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澳新銀行稱,4月紐西蘭整體信用卡消費下降2.5%。

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-- 澳新銀行研究部週二發布的一份報告顯示,4月整體信用卡消費下降了2.5%,但與去年同期相比成長了4.4%。 4月加油站、充電站和服務站的消費成長了0.9%,此前3月份的增幅接近21%。經季節性調整後,4月加油站的信用卡消費成長了0.3%。 在3月電動車銷量激增之後,汽車和卡車經銷商的消費下降了7.9%,但摩托車和自行車商店的消費分別增加了0.8%和1.9%。 餐飲業的消費在4月下降了0.2%,此前3月下降了2.7%。服裝類消費在3月下降2.5%的基礎上,4月進一步下降了1.5%。 報告指出,食品雜貨類消費下降1.4%,降幅異常大。 二手商品商店的消費額在上月下降3.2%的基礎上,又下降了3.3%。數據顯示,4月航空公司和機場的消費額下降超過19%,旅遊公司的消費額下降超過32%。 大多數服務業的消費額在4月也出現下降,其中健康美容服務較上季下降2.8%,美髮服務較上月下降1.9%。大眾運輸消費在3月大幅成長後下降了7%,但年增5.7%。

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