NZ imports, exports reach new highs in January

NZ imports, exports reach new highs in January
Tina Morrison
By Tina Morrison Feb. 27 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand increased its trade activity at the start of 2018, with imports and exports both reaching new highs for a January month.  Goods exports jumped 9.5 percent to $4.31 billion compared with January last year, while imports surged 17 percent to $4.88 billion, resulting in a trade deficit of $566 million, wider than the $227 million deficit in January last year and the largest for the month since 2007, Statistics New Zealand said. The latest data is a big swing from December when the coun...