Hong Kong's total retail sales value rose 4.5% year on year to HK$31.0 billion in July, compared with HK$31.5 billion in the preceding month, according to provisional government data released by the city's Census and Statistics Department on Monday.
For the first seven months of 2026, retail sales climbed 8.9% on year to HK$234.0 billion.
Saudi Arabia's private bank lending grew 5.6% year over year in July, after a 6.8% rise in June, the Saudi Central Bank said Sunday.
Saudi Arabia's M3 money supply increased 8.2% year over year in July, following an 8.4% rise in the previous month, the Saudi Central Bank said Sunday.
New Zealand's lending from registered banks and non-bank lending institutions increased in July, driven by growth in housing and agricultural lending, while personal consumer and business lending edged lower compared with the previous month, according to data from the Reserve Bank of New Zealand released on Monday.Total housing loans from registered banks and non-bank lending institutions in New Zealand grew to NZ$401.94 billion in July from NZ$400.51 billion in June. Total personal consumer lending fell to NZ$14.43 billion in July from NZ$14.49 billion in the previous month.Total business lending decreased to NZ$142.86 billion in the period, from NZ$143.14 billion. Meanwhile, agricultural lending rose to NZ$65.24 billion in July, from NZ$64.5 billion in the previous month.