New Zealand had a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$547 million in December, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday.
That exceeded expectations for a surplus of NZ$100 million following the NZ$753 million deficit in November.
Exports were up 4.8 percent on month to NZ$5.54 billion, shy of expectations for NZ$5.70 billion but up from NZ$5.23 billion in the previous month.
Imports sank 5.4 percent to NZ$5.00 billion versus expectations for NZ$5.40 billion and down from NZ$5.98 billion a month earlier.
For all of 2019, New Zealand had a trade deficit of NZ$4.31 billion.
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