NZ credit card spending in October shows first annual drop in three years

NZ credit card spending in October shows first annual drop in three years
Nov. 21 (BusinessDesk) - Credit card billings in New Zealand fell in October from the same month a year earlier in the first annual decline in three years. Total billings in New Zealand shrank 0.9 percent to a seasonally adjusted $2.7 billion last month from October 2011 as spending on overseas cards shrank by a quarter, according to Reserve Bank figures. Last year's local billings on foreign-issued cards were bolstered by an influx of visitors for the Rugby World Cup. Local billings on New Zealand issued cards rose 2.9 percent to $2.42 bi...