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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 31/3/07:

Country of Destination
Quantity (Kgm)
Value ($FOB)
Australia
3,423,739
15,870,529
Pacific Islands
1,259,798
3,107,774
Japan and Korea
5,923,311
15,675,995
Hong Kong and Taiwan
271,129
1,581,274
India
24,130
68,777
Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Papua New Guinea
452,679
1,163,747
Republic of China
239,410
1,197,437
Thailand and Vietnam
37,907
142,405
United Arab Emirates
35,730
186,928
United Kingdom & Ireland
149,274
537,761
USA
27,845
135,316
West Indies
40,137
93,238
Total
11,885,089
$39,940,278
Previous year - to 31/03/2006:
12,077,864
$39,003,262

Ice cream imports
Year ended 31/3/07:

Country of Source
Quantity (Kgm)
Value ($CIF)
Australia
1,969,628
11,687,386
Germany
91,000
432,083
Italy
83,588
773,900
Korea
109,009
427,493
Malaysia, Philippines and Thailand
16,371
42,125
Netherlands
45,242
389,187
Republic of China
445,206
1,353,837
Switzerland
18
74
United Kingdom
85,978
651,640
Total
2,846,040
$15,757,725
Previous year - to 31/03/2006:
2,843,806
$13,054,362

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

 
Exports
$NZ
Imports
$NZ
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
1998
22,930,269
13,387,378

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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