• Up 0.8% q/q, a miss on expected of +1.0%. The prior revised to +0.8%, from +0.9%

  • For the y/y up 4.2%

From StatsNZ:

  • Eleven of the 15 industries had higher sales volumes this quarter

The largest increases in:

  • motor-vehicle and parts retailing - up 1.9 percent
  • pharmaceutical and other store-based retailing - up 2.5 percent
  • accommodation - up 3.5 percent
  • electrical and electronic goods - up 2.0 percent.