Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: The overseas merchandise trade figures show that businesses do appear confident to be investing more in the economy and in New Zealand's recovery. Imports of machinery and plant rose 18 percent to $905 million in December, compared with the same month a year earlier. For the December quarter, imports of machinery and plant rose 31 percent to $2.8 billion for the year. The same imports rose 20 percent to $9.8 billion. Despite the uncertainty around the pandemic, the New Zealand economy does remain resilient.