Card spending data covers around 68% of core retail sales in NZ. Its used as the main retail sales indicator.
As an aside ... spending rose 108% y/y! Pesky year ago lockdowns impacting data readings!
As an aside ... spending rose 108% y/y! Pesky year ago lockdowns impacting data readings!
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