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The NZICMA gathers and collates ice cream industry statistics annually, not just on production, and the very successful business of exporting ice cream from New Zealand to the rest of the world, but imports as well.

Ice cream exports
Year ended 31/3/08:

Country of Destination
Quantity (Kgm)
Value ($FOB)
Australia
4,039,573
19,314,970
Pacific Islands
995,536
2,929,104
Japan and Korea
4,563,805
11,535,085
Hong Kong and Taiwan
31,675
97,457
India
20,302
58,041
Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore and Papua New Guinea
409,255
1,330,057
Republic of China
118,959
379,207
Thailand and Vietnam
62,745
198,220
United Arab Emirates and Saudi
61,824
304,574
United Kingdom & Ireland
131,280
595,477
USA
14,673
57,986
West Indies and Peru
82,339
204,490
Total
10,531,966
$37,004,668
Previous year - to 31/03/2007:
11,885,089
$39,940,278

Ice cream imports
Year ended 31/3/08:

Country of Source
Quantity (Kgm)
Value ($CIF)
Australia
2,421,926
17,262,951
Canada and USA
28,042
345,201
Chile
99,056
272,641
Germany
122,400
564,110
Italy
19,206
213,306
Korea
159,471
608,393
Malaysia, Philippines and Taiwan
95,816
101,486
Netherlands and Belgium
31,906
288,120
Republic of China
620,090
2,293,800
United Kingdom
96,391
783,249
Total
3,694,304
$22,733,257
Previous year - to 31/03/2007:
2,846,040
$15,757,725

Total Import and Export values for the last ten years are as follows:

 
Exports
$NZ
Imports
$NZ
2008
37,004,668
22,733,257
2007
39,940,278
15,757,725
2006
39,003,262
13,054,362
2005
36,691,059
15,237,211
2004
35,049,601
13,251,216
2003
39,400,320
13,788,416
2002
33,847,419
15,597,053
2001
37,241,262
17,347,929
2000
29,884,666
14,006,485
1999
36,647,927
15,177,292

Ice cream production
New Zealand production of ice cream and related products = 0.9 million hecto litres per annum. (Source: The Latest Scoop, 2000 Edition, Int. Dairy Foods Assn.)

Ice cream consumption
New Zealanders are amongst the highest per capita consumers of ice cream in the world - lying either 2nd or 3rd (with Australia), behind the USA. (New Zealand per capita consumption of ice cream and related products = 22-23 litres per annum as at 31/12/06).

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