Exports of milk powder, butter and cheese from New Zealand
Including re-exports, year ended June 1990–2025, millions of tonnes
| Year ended June | Thousands of tonnes |
|---|---|
| 1990 | 630 |
| 1991 | 695 |
| 1992 | 757 |
| 1993 | 737 |
| 1994 | 876 |
| 1995 | 919 |
| 1996 | 878 |
| 1997 | 1,175 |
| 1998 | 1,172 |
| 1999 | 1,159 |
| 2000 | 1,243 |
| 2001 | 1,350 |
| 2002 | 1,446 |
| 2003 | 1,660 |
| 2004 | 1,783 |
| 2005 | 1,535 |
| 2006 | 1,698 |
| 2007 | 1,932 |
| 2008 | 1,731 |
| 2009 | 1,909 |
| 2010 | 2,226 |
| 2011 | 2,297 |
| 2012 | 2,451 |
| 2013 | 2,732 |
| 2014 | 2,770 |
| 2015 | 2,832 |
| 2016 | 2,982 |
| 2017 | 3,021 |
| 2018 | 2,958 |
| 2019 | 3,193 |
| 2020 | 3,128 |
| 2021 | 3,294 |
| 2022 | 3,031 |
| 2023 | 3,217 |
| 2024 | 3,232 |
| 2025 | 3,250 |
Definitions
Exports: Goods of domestic origin exported from New Zealand to another country.
Re-exports: Merchandise exports that were earlier imported into New Zealand and have less than 50 percent New Zealand content by value.
Data calculation/treatment
It is not possible to estimate current trend levels for all seasonally adjusted time series to Stats NZ’s usual quality standard until it is known the full effects of COVID-19 on each time series. When each series stabilises, Stats NZ will estimate the COVID-19 effect on trend. The timeframe for this will vary for different series depending on how they are specifically affected by COVID-19.
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Limitations of the data
This dataset only contains a selected range of products that New Zealand exports to the rest of the world.
Data provided by
Dataset name
Overseas Merchandise Trade: Quantity of Principal Exports (including re-exports) (Annual-Jun) 2025
Webpage:
https://infoshare.stats.govt.nz/
How to find the data
Imports and exports > Exports - summary data - EXP > Quantity of Principal Exports (including re-exports) - SH (Annual-Jun). All variables were selected in order to create this dataset.
Import & extraction details
File as imported: Overseas Merchandise Trade: Quantity of Principal Exports (including re-exports) (Annual-Jun) 2025
From the dataset Overseas Merchandise Trade: Quantity of Principal Exports (including re-exports) (Annual-Jun) 2025, this data was extracted:
- Rows: 3-39
- Columns: 2-42
- Provided: 777 data points
This data forms the table Exports - Quantity of principal exports including re-exports Year ended June 1989–2025.
Dataset originally released on:
August 21, 2025
About this dataset
Overseas Merchandise Trade statistics provide statistical information on the importing and exporting of merchandise goods between New Zealand and other countries. Merchandise trade includes goods which add to or subtract from the material resources in New Zealand as a result of their movement in or out of the country. Data is obtained from export and import entry documents lodged with the New Zealand Customs Service (NZCS).