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New Zealand Trade Balance 2022-12-19 10:45 Pacific/Auckland: data, chart, and analysis

New Zealand Trade Balance came in at -5,331.00 on Dec 18, 2022, compared with -475 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
-5,331.00
Previous
-475
Forecast
--
Reference period
2022-09-30

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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 2022-09-30
NZD Trade Balance readings through 2022-09-30. Latest: -5,331.00.

Trade Balance release read

New Zealand Trade Balance came in at -5,331.00 on Dec 18, 2022, compared with -475 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_2022-12-18
API announcement ID nzd_trade_balance_2022-09-30
Release time
2022-12-18 21:45 UTC
Reference period date 2022-09-30
Actual value -5,331.00
Previous value -475
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1671399900

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.

More New Zealand Trade Balance releases

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Newer release

2023-03-21 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · -4,447.00

Older release

2022-09-19 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · -475

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Producer Price Index (PPI)

Measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output.

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 -5,331.00 NZD mn in September 2022. The previous reading was -475 NZD mn.

When was this New Zealand Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on Dec 18, 2022 at 10:45 Pacific/Auckland. The publication time is derived from the lag measured on this series' confirmed releases and the record carries the release_time_assumed flag.

When is the next New Zealand Trade Balance release?

The next New Zealand Trade Balance release is scheduled for Sep 16, 2026 at 10:45 Pacific/Auckland.

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": 1671399900,
  "announcement_id": "nzd_trade_balance_2022-09-30",
  "date": "2022-09-30",
  "previous_value": -475.0,
  "release_time_assumed": true,
  "revisions": [
    {
      "epoch": 1664514000,
      "val": -5331.0
    }
  ],
  "val": -5331.0
}