WELLINGTON, Jan 20 (Reuters) - The fourth-quarter consumers
price index (CPI) was released by Statistics New Zealand on
Wednesday.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast no change for the quarter and a rise of 2.1 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand forecast a fall of 0.2 percent for an annual rate of 2 percent in its Dec. 10 monetary policy statement.
Statistics New Zealand also released the December month food price index, which makes up 17.8 percent of the CPI.
All figures are percentage change.
Qtr-on-qtr, CPI all groups
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
-0.2 +1.3 -0.5
Versus year ago, CPI all groups
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+2.0 +1.7 +3.4
Qtr-on-qtr, tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
-0.5 +1.6 -2.1
Versus year ago, tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+1.5 -0.1 +2.3
Qtr-on-qtr, non-tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+0.1 +1.0 +0.8
Versus year ago, non-tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+2.3 +3.0 +4.3
Weighted median, qtr-on-qtr
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+0.2 +0.3 +0.5
Weighted median, versus year ago*
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+2.2 +2.8 +3.0
Food Price Index:
Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2008
-0.3 -0.3 -0.2
Dec'09-vs-Dec'08 Nov'09-vs-Nov'08 Dec'08-vs-Dec'07
+0.9 +0.9 +9.1
* Based on June quarter 2008 weighting.
The January food price index is due for release on Feb. 11.
The March quarter consumer price index will be released on April 20.
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Economists polled by Reuters had forecast no change for the quarter and a rise of 2.1 percent from the same quarter a year earlier. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand forecast a fall of 0.2 percent for an annual rate of 2 percent in its Dec. 10 monetary policy statement.
Statistics New Zealand also released the December month food price index, which makes up 17.8 percent of the CPI.
All figures are percentage change.
Qtr-on-qtr, CPI all groups
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
-0.2 +1.3 -0.5
Versus year ago, CPI all groups
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+2.0 +1.7 +3.4
Qtr-on-qtr, tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
-0.5 +1.6 -2.1
Versus year ago, tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+1.5 -0.1 +2.3
Qtr-on-qtr, non-tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+0.1 +1.0 +0.8
Versus year ago, non-tradables
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+2.3 +3.0 +4.3
Weighted median, qtr-on-qtr
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+0.2 +0.3 +0.5
Weighted median, versus year ago*
Q4 2009 Q3 2009 Q4 2008
+2.2 +2.8 +3.0
Food Price Index:
Dec 2009 Nov 2009 Dec 2008
-0.3 -0.3 -0.2
Dec'09-vs-Dec'08 Nov'09-vs-Nov'08 Dec'08-vs-Dec'07
+0.9 +0.9 +9.1
* Based on June quarter 2008 weighting.
The January food price index is due for release on Feb. 11.
The March quarter consumer price index will be released on April 20.
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wellington.newsroom@reuters.com)) Keywords: NEWZEALAND ECONOMY/INFLATION (If you have a query or comment on this story, send an email to news.feedback.asia@thomsonreuters.com) COPYRIGHT Copyright Thomson Reuters 2010. All rights reserved. The copying, republication or redistribution of Reuters News Content, including by framing or similar means, is expressly prohibited without the prior written consent of Thomson Reuters.
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