NZ card spending (Nov): Retail -0.1% m/m (expected +0.4%)

New Zealand card spending

Retail +0.1% m/m

• expected +0.4% and prior +0.5%, revised from +0.6%

Total -0.3% m/m

• prior +0.6%

Stats NZ:

"We are not sure how sales may have been affected by the 14 November, 7.8 magnitude earthquake in the upper South Island, which also caused ongoing disruption in central Wellington," business indicators senior manager Neil Kelly said.