October 2017 monthly values are actual and compared with October 2016:

• Milk powder, butter, and cheese leads exports rise

• Goods exports rose $636 million (16 percent) to $4.6 billion in October 2017.

• Milk powder, butter, and cheese had the largest rise of any commodity group, up $231 million (22 percent) to $1.3 billion.

• Milk powder rose $132 million (25 percent) in value - quantity was down 4.9 percent.

• Butter rose $49 million (38 percent) in value - quantity was down 26 percent.

• Milk and cream rose $35 million (80 percent) in value, and 32 percent in quantity.

• Logs, wood, and wood articles (our third-largest export commodity) rose $98 million (27 percent) to $461 million, led by treated and untreated logs, up $83 million.

• Meat and edible offal (our second-largest export commodity) rose $63 million (20 percent) to $378 million, led by lamb, up $61 million.