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New Zealand Trade Data On Tap For Tuesday
(RTTNews) - New Zealand will on Tuesday release March figures for imports, exports and trade balance, highlighting a light day for Asia-Pacific economic activity. In February, imports were worth NZ$6.23 billion and exports were at NZ$6.74 billion for a trade surplus of NZ$510 million.
Taiwan will see March numbers for export orders and unemployment; in February, orders surged 31.1 percent on year and the jobless rate was 3.35 percent.
Hong Kong will provide March data for unemployment; in February, the jobless rate was 3.2 percent.
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