The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand was down a seasonally adjusted 1.0 percent on quarter in the second quarter of 2023, Statistics New Zealand said on Wednesday, coming in at NZ$25 billion.
That beat forecasts for a decline of 2.6 percent following the downwardly revised 1.6 percent contraction in the three months prior (originally -1.4 percent).
Core retail sales fell 1.8 percent on quarter, also beating expectations for a fall of 2.5 percent following the 1.5 percent decline in the first quarter.
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