Taranaki retail statistics for the week ending July 5 show that Taranaki is still tracking ahead of the national average for spending.
Local spending is also up compared to this time last year. The sustained above-national-average in retail spending is likely to aid with the recovery of Taranaki's economy post Covid-19.
When compared to the retail spend this time last year, spending is up 5.9 per cent, ahead of the national average, which is at 3.9 per cent.
This is the seventh week in a row that Taranaki has been ahead of the national average.
Taranaki's transaction volume is down 1.5 per cent from this time last year. However, this figure remains ahead of the national average transaction volume, down 2.4 per cent from this time last year.