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GDP of $260 bn in 2025, real growth of 0.3% and inflation of 2.8%, by the IMF’s figures.

In January–August 2026 the U.S. bought $4.5B of goods from New Zealand and sold it $2.7B, a deficit of $1.8B, and Philadelphia, PA handled the most of it (25.9% of the trade through listed ports).

Trade

U.S. trade with New Zealand

U.S. Census Bureau goods trade between New Zealand and the United States, by month, U.S. port and product.

National totals · January–August 2026

All U.S. customs districts. Imports are general imports; exports are total exports.

Imports: $4.5B; +15.9% y/y
Exports: $2.7B; +0.9% y/y
Total trade: $7.2B; +9.7% y/y
U.S. deficit: $1.8B; $589.5M larger than a year earlier
Share of U.S. trade: 0.18%; 53rd of 233 partners

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port); released 2026-10-16; retrieved 2026-10-16. Not seasonally adjusted.

Official statisticCK estimateSource figures as of October 16, 2026Sources & methods

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port)
Period covered: January–August 2026
Source figures as of: October 16, 2026
Geography: U.S. trade with New Zealand, all U.S. customs districts
Sector: International trade in goods
Seasonal adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted
Transformations: Monthly values summed over the period by CK Economics. Total trade (imports + exports), balance, share of U.S. trade, rank and year-on-year changes calculated by CK Economics
Revisions: When Census publishes a new month, CK re-collects the previous 12; older months are re-collected after Census’s annual revision each June, or sooner if Census’s totals for them change. Revised figures replace earlier ones.
Data status: Each month passes CK’s release checks (complete, totals reconcile with Census’s, no sharp jumps) before it is published.
Limitations: Goods only, not services. General imports at customs value, total exports at f.a.s. value.

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Port subtotals

U.S. ports handling trade with New Zealand

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The 141 ports listed cover 96.8% of national trade ($7.0B of $7.2B). Another 3.2% went by mail, low-value shipments or through ports Census doesn’t name.

