New Zealand posted a merchandise trade deficit of NZ$2.329 billion in September, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday.
That follows the upwardly revised NZ$2.273 billion shortfall in August (originally =NZ$2.291 billion).
Exports were worth NZ$4.87 billion, down from the downwardly revised NZ$4.97 billion in the previous month (originally NZ$4.99 billion).
Imports were at NZ$7.20 billion, easing from the downwardly revised NZ$7.24 billion a month earlier (originally NZ$7.28 billion).
