New Zealand Retail Sales Unexpectedly Slide in March

Published May 15th, 2009 - 02:47 GMT
Al Bawaba
Al Bawaba

New Zealand Retail Sales unexpectedly fell 0.4% in March after forecasts called for the figure to actually rise by 0.5%. The stunning figure comes during a month in which equity markets throughout the world surged ahead from decade-old bottoms.