U.S. goods trade with New Zealand by U.S. port, January–August 2026
U.S. port, activate to sort	Imports, activate to sort	Exports, activate to sort	Total trade, sorted descending; activate to reverse	Balance, activate to sort	Share of listed-port trade, activate to sort	Trade y/y, activate to sort
Philadelphia, PA1101Mainly vessel	$1.7B	$103.4M	$1.8B	−$1.6B	25.9%	+21.8%
Los Angeles International Airport, CA2720Mainly air	$254.8M	$380.6M	$635.4M	$125.9M	9.1%	−1.2%
Long Beach, CA2709Mainly vessel	$349.4M	$210.6M	$560.0M	−$138.7M	8.0%	−14.1%
New Orleans, LA2002Mainly air	$37.7M	$502.9M	$540.6M	$465.3M	7.7%	+10.7%
Oakland, CA2811Mainly vessel	$421.9M	$106.3M	$528.2M	−$315.6M	7.6%	+34.6%
Los Angeles, CA2704Mainly vessel	$387.7M	$134.1M	$521.7M	−$253.6M	7.5%	+53.2%
Seattle, WA3001Mainly vessel	$205.8M	$41.4M	$247.2M	−$164.4M	3.5%	−24.7%
Charleston, SC1601Mainly vessel	$157.6M	$63.7M	$221.3M	−$93.9M	3.2%	+13.7%
Newark, NJ1003Mainly vessel	$212.7M	$7.0M	$219.7M	−$205.8M	3.1%	+9.7%
Chicago, IL3901Mainly air	$35.7M	$182.3M	$218.0M	$146.6M	3.1%	−20.9%
Houston, TX5301Mainly vessel	$160.0M	$43.9M	$203.9M	−$116.1M	2.9%	+3.4%
San Francisco International Airport, CA2801Mainly air	$96.8M	$100.4M	$197.2M	$3.5M	2.8%	+18.6%
JFK International Airport, NY1012Mainly air	$78.7M	$48.0M	$126.7M	−$30.8M	1.8%	+81.8%
Savannah, GA1703Mainly vessel	$57.7M	$51.0M	$108.7M	−$6.7M	1.6%	+5.5%
Dallas-Fort Worth, TX5501Mainly air	$39.6M	$44.0M	$83.6M	$4.4M	1.2%	+114.3%
Honolulu International Airport, HI3205Mainly air	$35.0M	$47.9M	$82.9M	$12.9M	1.2%	−7.1%
Longview, WA2905Mainly vessel	$0	$72.5M	$72.5M	$72.5M	1.0%	+78.3%
Houston Intercontinental Airport, TX5309Mainly air	$20.0M	$41.4M	$61.4M	$21.4M	0.88%	+38.3%
Baltimore, MD1303Mainly vessel	$28.7M	$18.3M	$47.0M	−$10.4M	0.67%	+22.1%
Norfolk-Newport News, VA1401Mainly vessel	$13.4M	$29.6M	$43.0M	$16.2M	0.62%	−39.4%
Aberdeen-Hoquiam, WA3003Mainly vessel	$0	$42.0M	$42.0M	$42.0M	0.60%	+43.3%
Brunswick, GA1701Mainly vessel	$644.2K	$38.3M	$39.0M	$37.7M	0.56%	−15.0%
Port Everglades, FL5203Mainly vessel	$37.4M	$896.1K	$38.3M	−$36.5M	0.55%	−0.2%
New York, NY1001Mainly vessel	$6.5M	$28.8M	$35.3M	$22.4M	0.51%	+0.2%
Jacksonville, FL1803Mainly vessel	$2.7M	$26.7M	$29.4M	$24.0M	0.42%	−14.0%
Gramercy, LA2010Mainly vessel	$0	$26.7M	$26.7M	$26.7M	0.38%	None a year earlier
Martinez, CA2820Mainly vessel	$23.2M	$0	$23.2M	−$23.2M	0.33%	+12.8%
Kahului, HI3203Mainly land/other	$145.8K	$22.5M	$22.6M	$22.4M	0.32%	+22735.5%
Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, WA3029Mainly air	$4.9M	$16.4M	$21.3M	$11.5M	0.31%	−3.4%
Cleveland, OH4101Mainly air	$4.7M	$14.0M	$18.7M	$9.3M	0.27%	−16.1%
Honolulu, HI3201Mainly vessel	$17.1M	$589.5K	$17.7M	−$16.5M	0.25%	+43.5%
Tacoma, WA3002Mainly vessel	$4.8M	$8.0M	$12.8M	$3.2M	0.18%	−5.6%
Port Arthur, TX2101Mainly vessel	$12.4M	$0	$12.4M	−$12.4M	0.18%	−17.4%
Miami International Airport, FL5206Mainly air	$1.9M	$9.5M	$11.4M	$7.7M	0.16%	−2.3%
San Francisco, CA2809Mainly vessel	$9.1M	$921.8K	$10.0M	−$8.2M	0.14%	−53.8%
Beaumont, TX2104Mainly vessel	$9.3M	$0	$9.3M	−$9.3M	0.13%	None a year earlier
Miami, FL5201Mainly vessel	$6.4M	$2.0M	$8.4M	−$4.5M	0.12%	+4.8%
Logan Airport, MA0417Mainly air	$3.0M	$3.0M	$6.0M	$41.3K	0.09%	−19.0%
Wilmington, NC1501Mainly vessel	$574.2K	$5.3M	$5.9M	$4.8M	0.08%	−58.4%
Atlanta, GA1704Mainly air	$1.2M	$4.3M	$5.5M	$3.1M	0.08%	−35.7%
Blaine, WA3004Mainly land/other	$3.2M	$2.1M	$5.3M	−$1.1M	0.08%	−19.4%
Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN3501Mainly land/other	$4.1M	$1.0M	$5.1M	−$3.0M	0.07%	+5.5%
Boston, MA0401Mainly vessel	$3.0M	$2.1M	$5.0M	−$913.9K	0.07%	+29.2%
Phoenix, AZ2605Mainly air	$2.0M	$2.9M	$4.9M	$812.0K	0.07%	+27.5%
Portal, ND3403Mainly land/other	$733.6K	$2.7M	$3.4M	$1.9M	0.05%	+59.5%
Detroit, MI3801Mainly land/other	$2.9M	$109.8K	$3.0M	−$2.7M	0.04%	+152.7%
Anchorage, AK3126Mainly air	$2.1M	$509.9K	$2.6M	−$1.6M	0.04%	−52.8%
Mobile, AL1901Mainly vessel	$234.8K	$2.2M	$2.5M	$2.0M	0.04%	+53.7%
Otay Mesa, CA2506Mainly land/other	$1.8M	$0	$1.8M	−$1.8M	0.03%	+108.7%
Memphis, TN2006Mainly land/other	$215.7K	$1.5M	$1.7M	$1.3M	0.02%	−45.1%

