NZ data - February credit card spending +0.7% m/m (prior -0.6%)

New Zealand February credit card spending +0.7% m/m

• prior -0.6%

And +7.0% y/y

• prior +4.6%

Once again NZ data showing better in the early part of 2018 after the post election wobble in late 2017

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ps, some earlier data from Australia ....

February skilled vacancies +0.6% m/m

• prior +0.8% (revised from +1.2%)