New Zealand Retail Sales fall 0.5% QoQ in Q2, vs 0.1 expected

New Zealand Retail Sales fall 0.5% QoQ in Q2, vs 0.1 expected

Retail Sales,a measures of the volume of sales of goods by retailers in New Zealand, fell 0.1% QoQ in the second quarter (Q2) of 2026 after rising 1.0% in Q1 (revised from 0.9%), the latest data published by the Statistics New Zealand showed on Monday.  The market forecast was for a 0.1% decline in the reported month. The Retail Sales ex Autos increase 0.7% QoQ in Q2, compared with the previous rise of 1.1% (revised from 1.0%).  Market reaction …

New Zealand Retail Sales Fall -0.35% Q/Q as Fuel Price Surge Masks Weaker Volumes - ActionForex

New Zealand retail sales volumes fell -0.5% q/q in Q2, reversing a revised 1.0% rise in Q1 and missing expectations for a 0.1% increase. Excluding autos, however, sales rose 0.7%, slowing from a revised 1.1% but comfortably beating consensus of 0.3%. Eight of 15 industries recorded lower sales volumes, pointing to a mixed rather than […] The post New Zealand Retail Sales Fall -0.35% Q/Q as Fuel Price Surge Masks Weaker Volumes appeared first on …

Stats NZ reports first fall in seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes since 2024

Statistics NZ’s retail trade survey finds squeezed household budgets caused a 0.5% drop in seasonally adjusted retail sales volumes in the June quarter, the first quarterly fall since December 2024

New Zealand Retail Sales Beat Forecasts In Q2, Rising 0.7% Quarter-on-Quarter

BitcoinWorld New Zealand Retail Sales Beat Forecasts in Q2, Rising 0.7% Quarter-on-Quarter New Zealand’s retail sales volumes rose 0.7% in the second quarter of 2024 compared with the previous three-month period, according to data released by Stats NZ on [Date of release]. This was above market expectations of a 0.1% increase, signaling a modest rebound in consumer spending despite persistent cost-of-living pressures. What the data shows The se…