The value of total credit card spending in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 1.5 percent on month in April, Statistics New Zealand said on Tuesday.
That follows the 0.4 percent increase in March.
Retail card spending advanced 0.9 percent - beating forecasts for 0.5 percent and up from 0.1 percent in the previous month.
Core retail spending (which excludes the vehicle-related industries) rose 0.4 percent in April after a 0.2 percent rise in March.
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