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As of 2022, New Zealand's merchandise exports totaled approximately **US\$45.6 billion**, reflecting a diverse economy with strong contributions from the agriculture, forestry, and manufacturing sectors. | Rank | Product Category | Export Value (US\$ Billion) | Share of Total Exports | | ---- | --------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------- | ---------------------- | | 1 | **Dairy products, eggs, honey, edible products** | \$12.47 | 27.0% | | 2 | **Meat and edible meat offal** | \$5.22 | 11.5% | | 3 | **Wood and articles of wood, wood charcoal** | \$2.89 | 6.3% | | 4 | **Edible fruits, nuts, peel of citrus fruit, melons** | \$2.88 | 6.3% | | 5 | **Cereal, flour, starch, milk preparations and products** | \$1.65 | 3.6% | | 6 | **Beverages, spirits and vinegar** | \$1.51 | 3.3% | | 7 | **Machinery, nuclear reactors, boilers** | \$1.51 | 3.3% | | 8 | **Fish, crustaceans, molluscs, aquatic invertebrates** | \$1.22 | 2.7% | | 9 | **Albuminoids, modified starches, glues, enzymes** | \$1.18 | 2.6% | | 10 | **Electrical, electronic equipment** | \$0.96 | 2.1% | | 11 | **Miscellaneous edible preparations** | \$0.92 | 2.0% | | 12 | **Aluminum** | \$0.91 | 2.0% | | 13 | **Optical, photo, technical, medical apparatus** | \$0.83 | 1.8% | | 14 | **Commodities not specified according to kind** | \$0.78 | 1.7% | | 15 | **Pearls, precious stones, metals, coins** | \$0.74 | 1.6% | | 16 | **Mineral fuels, oils, distillation products** | \$0.47 | 1.0% | | 17 | **Pulp of wood, fibrous cellulosic material, waste** | \$0.43 | 0.9% | | 18 | **Pharmaceutical products** | \$0.40 | 0.9% | | 19 | **Products of animal origin** | \$0.37 | 0.8% | | 20 | **Residues, wastes of food industry, animal fodder** | \$0.35 | 0.8% | Top Export Destinations **China**: \$12.7 billion (27.9% of total exports) **Australia**: \$5.5 billion (12.1%) **United States**: \$4.9 billion (10.8%) **Japan**: \$2.6 billion (5.8%) **South Korea**: \$1.7 billion (3.7%) These figures highlight New Zealand's strong trade relationships within the Asia-Pacific region and with North America.