Port figures are subtotals: they add up to the listed-port total, not the national total above. Shares are of trade through the ports listed. Main mode is each port’s mode by trade value over the latest twelve months, not its gateway type. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port); released 2026-10-16; retrieved 2026-10-16. Not seasonally adjusted.

Official statisticCK estimateSource figures as of October 16, 2026Sources & methods

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port)
Period covered: January–August 2026
Source figures as of: October 16, 2026
Geography: Listed U.S. ports of entry and exit handling trade with New Zealand
Sector: International trade in goods
Seasonal adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted
Transformations: Monthly values summed over the period by CK Economics. Total trade (imports + exports), balance, shares of the listed-port total, ranks and year-on-year changes calculated by CK Economics
Revisions: When Census publishes a new month, CK re-collects the previous 12; older months are re-collected after Census’s annual revision each June, or sooner if Census’s totals for them change. Revised figures replace earlier ones.
Data status: Each month passes CK’s release checks (complete, totals reconcile with Census’s, no sharp jumps) before it is published.
Limitations: Goods only, not services. General imports at customs value, total exports at f.a.s. value. Port figures are subtotals and don’t add up to the national total. Listed ports only: Census’s pseudo-ports (mail, low-value shipments, vessels under their own power) and unnamed ports are left out.

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Largest ports for trade with New Zealand, by trade

U.S. dollars · January–August 2026 · port subtotals

Imports
Exports

Philadelphia, PA
Imports: $1.7B
Exports: $103.4M
Los Angeles International Airport, CA
Imports: $254.8M
Exports: $380.6M
Long Beach, CA
Imports: $349.4M
Exports: $210.6M
New Orleans, LA
Imports: $37.7M
Exports: $502.9M
Oakland, CA
Imports: $421.9M
Exports: $106.3M
Los Angeles, CA
Imports: $387.7M
Exports: $134.1M
Seattle, WA
Imports: $205.8M
Exports: $41.4M
Charleston, SC
Imports: $157.6M
Exports: $63.7M
Newark, NJ
Imports: $212.7M
Exports: $7.0M
Chicago, IL
Imports: $35.7M
Exports: $182.3M

Top 10 = 78.7% of U.S. trade with New Zealand through the ports listed.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port); released 2026-10-16; retrieved 2026-10-16. Not seasonally adjusted.

Official statisticCK estimateSource figures as of October 16, 2026Sources & methods

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port)
Period covered: January–August 2026
Source figures as of: October 16, 2026
Geography: Listed U.S. ports of entry and exit handling trade with New Zealand
Sector: International trade in goods
Seasonal adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted
Transformations: Monthly values summed over the period by CK Economics. Total trade (imports + exports), balance, shares of the listed-port total, ranks and year-on-year changes calculated by CK Economics
Revisions: When Census publishes a new month, CK re-collects the previous 12; older months are re-collected after Census’s annual revision each June, or sooner if Census’s totals for them change. Revised figures replace earlier ones.
Data status: Each month passes CK’s release checks (complete, totals reconcile with Census’s, no sharp jumps) before it is published.
Limitations: Goods only, not services. General imports at customs value, total exports at f.a.s. value. Port figures are subtotals and don’t add up to the national total. Listed ports only: Census’s pseudo-ports (mail, low-value shipments, vessels under their own power) and unnamed ports are left out.

