Shoppers spend more on electronic cards in December

Shoppers spend more on electronic cards in December
Jan 14 (BusinessDesk) - Christmas shoppers used plastic cards to spend up on pretty much everything except fuel, according to Statistics New Zealand. The value of electronic card spending in retail industries rose 0.3 percent in December from November. It was the third consecutive monthly increase. The value of total electronic card transactions rose by 0.4 percent in December. The data suggested a more healthy retail environment at the end of 2012, ASB economists said. “A trend of gradually improving retail spending poses little concern to...