New Zealand Q3 Terms of Trade +0.7% Q/Q, New Record High

     SYDNEY (MNI) - From Overseas Price Indexes data for the third quarter

published by Statistics New Zealand on Friday:

                                                Q3                          Q2

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                             (seasonally-adjusted)       (seasonally-adjusted)

Goods terms of trade                         +0.7%  +1.4% (revised from +1.5%)

Goods Export Price Index                     -1.9%                       +2.3%

Goods Import Price Index                     -2.6%                       +0.9%

Services Terms of Trade                      +3.6%                       -4.8%

Services Export Price Index                  +0.9%                       -1.5%

Services Import Price Index                  -2.6%                       +3.5%

--MNI Sydney Bureau; tel: +61 2-9716-5467; email: sophia.rodrigues@marketnews.com

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