Retail Trade Survey: December 2011 quarter

For the December 2011 quarter, compared with the September 2011 quarter (seasonally adjusted):

• Core retail sales volumes rose 2.9 percent, the largest increase since the series began in 1995.
• Total retail sales volumes rose 2.2 percent.
• Total retail sales values rose 2.0 percent ($345 million), and core sales values rose 2.3 percent ($302 million).
• In the North Island, sales values rose by a record 3.0 percent, the largest since this series began in 2003.

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