New Zealand Card spending for September: Retail +0.9% m/m (+0.4 expected)

New Zealand Card spending for September

Retail +0.9% m/m

• expected +0.4% m/m, prior was 0.4%
• The y/y retail spend is up 6.1%

Total +0.7% m/m

• prior was 0.1% m/m

Core retail spending (excludes vehicle-related industries) up 1.2% for September (prior was +1.0 percent in August)

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Not usually an FX market mover; the NZD is barely changed.