Small business sales in New Zealand rose in the March quarter, driven by stronger retail and hospitality sectors, though ongoing uncertainty from the Middle East conflict and rising fuel prices pose risks to continued growth.
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Yeah, well, of course the big thing for retail is diesel because diesel is what ships freight around. So even if you, majority of things as we know come into the country from overseas, so that's freighted in. Those freight costs are increased immediately, that cost went up. So retailers have been absorbing those costs and then domestically 93% of freight in New Zealand moves on the road. you know 98% of those road tracks will be using diesel so you know that's doubled in price so there are significant costs that have come through so it is going to filter down as businesses can no longer absorb that we've been talking to retailers this week and they're on the knife edges to when they pass on those costs they've been increased but it's going to be pretty soon everyone
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