The economy and the housing market may be showing signs of slowing, but retail sales were relatively solid in February, apart from a dip in new car sales.
Core retail sales, which exclude motor vehicle sales and petrol sales, were NZ$3.902 billion in February, up 6.3% from February last year. This compares with sales in January of NZ$3.973 billion, which was up 4.6% from the same month a year ago.
Consumer confidence fell to a record low in early April, a survey by polling company Roy Morgan found. The index fell below 100 for the first time and has fallen 26.6 points in less than 3 months to 99.7, which is the fastest and biggest decline in the four year history of the survey.
The economy and the housing market may be showing signs of slowing, but retail sales were relatively solid in February, apart from a dip in new car sales.
Core retail sales, which exclude motor vehicle sales and petrol sales, were NZ$3.902 billion in February, up 6.3% from February last year. This compares with sales in January of NZ$3.973 billion, which was up 4.6% from the same month a year ago.
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Consumer confidence fell to a record low in early April, a survey by polling company Roy Morgan found. The index fell below 100 for the first time and has fallen 26.6 points in less than 3 months to 99.7, which is the fastest and biggest decline in the four year history of the survey.
ofInterestNZ 3 years ago