Thursday, August 14, 2014
Retail spending has continued to rise in the June 2014 quarter, led by an increase in the motor-vehicle and parts retailing industry.
Statistics New Zealand says the volume of retail trade sales rose 1.2%, following a 0.8% rise in the previous quarter.
Eleven of the 15 industries had higher sales in June.
In actual terms, the value of total retail sales was $18.2b.