People of European origin make up about 70& of the population of 4 millions,following imm following immigration from the 1920’s onwards. Many recent  settlers have come from Asia.  including India and China, and a number of the Pacific Islands.

Key Statistics

 

Official Name – New Zealand

 

Capital – Wellington

 

Independence – 1907

 

Population – 4,430,400

 

Total Area – 268,021 km

 

Language Spoken – English, Maori.

 

 Climate –

 

Summer (Mar/Apr/May) 14 – 25

Autumn (Mar/Apr/May) 11 – 21

Winter (Jun/Jul/Aug) 7 – 16

Spring (Sep/Oct/Nov) 9 – 19

 

Economic Indicators

 

Currency – New Zealand dollar (NZD)

 

Central Bank – Reserve Bank of New Zealand

 

GDP – 180,548 Billion US$

 

Inflation – 2.1%

 

Unemployment Rate – 6%

 

 

 

GDP Composition by Sector –

 

Agriculture: 4.7%
Industry: 24%
Services: 71.1% (2011 estimate)

 

 

 

Major Industries By Rating –

 

Wool meat and dairy products contribute to over 30% of New Zealand’s export revenues. The manufacture sector is growing with the emphasis on hi-tech. The forestry industry increasingly aims afforestation with pine trees grow for pulp & timber rather than the felling of native species.

 

• Chemicals
• Electronics
• Engineering
• Fish Processing
• Food Processing
• Meat Processing
• Textiles
• Timber Processing

 

Biggest Companies in New Zealand are as following –

 

• Progressive Enterprises Ltd
• Fletcher Building Limited
• Fonterra Co-Operative Group Ltd
• Spotless Facility Services (NZ) Limited
• New Zealand Defence Force
• New Zealand Police
• Auckland District Health Board
• Carter Holt Harvey Limited
• Air New Zealand Limited
• ANZ National Bank Limited

 

 

 

The Major Export Items & Its classifications are as follow –

 

• Dairy products
• Meat
• Wood and wood products
• Fish
• Machinery

• Source –

  GDP                                                                   

  http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm

  Central Bank                                                     

  http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm

  GDP Composition by Sector                          

  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/

  Inflation                                                            

  http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm

  Unemployment Rate                                       

   http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2012/01/index.htm

  Biggest Companies                                        

  http://www.forbes.com/lists/

  The Major Export Items & Its Classification

  https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/