| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||||||
| Dec | Mar | June | Sept | Dec | Mar | Jun | Sep | Dec | Mar | ||||
| New Zealand production | 931 | 924 | 1090 | 1209 | 1107 | 1080 | 1120 | 1115 | 1009 | 984 | |||
| Less Exports | 442 | 363 | 469 | 513 | 483 | 395 | 413 | 415 | 406 | 389 | |||
| Balance | 489 | 561 | 621 | 696 | 624 | 685 | 707 | 700 | 603 | 595 | |||
| Change in Stock at mills | 65 | 37 | -2 | -44 | 28 | -29 | -73 | -61 | 39 | 28 | |||
| Balance | 554 | 598 | 619 | 652 | 652 | 656 | 634 | 639 | 642 | 623 | |||
| Imports | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |||
| Total Available to Domestic Market | 562 | 606 | 627 | 660 | 660 | 664 | 642 | 647 | 650 | 631 | |||