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.