New Zealand`s trade surplus widens

The trade balance produced a surplus of 631 million in March, up from February`s 83 million.

The key points of the trade report include:

• Quarterly exports fall 0.6 percent 
• Quarterly imports fall 3.3 percent  
• Trade deficit in the March 2015 quarter 
• Monthly exports fall 2.0 percent 
• Monthly imports rise 4.1 percent 
• Trade surplus in March 2015 of $631 million 
• Exchange rate movements