New Zealand's annual imports from South-East Asia are up by 15 per cent

WELLINGTON (Xinhua): New Zealand's imports from the Association of South-East Asian Nations (Asean) rose 15 per cent to NZ$16 billion (US$9.06 billion) in the year to September, driven largely by higher fuel imports, official data showed on Monday.

The total was up NZ$2.1 billion from the previous year, accounting for almost a fifth of New Zealand's total imports of NZ$92 billion in the year to September, according to the national statistics agency Stats NZ.

New Zealand imports mostly refined fuels, including petrol, diesel and jet fuel. Fuel imports from ASEAN rose 30 per cent year on year to NZ$5.5 billion during the period, with Singapore contributing NZ$4 billion and Malaysia NZ$1.3 billion, Stats NZ said.

"Fuel imports from ASEAN contributed 42 per cent of the total value of New Zealand fuel imports in the year ended September 2026," Stats NZ international accounts spokesperson Shanna Dilworth said in a statement.

The rising value of fuel imports over the period was predominantly driven by higher prices, the agency said.

Imports of mechanical machinery and equipment from ASEAN, including computers, jet engines, turbines and air-conditioners, rose 33 per cent to NZ$1.3 billion, while electrical machinery and equipment imports, including phones, transformers and insulation materials, grew 17 per cent to NZ$1.5 billion, statistics showed.

This reflects expanding manufacturing of products such as computers and phones in countries including Vietnam and Thailand, the statement said.

Meanwhile, New Zealand's exports to ASEAN rose 11 per cent year on year to NZ$9.6 billion in the year ending September 2026, led by dairy products, which increased 14 per cent to NZ$5.7 billion, the statement said, adding that Indonesia was the leading ASEAN destination for New Zealand dairy exports, with their value rising 16 per cent to NZ$1.5 billion.

ASEAN, comprising 11 member countries, was New Zealand's second-largest dairy export market after China, accounting for almost a quarter of New Zealand's total dairy export value during the period, Dilworth said. -- XINHUA

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新华社惠灵顿电：官方数据显示，截至9月份的一年中，新西兰从东南亚国家联盟（东盟）的进口额增长了15%，达到160亿新西兰元（90.6亿美元），主要原因是燃料进口增加。

据新西兰国家统计局（Stats NZ）的数据显示，进口总额比上一年增加了 21 亿新西兰元，占新西兰截至 9 月份一年进口总额 920 亿新西兰元的近五分之一。

新西兰主要进口精炼燃料，包括汽油、柴油和航空煤油。新西兰统计局表示，在此期间，新西兰从东盟进口的燃料同比增长30%，达到55亿新西兰元，其中新加坡贡献了40亿新西兰元，马来西亚贡献了13亿新西兰元。

新西兰统计局国际账户发言人莎娜·迪尔沃思在一份声明中表示：“截至2026年9月的一年中，从东盟进口的燃料占新西兰燃料进口总值的42%。”

该机构表示，在此期间燃料进口额的增长主要是由价格上涨推动的。

统计数据显示，从东盟进口的机械设备（包括计算机、喷气发动机、涡轮机和空调）增长了 33%，达到 13 亿新西兰元；而从东盟进口的电气设备（包括电话、变压器和绝缘材料）增长了 17%，达到 15 亿新西兰元。

声明称，这反映出越南和泰国等国的计算机和手机等产品制造业正在扩张。

与此同时，声明称，截至2026年9月的一年中，新西兰对东盟的出口额同比增长11%，达到96亿新西兰元，其中乳制品出口增长14%，达到57亿新西兰元。声明还补充说，印度尼西亚是新西兰乳制品出口到东盟的主要目的地，出口额增长16%，达到15亿新西兰元。

迪尔沃斯表示，东盟由11个成员国组成，是新西兰仅次于中国的第二大乳制品出口市场，在此期间，东盟的乳制品出口额占新西兰乳制品出口总额的近四分之一。——新华社

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