NZ: Q3 CPI forecast remains at 0.7% - TDS

Analysts at TD Securities note that New Zealand’s Sep food prices eased by -0.1%/m and with Q3 food prices at +0.7%/q, TD’s overall headline CPI forecast remains at 0.7%/q (published Tue).

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“Early consensus is similar. Meanwhile, plummeting swap rates and therefore lower mortgage rates on offer have done the job to increase Auckland’s House Price Index by 0.5%/m in Sep, the first increase since Feb 2018.”