Mumbai, Feb. 24 -- The total volume of overall retail sales in New Zealand was up a seasonally adjusted 0.9 percent on quarter in the fourth quarter of 2024, Statistics New Zealand said on Monday.
The total value of seasonally adjusted retail sales was NZ$30 billion, up 1.4 percent on quarter.
By industry, the largest volume movements were electrical and electronic goods retailing - up 5.1 percent; department stores - up 4.2 percent; accommodation - up 7.6 percent; food and beverage services - up 2.3 percent; and pharmaceutical and other store-based retailing - down 3.4 percent.
On a yearly basis, retail sales were up 0.2 percent in Q4.
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