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Largest ports for trade with New Zealand, by trade, U.S. dollars · January–August 2026 · port subtotals
Port	Imports	Exports
Philadelphia, PA	$1.7B	$103.4M
Los Angeles International Airport, CA	$254.8M	$380.6M
Long Beach, CA	$349.4M	$210.6M
New Orleans, LA	$37.7M	$502.9M
Oakland, CA	$421.9M	$106.3M
Los Angeles, CA	$387.7M	$134.1M
Seattle, WA	$205.8M	$41.4M
Charleston, SC	$157.6M	$63.7M
Newark, NJ	$212.7M	$7.0M
Chicago, IL	$35.7M	$182.3M

Trade with New Zealand by the ports’ main mode

U.S. dollars · January–August 2026 · every listed port

Imports
Exports

Mainly vessel
Imports: $3.8B
Exports: $1.1B
Mainly air
Imports: $620.2M
Exports: $1.4B
Mainly land/other
Imports: $19.0M
Exports: $32.8M
Mixed
Imports: $115.7K
Exports: $829.0K

Ports grouped by their main mode by trade value over the latest twelve months (vessel or air at least half; land/other when vessel and air together are under half; otherwise mixed). A port’s group says how most of its trade moves, not what kind of gateway it is.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port); released 2026-10-16; retrieved 2026-10-16. Not seasonally adjusted.

Official statisticCK estimateSource figures as of October 16, 2026Sources & methods

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port)
Period covered: January–August 2026
Source figures as of: October 16, 2026
Geography: Listed U.S. ports handling trade with New Zealand
Sector: International trade in goods
Seasonal adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted
Transformations: Monthly values summed over the period by CK Economics. Ports grouped by their main mode over the latest twelve months, and each group summed, by CK Economics
Revisions: When Census publishes a new month, CK re-collects the previous 12; older months are re-collected after Census’s annual revision each June, or sooner if Census’s totals for them change. Revised figures replace earlier ones.
Data status: Each month passes CK’s release checks (complete, totals reconcile with Census’s, no sharp jumps) before it is published.
Limitations: Goods only, not services. General imports at customs value, total exports at f.a.s. value. A port’s group says how most of its trade moves, not what kind of gateway it is.

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Trade with New Zealand by the ports’ main mode, U.S. dollars · January–August 2026 · every listed port
Main mode by value	Imports	Exports
Mainly vessel	$3.8B	$1.1B
Mainly air	$620.2M	$1.4B
Mainly land/other	$19.0M	$32.8M
Mixed	$115.7K	$829.0K

Monthly U.S. imports from and exports to New Zealand

U.S. dollars · January 2025–August 2026 · national totals

Imports
Exports

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port); released 2026-10-16; retrieved 2026-10-16. Not seasonally adjusted.

Official statisticSource figures as of October 16, 2026Sources & methods

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port)
Period covered: January 2025–August 2026
Source figures as of: October 16, 2026
Geography: U.S. trade with New Zealand, all U.S. customs districts
Sector: International trade in goods
Seasonal adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted
Transformations: None: figures as published
Revisions: When Census publishes a new month, CK re-collects the previous 12; older months are re-collected after Census’s annual revision each June, or sooner if Census’s totals for them change. Revised figures replace earlier ones.
Data status: Each month passes CK’s release checks (complete, totals reconcile with Census’s, no sharp jumps) before it is published.
Limitations: Goods only, not services. General imports at customs value, total exports at f.a.s. value.

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Monthly U.S. imports from and exports to New Zealand, U.S. dollars · January 2025–August 2026 · national totals
Month	Imports	Exports
Jan 2025	$481.3M	$303.6M
Feb 2025	$421.3M	$320.8M
Mar 2025	$504.2M	$339.9M
Apr 2025	$546.6M	$408.1M
May 2025	$527.5M	$320.5M
Jun 2025	$481.3M	$294.9M
Jul 2025	$487.4M	$345.0M
Aug 2025	$424.9M	$367.7M
Sep 2025	$485.2M	$377.4M
Oct 2025	$395.4M	$368.0M
Nov 2025	$421.7M	$331.0M
Dec 2025	$401.8M	$313.5M
Jan 2026	$496.8M	$344.8M
Feb 2026	$405.5M	$288.1M
Mar 2026	$569.7M	$348.9M
Apr 2026	$576.6M	$317.5M
May 2026	$576.8M	$371.2M
Jun 2026	$700.1M	$298.9M
Jul 2026	$620.8M	$327.4M
Aug 2026	$543.1M	$429.0M

Monthly U.S. goods balance with New Zealand

U.S. dollars, exports − imports · January 2025–August 2026 · national totals

Deficit (below zero)
Surplus (above zero)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port); released 2026-10-16; retrieved 2026-10-16. Not seasonally adjusted.

