- expected fall $100m
- The Yearly surplus was NZ$ 1.13bn vs expectation $1.33bn
- December Exports were on target at NZ$ 3.80bn
- December Imports were higher than expected at NZ$ 4.05bn vs NZ$ 3.83bn expected
- December New Housing Consents fell 18.6% against previous month
NZ/USD trades 0.7700 ish , low at 0.7698 and AUD/NZ 1.2855