Spending across the city rose 7 per cent in the same period to $506 million. Dave Cameron, co-owner of Scorpio Books in the BNZ Centre, said trade was between 10 per cent and 20 per cent higher than this time last year. Fieger said it appeared people were spending more on their environments after spending extra time at home during lockdown. But how is the city really feeling? Nationally, retail sales jumped 7.4 per cent year-on-year in the September quarter, the largest rise since 1995, according to Statistics NZ.

Source: Stuff November 24, 2020 07:47 UTC