New Zealand posted a merchandise trade surplus of NZ$339 million in February, Statistics New Zealand said on Thursday.
That exceeded expectations for a surplus of NZ$90 million following the upwardly revised NZ$13 million surplus in January (originally NZ$8 million).
Exports jumped 9.3 percent on year to NZ$4.2 billion, while imports added an annual 2.8 percent to NZ$3.9 billion.
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