Latest seasonally adjusted movements in the Retail Trade Survey compared with ECT data, as first published:
- retail trade sales increased 0.8 percent in May 2009
- retail ECT series increased 0.9 percent in May 2009
- core retail trade sales increased 1.6 percent in May 2009
- core retail ECT series increased 1.6 percent in May 2009 .
Latest movement in the Food Price Index:
- the Food Price Index rose 2.8 percent in June 2009.
Latest movement in the Consumers Price Index:
- the Consumers Price Index rose 0.6 percent in the June 2009 quarter.
Latest movement in credit card billings, as issued by the Reserve Bank of New Zealand:
- credit card billings increased 2.6 percent in June 2009 compared with June 2008.
Previous releases of Electronic Card Transactions data are available on the Statistics NZ website (www.stats.govt.nz).
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Clara Eatherly or Ken Smart
Christchurch 03 964 8700
Email: info@stats.govt.nz.
Next release ...
Electronic Card Transactions: August 2009 will be released on 9 September 2009.