NZ fruit exports increased by 3.4% to $444m in April
Fruit exports advanced 3.4 per cent to $444m and wine exports jumped 20 per cent to $136m. The leading contributor to the rise however, was dairy, with exports in April jumping 35 per cent to $1.11b.
The export gains led to a goods trade surplus of $578m in April, the largest monthly trade surplus since March 2015 and the largest April surplus since 2011, Stats NZ said.
The annual trade deficit reduced to $3.48b in April from $3.71b in March and $3.8b in February, which was the highest in almost eight years.
source: nzherald.co.nz
