Hon GRANT ROBERTSON: The overseas merchandise trade figures for March show that firms appear more confident in investing more on the back of an improving economic environment. Imports of machinery and plant rose 26 percent to $922 million in March, compared with the same month a year earlier. For the March quarter, imports of machinery and plant rose 11 percent to $2.4 billion. While the economy is continuing to perform ahead of expectations, the global situation remains uncertain, and we can expect volatility in domestic and international data for some time.