"The September CPI result contains few surprises and is around market expectations," Finance Minister Michael Cullen
said today.
"The increase was dominated by petrol prices and the rise in the tobacco excise tax. They contributed more than half the
quarterly movement.
"If both those influences are removed, the increase for the quarter becomes just 0.6 percent and the increase for the
September year, 1.4 percent," Dr Cullen said.
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