Next release Wednesday, 18 November 2026, 16:45 New York. Every release since 27 Jan 2016: 130 on record, actual against forecast. Medium impact for the NZD. Updated within the hour of each release.
The last NZ Balance of Trade (Sep. 2026, released 18 Oct 2026) came in at -1.97B; the previous reading was -1.54B. The next NZ Balance of Trade is due Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 16:45 New York time (Oct. 2026).
Since 2016, NZ Balance of Trade has come in above forecast 56% of the time and below 33% (9 releases with a forecast); over the last 9 it beat 56%.
The average miss against forecast over the last 9 releases was 0.22B: higher than expected is good for the NZD.
| Released | Period | Actual | Forecast | Previous | Vs forecast |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 Oct 2026 17:45 | Sep. 2026 | -1.97B | – | -1.54B | – |
| 17 Sept 2026 18:45 | Aug. 2026 | -1.54B | – | -2.1B | – |
| 20 Aug 2026 18:45 | Jul. 2026 | -2.1B | – | -0.24B | – |
| 19 Jul 2026 18:45 | Jun. 2026 | -0.24B | – | 0.579B | – |
| 18 Jun 2026 18:45 | May. 2026 | 0.579B | – | 1.535B | – |
| 20 May 2026 18:45 | Apr. 2026 | 1.535B | – | 0.451B | – |
| 19 Apr 2026 18:45 | Mar. 2026 | 0.451B | – | -0.38B | – |
| 19 Mar 2026 17:45 | Feb. 2026 | -0.38B | – | -0.64B | – |
| 19 Feb 2026 16:45 | Jan. 2026 | -0.64B | – | 0.027B | – |
| 28 Jan 2026 16:45 | Dec. 2025 | 0.027B | – | -0.32B | – |
| 18 Dec 2025 16:45 | Nov. 2025 | -0.32B | – | -1.58B | – |
| 20 Nov 2025 16:45 | Oct. 2025 | -1.58B | – | -1.41B | – |
| 20 Oct 2025 17:45 | Sep. 2025 | -1.41B | – | -1.31B | – |
| 18 Sept 2025 18:45 | Aug. 2025 | -1.31B | – | -0.76B | – |
| 20 Aug 2025 18:45 | Jul. 2025 | -0.76B | – | 0.16B | – |
| 21 Jul 2025 18:45 | Jun. 2025 | 0.16B | – | 1.102B | – |
| 24 Jun 2025 18:45 | May. 2025 | 1.102B | – | 1.198B | – |
| 20 May 2025 18:45 | Apr. 2025 | 1.198B | – | 0.791B | – |
| 21 Apr 2025 18:45 | Mar. 2025 | 0.791B | – | 0.444B | – |
| 20 Mar 2025 17:45 | Feb. 2025 | 0.444B | – | -0.55B | – |
| 20 Feb 2025 16:45 | Jan. 2025 | -0.55B | – | 0.036B | – |
| 29 Jan 2025 16:45 | Dec. 2024 | 0.036B | – | -0.45B | – |
| 19 Dec 2024 16:45 | Nov. 2024 | -0.45B | – | -1.65B | – |
| 24 Nov 2024 16:45 | Oct. 2024 | -1.65B | – | -2.17B | – |
| 21 Oct 2024 17:45 | Sep. 2024 | -2.17B | – | -2.32B | – |
| 22 Sept 2024 18:45 | Aug. 2024 | -2.32B | – | -1.02B | – |
| 19 Aug 2024 18:45 | Jul. 2024 | -1.02B | – | 0.577B | – |
| 21 Jul 2024 18:45 | Jun. 2024 | 0.577B | – | 0.06B | – |
| 23 Jun 2024 18:45 | May. 2024 | 0.06B | – | -0.01B | – |
| 23 May 2024 18:45 | Apr. 2024 | -0.01B | – | 0.47B | – |
| 23 Apr 2024 18:45 | Mar. 2024 | 0.47B | – | -0.32B | – |
| 21 Mar 2024 17:45 | Feb. 2024 | -0.32B | – | -1.06B | – |
| 21 Feb 2024 16:45 | Jan. 2024 | -1.06B | – | -0.37B | – |
| 28 Jan 2024 16:45 | Dec. 2023 | -0.37B | – | -1.26B | – |
| 18 Dec 2023 16:45 | Nov. 2023 | -1.26B | – | -1.73B | – |
| 20 Nov 2023 16:45 | Oct. 2023 | -1.73B | – | -2.42B | – |
| 19 Oct 2023 17:45 | Sep. 2023 | -2.42B | – | -2.27B | – |
