Petrol-price increases squeeze household consumption on other items.
Nevil Gibson Mon, 12 Aug 2019
Retail card spending in July fell 0.1% – a much lower than expected result after being flat in June when it also fell short of expectations.
Stats NZ said the seasonal figures show spending fell across most retail sectors compared with a year ago. The only increase came from the fuel industry,
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