{
  "id": 12065691,
  "title": "Petrol, rates and weather: Consumer spending hit by three 'tough knocks'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/05/petrol-rates-and-weather-consumer-spending-hit-by-three-tough-knocks",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-05T03:10:43.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RNZ Business",
    "slug": "rnz-business",
    "url": "https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/business/1744906/petrol-rates-and-weather-consumer-spending-hit-by-three-tough-knocks"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Consumer spending is below last year's levels, according to the latest Paymark data.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}