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New Zealand Trade Balance 2020-12-16 10:45 Pacific/Auckland: data, chart, and analysis

New Zealand Trade Balance came in at -1,320 on Dec 16, 2020, compared with 3,748 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
-1,320
Previous
3,748
Forecast
--
Reference period
2020-09-30

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New Zealand Trade Balance release chart

Market context, recent readings, and scenario notes for this announcement.

New Zealand Trade Balance chart through 2020-09-30
NZD Trade Balance readings through 2020-09-30. Latest: -1,320.

Trade Balance release read

New Zealand Trade Balance came in at -1,320 on Dec 16, 2020, compared with 3,748 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

The parent Trade Balance page shows the full time series for New Zealand. This release page keeps the realised value, prior value, forecast, reference period, and publication time together for the individual announcement.

For NZD event-risk work, the important read is whether this print changes the recent trend or simply extends it. Compare the actual value with the previous and forecast fields above, then use the raw JSON below for backtests keyed to the stable announcement ID.

Release data snapshot

The values below are the citation fields for this announcement.

Public release ID nzd_trade_balance_2020-12-15
API announcement ID nzd_trade_balance_2020-09-30
Release time
2020-12-15 21:45 UTC
Reference period date 2020-09-30
Actual value -1,320
Previous value 3,748
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1608068700

API data for this announcement

The API endpoint returns the full New Zealand Trade Balance history. Clients can filter by date or match this row by announcement_id.

Forecasts live in the predictions endpoint and use the same announcement identifier where available. That is the preferred join key for realised values, forecast surprises, and release-event backtests.

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Newer release

2021-03-17 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · -430

Older release

2020-09-16 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · 3,748

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Dairy Exports

Monthly New Zealand dairy export value from official Stats NZ overseas merchandise trade HS10 export data.

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

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Inflation Rate (CPI/HICP)

Headline inflation: the year-over-year percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), the standard measure central banks target.

Trade-Weighted Index (NEER)

Nominal Effective Exchange Rate (NEER) measuring the value of a currency relative to a basket of trading partners' currencies, weighted by trade volumes. Published monthly by the BIS.

Common questions about this release

The value, its publication time, the next scheduled date, and the official publisher for New Zealand Trade Balance.

What did New Zealand Trade Balance come in at, and how did it compare with the forecast and the previous reading?

New Zealand Trade Balance was -1,320 NZD mn in September 2020. The previous reading was 3,748 NZD mn.

When was this New Zealand Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on Dec 16, 2020 at 10:45 Pacific/Auckland.

When is the next New Zealand Trade Balance release?

The next New Zealand Trade Balance release is scheduled for Dec 16, 2026.

What is the official source for New Zealand Trade Balance?

Stats NZ publishes the official Trade Balance series. FXMacroData stores every release with its announcement timestamp and serves it from the announcements endpoint for this series.

Raw announcement payload

Field names are preserved for traceability and downstream testing.

{
  "announcement_datetime": 1608068700,
  "announcement_id": "nzd_trade_balance_2020-09-30",
  "announcement_source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/balance-of-payments-and-international-investment-position-september-2020-quarter/",
  "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
  "date": "2020-09-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1791267885871439600,
  "previous_value": 3748.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "confirmed",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1601442000,
      "val": -1343.0
    },
    {
      "announcement_source_url": "https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/balance-of-payments-and-international-investment-position-september-2020-quarter/",
      "capture_time_basis": "backfill_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1608068700,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1791267885871439600,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": -1320.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": -1320.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}