118 | 4.124 |
Gross fixed capital formation, total, volume, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 12.381 | 10.280 | 14.011 | 3.762 | -1.301 | 7.831 | -2.949 | -12.640 | 1.125 | 6.357 | 6.420 | 7.793 | 9.354 | 3.489 | 3.023 |
Imports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 9.811 | 8.596 | 16.776 | 6.222 | -2.416 | 9.333 | 3.252 | -14.449 | 10.903 | 6.918 | 2.691 | 6.402 | 8.029 | 4.530 | 3.747 |
Core inflation | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 2.675 | 1.965 | 1.972 | 2.721 | 2.682 | 1.806 | 1.881 | 2.525 | 1.838 | 2.680 | 1.214 | 1.208 | 1.444 | 1.107 | 1.346 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator, growth | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 0.690 | 1.359 | 3.413 | 2.603 | 2.472 | 4.405 | 3.809 | 0.902 | 2.890 | 2.882 | -0.303 | 3.337 | 2.263 | 0.331 | 1.813 |
Exports of goods and services, volume, growth (national accounts basis) | Percentage, 2009-10 | | 6.903 | 2.409 | 5.209 | -0.552 | 1.747 | 4.914 | -1.115 | 1.932 | 3.309 | 2.572 | 1.766 | 1.037 | 3.456 | 7.985 | 2.738 |
Prices and deflators | Consumer price index | Index, 2009-10 | | 0.830 | 0.845 | 0.864 | 0.890 | 0.920 | 0.942 | 0.979 | 1.000 | 1.023 | 1.064 | 1.076 | 1.088 | 1.101 | 1.104 | 1.111 |
Gross domestic product, market prices, deflator | Index, 2009-10 | | 0.828 | 0.839 | 0.868 | 0.891 | 0.913 | 0.953 | 0.989 | 0.998 | 1.027 | 1.057 | 1.053 | 1.089 | 1.113 | 1.117 | 1.137 |
Imports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2009-10 | | 1.039 | 0.920 | 0.879 | 0.886 | 0.974 | 0.926 | 1.042 | 1.028 | 0.986 | 1.012 | 1.002 | 0.956 | 0.925 | 0.927 | 0.896 |
Exports of goods and services, deflator (national accounts basis) | Index, 2009-10 | | 0.942 | 0.872 | 0.879 | 0.889 | 0.954 | 0.963 | 1.110 | 1.022 | 1.052 | 1.112 | 1.052 | 1.077 | 1.095 | 1.052 | 1.036 |
Labour markets | Total employment (labour force survey basis) | Persons | | 1 904 750.000 | 1 953 000.000 | 2 022 750.000 | 2 082 250.000 | 2 131 500.000 | 2 167 750.000 | 2 184 250.000 | 2 145 250.000 | 2 154 000.000 | 2 185 000.000 | 2 189 500.000 | 2 223 750.000 | 2 308 000.000 | 2 368 500.000 | 2 483 000.000 |
Labour force | Persons | | 2 011 250.000 | 2 050 500.000 | 2 107 250.000 | 2 165 000.000 | 2 217 000.000 | 2 248 750.000 | 2 275 750.000 | 2 279 250.000 | 2 296 750.000 | 2 325 250.000 | 2 340 750.000 | 2 361 750.000 | 2 440 500.000 | 2 504 250.000 | 2 617 750.000 |
Unemployment rate | Percentage | | 5.295 | 4.755 | 4.010 | 3.822 | 3.857 | 3.602 | 4.021 | 5.879 | 6.215 | 6.032 | 6.462 | 5.843 | 5.429 | 5.421 | 5.148 |
Monetary data | Long-term interest rate on government bonds | Percentage | | 6.528 | 5.867 | 6.066 | 5.875 | 5.781 | 6.265 | 6.081 | 5.457 | 5.603 | 4.945 | 3.685 | 4.093 | 4.304 | 3.423 | 2.762 |
Short-term interest rate | Percentage | | 5.667 | 5.423 | 6.129 | 7.112 | 7.546 | 8.333 | 8.022 | 3.036 | 3.001 | 2.800 | 2.672 | 2.657 | 3.424 | 3.241 | 2.330 |