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New Zealand's holiday spending dipped 0.3% in early December 2025, with food up but non-food retail down.
Consumer spending in New Zealand's first two weeks of December 2025 totaled $2.049 billion through Worldline NZ’s payments network, a 0.3% decline from 2024 after adjustments.
Food and liquor sales rose, with most regions seeing higher transaction volumes and spending, except Marlborough.
Hospitality spending improved outside major cities, with a projected peak on Saturday.
Non-food retail, including clothing and electronics, fell 5.7% year-on-year, though gift, toy, and florist sales surpassed Black Friday highs.
Regional growth was strongest in West Coast, Whanganui, and Otago, while Wellington and the Bay of Plenty declined.
Christmas Eve is expected to be the peak retail day, though economic uncertainty remains.
Data includes in-store and select online transactions, excluding non-core retail sectors.
El gasto de vacaciones de Nueva Zelanda disminuyó un 0,3% a principios de diciembre de 2025, con un aumento en los alimentos pero una disminución en el comercio minorista de productos no alimentarios.