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Electronic Card Transactions: March 2026
The electronic card transactions (ECT) series cover debit, credit, and charge card transactions with New Zealand-based merchants. The series can be used to indicate changes in consumer spending and economic activity.
Key facts
All figures
are seasonally adjusted unless otherwise
specified.
Values are at the national level and are not adjusted for price changes.
March 2026
month
Changes in the value of electronic card
transactions for the March 2026 month (compared with
February 2026) were:
- spending in the retail industries increased 0.7 percent ($52 million)
- spending in the core retail industries decreased 0.1 percent ($8.8 million).
Visit our website to read the full information release and to download CSV files:
- Electronic card transactions: March 2026 (https://www.stats.govt.nz/information-releases/electronic-card-transactions-march-2026/)
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