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New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI)

New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI) 15 October 2019

New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI) 15 October 2019: 1.5% for Q3 2019, above the 1.4% forecast and down from 1.7% in Q2 2019. 6 of the last 12 releases came in above the forecast. Printed 1.5%, inside the 1–3% target band. It was released on Tue 15 Oct 2019 at 21:45 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Statistics New Zealand. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
1.5%
Q3 2019
Forecast
1.4%
The market consensus
Previous
1.7%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

Above the forecast: An upside surprise usually strengthens the NZD, potentially sharply, as traders expect the RBNZ to keep rates restrictive for longer.

New Zealand Inflation Rate (CPI) 15 October 2019: 1.5% for Q3 2019 against a 1.4% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
15 Oct 2019Q31.5%1.4%1.7%
15 Jul 2019Q21.7%1.7%1.5%
16 Apr 2019Q11.5%1.7%1.9%
22 Jan 2019Q41.9%1.8%1.9%
15 Oct 2018Q31.9%1.7%1.5%
16 Jul 2018Q21.5%1.6%1.1%
18 Apr 2018Q11.1%1.1%1.6%
24 Jan 2018Q41.6%1.9%1.9%
16 Oct 2017Q31.9%1.8%1.7%
17 Jul 2017Q21.7%1.9%2.2%
19 Apr 2017Q12.2%2%1.3%
25 Jan 2017Q41.3%1.2%0.4%
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