October 15, 2024 22:27 GMT
MNI BRIEF: NZ Q3 Inflation Prints At 2.2% Y/Y
MNI (SYDNEY) - New Zealand September quarter CPI printed at 2.2% y/y, down from Q2's 3.3%, in line with market expectations and 10 basis points lower than the Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s most recent forecasts.
Non-tradeable inflation printed at 1.3% q/q, in line with expectations, while tradeable price rises fell 0.2% - 10bp more than anticipated.
The RBNZ cut the OCR 50bp to 4.75% last week, noting it was confident inflation would fall back towards the midpoint of its 1-3% target band. (See MNI RBNZ WATCH: MPC Cuts 50bp, Further Moves Depend On Data)
Stats NZ noted inflation was still supported primarily by local government rates, up 12.2%, vegetables, up 8.4% and pharmaceutical products, which increased 17%.
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