Latest seasonally adjusted movements in the Retail Trade Survey compared with ECT data, as first published:
retail trade sales increased 0.5 percent in April 2009
retail ECT series increased 0.3 percent in April 2009
core retail trade sales decreased 0.1 percent in April 2009
core retail ECT series increased 0.5 percent in April 2009 .
Latest movement in the Food Price Index:
- the Food Price Index rose 0.3 percent in May 2009.
Latest movement in the Consumers Price Index:
- the Consumers Price Index rose 0.3 percent in the March 2009 quarter.
Latest movement in credit card billings, as issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:
- credit card billings decreased 5.4 percent in May 2009 compared with May 2008.
Previous releases of Electronic Card Transactions data are available on the Statistics NZ website (www.stats.govt.nz).
For technical enquiries, contact:
Robin Loomes or Ken Smart
Christchurch 03 964 8700
Email: info@stats.govt.nz.
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Electronic Card Transactions: July 2009 will be released on 11 August 2009.