The total volume of overall retail sales in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday.
That beat forecasts for an increase of 0.5 percent following the upwardly revised flat reading in the previous three months (originally -0.1 percent).
The total value of seasonally adjusted retail sales was NZ$30 billion, up 1.4 percent on quarter.
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