Official statisticCK estimateSource figures as of October 16, 2026Sources & methods

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, International Trade API (goods trade by country, national and by U.S. port)
Period covered: January 2025–August 2026
Source figures as of: October 16, 2026
Geography: U.S. trade with New Zealand, all U.S. customs districts
Sector: International trade in goods
Seasonal adjustment: Not seasonally adjusted
Transformations: Balance (exports − imports) calculated by CK Economics
Revisions: When Census publishes a new month, CK re-collects the previous 12; older months are re-collected after Census’s annual revision each June, or sooner if Census’s totals for them change. Revised figures replace earlier ones.
Data status: Each month passes CK’s release checks (complete, totals reconcile with Census’s, no sharp jumps) before it is published.
Limitations: Goods only, not services. General imports at customs value, total exports at f.a.s. value.

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Monthly U.S. goods balance with New Zealand, U.S. dollars, exports − imports · January 2025–August 2026 · national totals
Month	Balance
Jan 2025	−$177.7M
Feb 2025	−$100.5M
Mar 2025	−$164.3M
Apr 2025	−$138.5M
May 2025	−$207.1M
Jun 2025	−$186.4M
Jul 2025	−$142.4M
Aug 2025	−$57.2M
Sep 2025	−$107.8M
Oct 2025	−$27.4M
Nov 2025	−$90.8M
Dec 2025	−$88.3M
Jan 2026	−$152.0M
Feb 2026	−$117.4M
Mar 2026	−$220.8M
Apr 2026	−$259.0M
May 2026	−$205.7M
Jun 2026	−$401.2M
Jul 2026	−$293.5M
Aug 2026	−$114.0M

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IMF World Economic Outlook, annual

GDP, current U.S. dollars: $260 bn; 2025 · +0.2% on 2024; IMF ›
Real GDP growth: 0.3%; 2025 · +0.6 pp on 2024; IMF ›
GDP per person: $48,749; 2025 · −0.5% on 2024; IMF ›
GDP per person, PPP: $55,871 PPP; 2025 · +2.3% on 2024; IMF ›

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IMF, annual

Inflation, annual average: 2.8%; 2025 · −0.1 pp on 2024; IMF ›
Unemployment rate: 5.3%; 2025 · +0.5 pp on 2024; IMF ›

Public finances and the external account

IMF, annual, % of GDP

Government gross debt: 54.7%; 2025 · +3.3 pp on 2024; IMF ›
Government balance: −4.0%; 2025 · −0.8 pp on 2024; IMF ›
Current account balance: −3.0%; 2025 · +1.9 pp on 2024; IMF ›

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World Economic Outlook, October 2026. Shaded columns from 2026 on are the IMF’s projections, not CK Economics’.

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Indicator	2024	2025	2026IMF forecast →	2027 (IMF forecast)	2028 (IMF forecast)	2029 (IMF forecast)	2030 (IMF forecast)
Real GDP growth, %	−0.3	0.3	2.0	2.6	2.7	2.5	2.4
Inflation, annual average, %	2.9	2.8	4.1	2.8	2.0	2.0	2.0
Unemployment rate, %	4.8	5.3	5.4	5.1	4.5	4.3	4.4
Government balance, % of GDP	−3.2	−4.0	−4.1	−3.3	−2.2	−1.3	−0.8
Government gross debt, % of GDP	51.4	54.7	57.1	58.0	57.8	57.1	56.3
Current account balance, % of GDP	−4.9	−3.0	−3.4	−3.4	−2.8	−2.9	−2.9

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Period covered: 1980 – 2025
Source figures as of: October 8, 2026
Geography: New Zealand
Sector: Whole economy (not a single sector)
Seasonal adjustment: Not applicable
Transformations: None: figures as published
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Assumptions: International Monetary Fund’s own
Horizon: To 2031
Interval: Not recorded
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