Inflation at 5 year High
Consumer prices rose by more than market and Reserve Bank forecasts in the June quarter. Annual inflation hit a 21-year
high of 5.3%.
The main culprits are petrol and travel costs.
World oil prices were a major contributor, with strong gains in petrol and airfares.
Westpac’s chief economist Dominick Stephens says “The RBNZ can look through the current high headline rate, but will be
increasingly concerned that actual and expected inflation are likely to remain high once one-off government charges have
dropped out of the equation.
“This is one more domestic factor putting pressure on the RBNZ to resume OCR hikes this year.”
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