Surging New Zealand CPI - " potent cocktail of strong demand and rising cost pressures"

  • Commentary on the implications of the NZ CPI for the RBNZ hiking path ahead.

Adding another response to the earlier data out of New Zealand.

New Zealand Q4 2021 CPI 1.4% q/q ( expected 1.3%)

This via Westpac:

  • Inflation pressures are broad-based, boosted by a potent cocktail of strong demand and rising cost pressures,”
  • Strong domestic demand means that price pressures could remain elevated even when the current overseas supply disruptions ease.
  • This reinforces our expectation for a series of OCR hikes over the coming year

Earlier:

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