What’s the latest retail sales statistics for 2022? Find out with the Retail NZ Sales Index.

Taking a look at current trends and the state of retail is an important part of your business planning and strategising. Here you can view monthly retail trade sales statistics, to help you get a clearer picture of the retail industry’s current status.

The Retail NZ Sales Index measures the average daily sales per site from Retail NZ merchants who process their credit and contactless debit sales with Westpac.

New Zealand spending compared to the previous year

Note: September 2021 included COVID-19 lockdowns.

You can see more NZ retail benchmarking data here.

If you have any questions about the retail sales data, please feel free to reach out via [email protected] or 0800 472 472.


Updated 3 October 2022.