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NZ retail sales rise 1.6% in Sept quarter on robust auto trading, consumer electronics

NZ retail sales rise 1.6% in Sept quarter on robust auto trading, consumer electronics

By Paul McBeth Nov. 16 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand retail sales volumes rose in the September quarter as strong motor vehicle activity and a pick-up in consumer electronics drove consumer spending, beating expectations. The volume of retail sales gained a seasonally adjust...

Paul McBeth 15 Nov 2015
NZ services sector activity comes off its highs in October

NZ services sector activity comes off its highs in October

By Tina Morrison Nov. 16 (BusinessDesk) - New Zealand's services sector, which accounts for about two-thirds of the economy, expanded at a slower rate in October as it came off its highest level in almost eight years. The BNZ-BusinessNZ seasonally adjusted performance of se...

Tina Morrison 15 Nov 2015
NZX debt market value jumps 41% after LGFA lists all its local government bonds

NZX debt market value jumps 41% after LGFA lists all its local government bonds

By Jonathan Underhill Nov. 16 (BusinessDesk) - The value of debt securities traded on the NZX debt market has jumped by 41 percent after the Local Government Funding Agency listed all of its $5.56 billion of bonds. The listing of the bonds, which range in maturity from 2017...