| 21 Sept 2023 18:45 | Aug. 2023 | -2.27B | – | -1.17B | – |
| 20 Aug 2023 18:45 | Jul. 2023 | -1.17B | – | -0.11B | – |
| 23 Jul 2023 18:45 | Jun. 2023 | -0.11B | – | 0.042B | – |
| 21 Jun 2023 18:45 | May. 2023 | 0.042B | – | 0.221B | – |
| 18 May 2023 18:45 | Apr. 2023 | 0.221B | – | -1.6B | – |
| 25 Apr 2023 18:45 | Mar. 2023 | -1.6B | – | -0.85B | – |
| 20 Mar 2023 17:45 | Feb. 2023 | -0.85B | – | -2.1B | – |
| 21 Feb 2023 16:45 | Jan. 2023 | -2.1B | – | -0.65B | – |
| 29 Jan 2023 16:45 | Dec. 2022 | -0.65B | – | -2.18B | – |
| 20 Dec 2022 16:45 | Nov. 2022 | -2.18B | – | -2.32B | – |
| 21 Nov 2022 16:45 | Oct. 2022 | -2.32B | – | -2.52B | – |
| 20 Oct 2022 17:45 | Sep. 2022 | -2.52B | – | -2.63B | – |
| 21 Sept 2022 18:45 | Aug. 2022 | -2.63B | – | -1.42B | – |
| 18 Aug 2022 18:45 | Jul. 2022 | -1.42B | – | -1.13B | – |
| 20 Jul 2022 18:45 | Jun. 2022 | -1.13B | – | 0.148B | – |
| 21 Jun 2022 18:45 | May. 2022 | 0.148B | – | 0.47B | – |
| 19 May 2022 18:45 | Apr. 2022 | 0.47B | – | -0.59B | – |
| 27 Apr 2022 18:45 | Mar. 2022 | -0.59B | – | -0.71B | – |
| 20 Mar 2022 17:45 | Feb. 2022 | -0.71B | – | -1.11B | – |
| 24 Feb 2022 16:45 | Jan. 2022 | -1.11B | – | -0.99B | – |
| 31 Jan 2022 16:45 | Dec. 2021 | -0.99B | – | -1.09B | – |
| 19 Dec 2021 16:45 | Nov. 2021 | -1.09B | – | -1.28B | – |
| 24 Nov 2021 16:45 | Oct. 2021 | -1.28B | – | -2.17B | – |
| 26 Oct 2021 17:45 | Sep. 2021 | -2.17B | – | -2.13B | – |
| 23 Sept 2021 18:45 | Aug. 2021 | -2.13B | – | -0.39B | – |
| 24 Aug 2021 18:45 | Jul. 2021 | -0.39B | – | 0.442B | – |
| 25 Jul 2021 18:45 | Jun. 2021 | 0.442B | – | 0.405B | – |
| 24 Jun 2021 18:45 | May. 2021 | 0.405B | – | 0.558B | – |
| 25 May 2021 18:45 | Apr. 2021 | 0.558B | – | -0.18B | – |
| 28 Apr 2021 18:45 | Mar. 2021 | -0.18B | – | 0.45B | – |
| 23 Mar 2021 17:45 | Feb. 2021 | 0.45B | – | -0.73B | – |
| 25 Feb 2021 16:45 | Jan. 2021 | -0.73B | – | 0.23B | – |
| 27 Jan 2021 16:45 | Dec. 2020 | 0.23B | – | 0.001B | – |
| 17 Dec 2020 16:45 | Nov. 2020 | 0.001B | – | -0.47B | – |
| 25 Nov 2020 16:45 | Oct. 2020 | -0.47B | – | -1.13B | – |
| 26 Oct 2020 17:45 | Sep. 2020 | -1.13B | – | -0.32B | – |
| 23 Sept 2020 18:45 | Aug. 2020 | -0.32B | – | 0.388B | – |
| 25 Aug 2020 18:45 | Jul. 2020 | 0.388B | – | 0.417B | – |
| 23 Jul 2020 18:45 | Jun. 2020 | 0.417B | – | 1.223B | – |
| 24 Jun 2020 18:45 | May. 2020 | 1.223B | – | 1.374B | – |
| 25 May 2020 18:45 | Apr. 2020 | 1.374B | – | 0.523B | – |
| 28 Apr 2020 18:45 | Mar. 2020 | 0.523B | – | 0.551B | – |
| 24 Mar 2020 17:45 | Feb. 2020 | 0.551B | – | -0.4B | – |
| 26 Feb 2020 16:45 | Jan. 2020 | -0.4B | – | 0.38B | – |
| 29 Jan 2020 16:45 | Dec. 2019 | 0.38B | – | -0.79B | – |
| 18 Dec 2019 16:45 | Nov. 2019 | -0.79B | – | -1.04B | – |
| 26 Nov 2019 16:45 | Oct. 2019 | -1.04B | – | -1.31B | – |
| 22 Oct 2019 17:45 | Sep. 2019 | -1.31B | – | -1.64B | – |
| 24 Sept 2019 18:45 | Aug. 2019 | -1.64B | – | -0.73B | – |
| 25 Aug 2019 18:45 | Jul. 2019 | -0.73B | – | 0.33B | – |
