New Zealand trade balance for August NZD -2144mm (prior NZD -402m)

New Zealand trade balance for August shows a deficit of 2,144m NZD

• prior NZD -402m

exports NZD 4.35bn ... a big drop from July

• prior NZD 5.75bn

imports NZD 6.49bn, hanging in strong

• prior NZD 6.16bn

for the YTD trade balance NZD -2.94bn

• prior -1.1bn