Key points for April 2024: • Seasonally adjusted total billings in New Zealand were $4.4 billion in April-24, down 2.0 percent from March-24, and down 0.6 percent from April-23 (Figure 1). • Seasonally adjusted domestic billings on New Zealand issued cards were $3.8 billion in April-24, down 1.1 percent from March-24, and down 2.4 percent from April-23. • Overseas billings on New Zealand issued cards were $0.7 billion, up by 14.8 percent from March-24 1 . Annually there has been an increase of 31.2 percent from April-23 (Figure 2). • Billings in New Zealand on overseas issued cards decreased by 19.0 percent from last ... (full story)