| 23 Jul 2019 18:45 | Jun. 2019 | 0.33B | – | 0.175B | – |
| 24 Jun 2019 18:45 | May. 2019 | 0.175B | – | 0.361B | – |
| 23 May 2019 18:45 | Apr. 2019 | 0.361B | – | 0.825B | – |
| 25 Apr 2019 18:45 | Mar. 2019 | 0.825B | – | -0.09B | – |
| 25 Mar 2019 17:45 | Feb. 2019 | -0.09B | – | -0.93B | – |
| 26 Feb 2019 16:45 | Jan. 2019 | -0.93B | – | 0.009B | – |
| 28 Jan 2019 16:45 | Dec. 2018 | 0.009B | – | -1B | – |
| 19 Dec 2018 16:45 | Nov. 2018 | -1B | – | -1.31B | – |
| 26 Nov 2018 16:45 | Oct. 2018 | -1.31B | – | -1.58B | – |
| 24 Oct 2018 17:45 | Sep. 2018 | -1.58B | – | -1.57B | – |
| 25 Sept 2018 18:45 | Aug. 2018 | -1.57B | – | -0.2B | – |
| 23 Aug 2018 18:45 | Jul. 2018 | -0.2B | – | -0.29B | – |
| 24 Jul 2018 18:45 | Jun. 2018 | -0.29B | – | 0.199B | – |
| 26 Jun 2018 18:45 | May. 2018 | 0.199B | – | 0.2B | – |
| 23 May 2018 18:45 | Apr. 2018 | 0.2B | – | -0.15B | – |
| 26 Apr 2018 18:45 | Mar. 2018 | -0.15B | – | 0.188B | – |
| 25 Mar 2018 17:45 | Feb. 2018 | 0.188B | – | -0.66B | – |
| 26 Feb 2018 16:45 | Jan. 2018 | -0.66B | – | 0.614B | – |
| 29 Jan 2018 16:45 | Dec. 2017 | 0.614B | – | -1.22B | – |
| 19 Dec 2017 16:45 | Nov. 2017 | -1.22B | – | -0.84B | – |
| 23 Nov 2017 16:45 | Oct. 2017 | -0.84B | – | -1.17B | – |
| 25 Oct 2017 17:45 | Sep. 2017 | -1.17B | – | -1.17B | – |
| 25 Sept 2017 17:45 | Aug. 2017 | -1.17B | – | 0.092B | – |
| 23 Aug 2017 18:45 | Jul. 2017 | 0.092B | – | 0.243B | – |
| 25 Jul 2017 18:45 | Jun. 2017 | 0.243B | – | 0.062B | – |
| 26 Jun 2017 18:45 | May. 2017 | 0.062B | – | 0.547B | – |
| 23 May 2017 18:45 | Apr. 2017 | 0.547B | – | 0.262B | – |
| 27 Apr 2017 18:45 | Mar. 2017 | 0.262B | – | -0.04B | – |
| 23 Mar 2017 17:45 | Feb. 2017 | -0.04B | – | -0.23B | – |
| 27 Feb 2017 16:45 | Jan. 2017 | -0.23B | – | 0B | – |
| 29 Jan 2017 16:45 | Dec. 2016 | 0B | – | -0.72B | – |
| 20 Dec 2016 16:45 | Nov. 2016 | -0.72B | – | -0.8B | – |
| 24 Nov 2016 16:45 | Oct. 2016 | -0.8B | – | -1.39B | – |
The next NZ Balance of Trade is due Wednesday, 18 November 2026 at 16:45 New York time (Oct. 2026).
The last NZ Balance of Trade (Sep. 2026, released 18 Oct 2026) came in at -1.97B; the previous reading was -1.54B.
NZ Balance of Trade is released monthly by Stats NZ. CRTLAB has 130 releases on record since 27 Jan 2016.
Since 2016, NZ Balance of Trade has come in above forecast 56% of the time and below 33% (9 releases with a forecast); over the last 9 it beat 56%.
The highest was 1.535B (Apr. 2026) and the lowest -2.63B (Aug. 2022). The five-year average is -0.77B.
Usually yes: a reading above forecast is the good surprise for the NZD, and the bigger the surprise the bigger the move. On this page, green marks a release that was good for the NZD against its forecast, red one that was bad.
New Zealand is greatly dependent on international trade. New Zealand's economy has traditionally been based on a foundation of exports from its very efficient agricultural system: dairy products, meat, forest products, fruit and beverages.