Retail Sales in New Zealand increased 4.50 percent in the third quarter of 2025 over the same quarter in the previous year. Retail Sales YoY in New Zealand averaged 2.69 percent from 1996 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 33.10 percent in the second quarter of 2021 and a record low of -14.10 percent in the second quarter of 2020. source: Statistics New Zealand

Retail Sales YoY in New Zealand is expected to be 2.80 percent by the end of this quarter, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the New Zealand Retail Sales YoY is projected to trend around 2.60 percent in 2027 and 1.90 percent in 2028, according to our econometric models.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2025-08-24 10:45 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Q2 2.3% 0.7% 1.0%
2025-11-26 09:45 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Q3 4.5% 2.3% 1.8%
2026-02-22 09:45 PM
Retail Sales YoY
Q4 4.5% 3.6%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Consumer Spending 45596.00 45537.00 NZD Million Sep 2025
Electronic Retail Card Spending YoY 6907.00 6985.00 NZD Million Jan 2026
Retail Sales 1.90 0.70 percent Sep 2025
Retail Sales YoY 4.50 2.30 percent Sep 2025


New Zealand Retail Sales YoY
In New Zealand, the year-over-year change in Retail sales compares the aggregated sales of retail goods and services during a certain month to the same month a year ago.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
4.50 2.30 33.10 -14.10 1996 - 2025 percent Quarterly
Constant Prices, NSA