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New Zealand Trade Balance 2026-12-16: data, chart, and analysis

New Zealand Trade Balance is scheduled for release on Dec 16, 2026. The previous reading was 1,566. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

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Actual
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Previous
1,566
Forecast
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Reference period
2026-12-16

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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 2026-12-16
NZD Trade Balance readings through 2026-12-16. Latest: --.

Trade Balance release preview

New Zealand Trade Balance is scheduled for release on Dec 16, 2026. The previous reading was 1,566. This page updates with the official value, chart, and full release history when the publisher releases the data.

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_2026-12-16
Release time Exact time unavailable
Reference period date 2026-12-16
Actual value --
Previous value 1,566
Forecast --
Surprise --
Announcement timestamp 1797371100

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

Move through adjacent announcement records for the same series.

Older release

2026-09-16 10:45 Pacific/Auckland · 1,566

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Core Inflation

CPI excluding volatile items like food and energy.

Current Account Balance

Measures trade in goods and services and income flows.

Dairy Exports

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

Gross Domestic Product (GDP)

Gross domestic product: the total value of goods and services produced in the economy, its broadest measure of activity. Depending on the country, the headline series is published as a level or as a growth rate; the unit shown with each series says which.

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.

When is the next New Zealand Trade Balance release?

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

What is the forecast for this New Zealand Trade Balance release?

The previous reading was 1,566.

Where will the actual Trade Balance value be published?

The official value appears on this page and on /api/v1/announcements/nzd/trade_balance as soon as the publisher releases it, together with the surprise versus forecast and the updated chart.

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.

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