Latest CPI data suggests economy in 'new world'

Surprisingly low CPI inflation data leaves economists scratching their heads and the Reserve Bank is picked to delay any OCR increase later this year.

Nathan Smith
Thu, 25 Jan 2018

The CPI data from the final quarter of 2017 was relatively flat, surprisingly, adding to the suspicion that many countries are in a strange new world of strong growth with low inflation, economists say.

The consumers price index (CPI) rose 0.1% in the final quarter of 2017 while annual inflation

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