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New Zealand Trade Balance 2026-09-16 10:45 Pacific/Auckland: data, chart, and analysis

New Zealand Trade Balance came in at 1,566.00 on Sep 15, 2026, compared with 43 previously. See the full release history, chart, Reserve Bank of New Zealand context, and API access for this series.

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Actual
1,566.00
Previous
43
Forecast
--
Reference period
2026-06-30

Last updated:

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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 2026-06-30
NZD Trade Balance readings through 2026-06-30. Latest: 1,566.00.

Trade Balance release read

New Zealand Trade Balance came in at 1,566.00 on Sep 15, 2026, compared with 43 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_2026-09-15
API announcement ID nzd_trade_balance_2026-06-30
Release time
2026-09-15 22:45 UTC
Reference period date 2026-06-30
Actual value 1,566.00
Previous value 43
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1789512300

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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2026-06-18 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · 43

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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 1,566.00 NZD mn in June 2026. The previous reading was 43 NZD mn.

When was this New Zealand Trade Balance release published?

This release was published on Sep 15, 2026 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 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": 1789512300,
  "announcement_id": "nzd_trade_balance_2026-06-30",
  "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
  "collected_at_iso": "2026-09-15T22:45:57.991716Z",
  "collected_at_ns": 1789512357991715749,
  "date": "2026-06-30",
  "observed_at_ns": 1789535388235878023,
  "previous_value": 43.0,
  "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
  "publication_time_status": "unverified",
  "revisions": [
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789512300,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 57991.716,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789512357991715749,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789512300,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": -1500.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "first_fresh_fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789512300,
      "ingestion_latency_ms": 58130.464,
      "ingestion_latency_reference": "official_planned_release_datetime",
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789512358130463636,
      "official_planned_release_datetime": 1789512300,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": -1500.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    },
    {
      "capture_time_basis": "fetch_completed",
      "epoch": 1789512300,
      "is_first_release": false,
      "observed_at_ns": 1789535388235878023,
      "publication_time_precision": "unknown",
      "publication_time_status": "unverified",
      "val": 1566.0,
      "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
    }
  ],
  "val": 1566.0,
  "vintage_status": "captured_snapshot"
}