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Export destinations 1869 and 1919

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In 1869 almost all of New Zealand’s exports went to the United Kingdom and Australia. Sixty years later in 1919 New Zealand's export  destinations had diversified a little, but a huge 82% of exports went to the United Kingdom.

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Sources: G. T. Bloomfield, New Zealand: a handbook of historical statistics. Boston: G. K. Hall, 1984, p. 292–293; Statistics New Zealand

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Chris Nixon and John Yeabsley, Overseas trade policy – Early trade – 1840s to 1920s, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/graph/21971/export-destinations-1869-and-1919 (accessed 25 June 2026).

Story by Chris Nixon and John Yeabsley, published 12 April 2010.