New Zealand consumer spending remained weak in the third quarter, adding to signs the economy may have been in recession. Retail purchases on credit and debit cards fell 0.7% from the second quarter, when they declined 2.8%, Statistics New Zealand said October 14 in Wellington. New Zealand’s economy shrank in the second quarter and subdued...

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