Growth in exports is critical to higher productivity and a more prosperous future. It will give the next generation real choices and lock-in New Zealand as a small, but successful part of the global economy. Despite the difficulties the Government has faced through the Global Financial Crisis and a strong New Zealand dollar, our exports have grown at an average annual rate of 5.6 per cent in the four years to March 2012 and last year accelerated to a growth rate of 8.5 per cent, driven by a phenomenal 51 per cent increase in exports to China.
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