New Zealand electronic retail spending falls in September

WELLINGTON, Oct 16 (Reuters) — New Zealand electronic retail card spending dipped 0.4 percent in September, while actual sales rose 0.9 percent from the same month a year ago, Statistics New Zealand said on Friday. The electronic cards data covers about 68 percent of core retail sales in the country, and is the main measure of monthly retail activity. (wellington.newsroom@thomsonreuters.com; +6448027979)