N.Z. August Retail Sales Rise Less-Than-Expected 0.2% (Update3)

Story date: 2007-10-11 09:26:00
Added on: 2007-10-11 23:56:22

Bloomberg - Home-loan interest rates are rising, crimping disposable income. The average interest rate on a two-year mortgage was 9.2 percent in August compared with 8.8 percent in May, according to the central bank. So-called core retail sales rose ...


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