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Consumption (M2)
This data, sourced from Stats NZ, monitors consumption in New Zealand using the amount of retail sales as the measure.
Data files
| Retail trade sales | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | ($m) | ($m s.a.) | (q/q% s.a.) | (y/y%) |
| Previous years: | ||||
| Mar 2020 | 24,794 | 24,926 | -0.7 | 3.4 |
| Mar 2021 | 26,321 | 26,932 | 2.3 | 6.2 |
| Quarterly: | ||||
| Jun 2021 | 27,482 | 28,097 | 4.3 | 37.1 |
| Sep 2021 | 25,107 | 26,177 | -6.8 | -1.7 |
| Dec 2021 | 31,002 | 28,816 | 10.1 | 8.8 |
| Mar 2022 | 28,434 | 28,948 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
The data: coverage, periodicity and timeliness
Coverage characteristics
Retail trade statistics measure the sales of a wide range of businesses that provide household and personal goods and services.
Final consumption expenditure from the national accounts comprises expenditure by households, private non-profits, central and local government.
Periodicity
Quarterly
Timeliness
We publish retail trade statistics around seven weeks after the end of the reference quarter.
We publish gross domestic product around three months after the end of the reference quarter.
Access by the public
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Retail trade
Sales
The value sales (excluding GST) in the retail trade sector.
Volumes
Retail sales volumes expressed in September 2010 quarter prices. This is a constant price estimate that removes movement caused by price changes.
Consumption
Private
Private final consumption expenditure comprises household expenditure or outlays on consumer goods and services, and the final consumption expenditure on non-capital items of private non-profit institutions serving households.
General government
Government final consumption expenditure is the value of goods and services provided by the government sector for current consumption by the community. It includes both central and local government.
Symbols and conventions for summary table
| Symbol or convention | Definition |
|---|---|
| 0 | Zero or value rounded to zero |
| - | Not applicable |
| .. | Not available |
| bold | Revised/new |
| italics | Provisional |
| Light grey background | Historical |
General notes
- Individual figures may not sum to the totals due to rounding
- Percentage changes are calculated on unrounded numbers
- You are free to copy, distribute and adapt these statistics subject to the conditions listed on our copyright page.
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