New Zealand electronic card retail sales for August 2023:

+0.7% m/m

  • prior 0%

+3.7% y/y

  • prior +2.2%

Card spending data covers around 68% of core retail sales in NZ. Its used as the main retail sales indicator for the country.

Credit card spending

Other data from New Zealand today shows a record net migration gain. More at Stats NZ.