New Zealand Retail Sales ex Autos (QoQ): 1.5% (4Q) vs 1.2%

Feb 22, 2026

New Zealand Retail Sales (QoQ) above forecasts (0.6%) in 4Q: Actual (0.9%)

New Zealand’s Retail Sales climb 0.9% QoQ in Q4 vs. 0.6% expected

New Zealand’s Retail Sales, a measure of the country’s consumer spending, climbed 0.9% QoQ in the fourth quarter (Q4) of 2025 from the previous reading of 1.9%, according to the official data published by Statistics New Zealand on Monday. This figure came in above the market consensus of 0.6%.