Names: conventional long form: none conventional short form: New Zealand abbreviation: NZ

Capital City: Wellington

Population: 4,076,140 (July 2006 est.)

GDP Per Capita: $26,000 (2006 est.)

Currency: New Zealand dollar (NZD)

Languages: English (official), Maori (official), Sign Language (official)

Total Area: total: 268,680 sq km land: 268,021 sq km water: NA note: includes Antipodes Islands, Auckland Islands, Bounty Islands, Campbell Island, Chatham Islands, and Kermadec Islands about the size of Colorado

Region: Oceania

Industries: food processing, wood and paper products, textiles, machinery, transportation equipment, banking and insurance, tourism, mining

Agriculture: wheat, barley, potatoes, pulses, fruits, vegetables; wool, beef, lamb and mutton, dairy products; fish

Resources: natural gas, iron ore, sand, coal, timber, hydropower, gold, limestone

Labor Force: 2.18 million (2006 est.)
agriculture: 10% industry: 25% services: 65% (1995)

Exports: $23.69 billion (2006 est.)
dairy products, meat, wood and wood products, fish, machinery

Imports: $25.23 billion (2006 est.)
machinery and equipment, vehicles and aircraft, petroleum, electronics, textiles, plastics

Overview: Over the past 20 years the government has transformed New Zealand from an agrarian economy dependent on concessionary British market access to a more industrialized, free market economy that can compete globally. This dynamic growth has boosted real incomes (but left behind many at the bottom of the ladder), broadened and deepened the technological capabilities of the industrial sector, and contained inflationary pressures. Per capita income has risen for eight consecutive years and was more than $25,500 in 2006 in purchasing power parity terms. Consumer and government spending have driven growth in recent years, and exports picked up in 2006 after struggling for several years. Exports are equal to about 28% of GDP, down from 33 percent of GDP in 2001. Thus far the economy has been resilient, and the Labor Government promises that expenditures on health, education, and pensions will increase proportionately to output.

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In 2007 Missouri exported $28,810,313 in goods to New Zealand. This ranks New Zealand 41^st among the 223 international buyers of Missouri goods. Missouri exports to New Zealand increased from the previous year by $592,764 a change of 21.00%. State exports to New Zealand have increased over the last 5 years by $10,255,082 a change of 55.26%. Missouri exports account for .21%. of all 2007 US exports to New Zealand.