The Chicago Federal Reserve Bank's monthly National Activity Index fell to a reading of minus 0.08 in July from 0.06 in June compared with expectations for a smaller decrease to minus 0.05 in a Bloomberg survey.
The three-month moving average fell to minus 0.04 from 0.01.
Of the 85 individual indicators, 40 made positive contributions to the index in July, while 45 made negative contributions. Some 37 indicators improved in the month, while 48 indicators deteriorated.
The total volume of retail sales in New Zealand in the June quarter in seasonally adjusted terms was NZ$26 billion, down 0.5% compared with the March quarter, according to a report released by Stats NZ on Monday.Higher fuel prices led to a sharp rise in fuel retail sales values during the quarter, but when excluding price changes, fuel retailing experienced the largest decline in sales volumes among the industries evaluated, economic indicators spokesperson Michelle Feyen said.The total value of seasonally adjusted retail sales was NZ$33 billion, up 0.9% compared with March, while the total value of actual retail sales was NZ$31 billion, up 6.6% from the June 2025 quarter.Nine of the 16 regions had higher seasonally adjusted retail sales values in the June quarter compared with the March quarter, per the report.
India attracted nearly $65.4 billion through foreign currency non-resident, or FCNR(B), deposits under the Reserve Bank of India's special swap facility as of Aug. 21, the central bank said.That, combined with inflows through overseas foreign currency borrowings and external commercial borrowings, brought total forex inflows under the facility to $72.85 billion, according to the RBI.
The number of transport motor vehicle registrations in New Zealand in July licensed for 12 months fell to 3.8 million from 3.9 million in the same period last year, according to figures released by Stats NZ on Monday.Currently licensed transport and passenger motor vehicles across the country includes almost 2.3 million cars; 631,221 trucks; 606,013 trailers and caravans; 32,965 motorcycles; 26,557 omnibuses and service coaches; as well as 13,230 taxis.Meanwhile, the total number of commercial vehicles in July was 3,350, down compared with last year's 4,379.