Original article by Madeleine Heffernan
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 11 & 16 : 7-Jan-15

Data from National Australia Bank suggests that there was a 13.5 per cent increase in consumer spending in the week beginning 22 December 2014. The figures, which are based on credit card and eftpos transactions by the bank’s customers, shows that consumer spending topped $A1.2bn in the week after discretionary retailers introduced price discounts. Craig Woolford of Citigroup says many consumers waited until retailers began discounting before doing their Christmas shopping

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