Reserve Bank of New Zealand's measure of core inflation at 1.7 percent year-on-year in second quarter

Reuters

Published Jul 15, 2019 11:44PM ET

Updated Jul 16, 2019 01:24AM ET

WELLINGTON (Reuters)- - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) said on Tuesday that its sectoral factor model of core inflation was unchanged at 1.7 percent year-on-year in the second quarter.

The release came after the country's official statistics agency released figures showing the consumer price index rose 0.6 percent quarter-on-quarter in the same period.