New Zealand had a seasonally adjusted current account deficit of NZ$5.5 billion in the first quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday.
The current account deficit for the year ended March 2025 narrowed to NZ$24.7 billion (5.7 percent of gross domestic product (GDP)) compared with the NZ$27.6 billion deficit for the March 2024 year (6.6 percent of GDP).
The seasonally adjusted goods deficit narrowed to NZ$574 million, while services moved from a surplus to a deficit of NZ$645 million.
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