Quarterly exports rise 2.1 percent The seasonally adjusted value of exported goods rose 2.1 percent ($283 million) to $13.6 billion in the March 2014 quarter. This followed a 9.3 percent rise in the December 2013 quarter. The trend, which reflects the long-term behaviour of export values, has been increasing, and is now at a new high. It is 22 percent higher than in the March 2013 quarter. Meat and edible offal leads the rise in quarterly exports Meat and edible offal (New Zealand’s second-largest export commodity group) led the rise in seasonally adjusted exports in the March 2014 quarter, led by sheepmeat. Values ... (full story)