Financial News: New Zealand Retail Sales Climb 0.5% In Q2

New Zealand Retail Sales Climb 0.5% In Q2

08/24/2025 - 18:55:00 (RTTNews)

(RTTNews) - The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 0.5 percent on quarter in the second quarter of 2025, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday - coming in at NZ$25 billion.

That beat forecasts for an increase of 0.1 percent following the 0.8 percent gain in the three months prior.

The value of seasonally adjusted retail sales was NZ$31 billion, up 0.1 percent (NZ$36 million).

By industry, the largest movements were: . electrical and electronic goods retailing - up 4.6 percent . supermarket and grocery stores - up 1.3 percent . clothing, footwear, and personal accessories - down 4.3 percent . pharmaceutical and other store-based retailing - up 1.2 percent . department stores - up 1.0 percent.

For comments and feedback: contact editorial@rttnews.com

Market News provided by RTTNews

RECENT INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL NEWS

New Zealand Retail Sales Climb 0.5% In Q2 (03 hr(s), 55 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 0.5 perce ...Full Story»

New Zealand Retail Sales Data Due On Monday (04 hr(s), 48 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - New Zealand will on Monday release Q2 numbers for retail sales, highlighting a light d ...Full Story»

Powell Says Outlook, Shifting Balance Of Risks 'May Warrant' Lower Rates (12 hr(s), 16 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell delivered a highly-anticipated speech before the J ...Full Story»

Slovenia Consumer Sentiment Rises Slightly (12 hr(s), 32 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Slovenian consumers remained slightly less pessimistic in August, figures from the Sta ...Full Story»

U.S. Retail Sales Climb 0.5% In July, In Line With Estimates (13 hr(s), 31 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - A report released by the Commerce Department on Friday showed retail sales in the U.S. ...Full Story»

Mexico GDP Grows Less Than Estimated In Q2 (14 hr(s), 05 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The Mexican economy expanded less than initially estimated in the second quarter, th ...Full Story»

Denmark Business Confidence Eases In August (14 hr(s), 18 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - Denmark's business confidence indicator decreased in August, survey data from St ...Full Story»

U.S. Import Price Growth Exceeds Estimates In July (14 hr(s), 22 min(s), 15 sec(s) ago)
(RTTNews) - The Labor Department released a report on Friday showing import prices in the U.S. inc ...Full Story»