This compares with a 1.8% rise in the previous quarter. Annual inflation eased to 4.7%.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI rose 0.5% in the quarter and 4.7% from a year earlier.
(Reporting by Lucy Craymer; Editing by Chris Reese)
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WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's consumer price index (CPI) rose 0.5% in the fourth quarter from the prior quarter, in line with analysts' forecasts, according to data released by Statistics New Zealand on Wednesday.
This compares with a 1.8% rise in the previous quarter. Annual inflation eased to 4.7%.
Economists polled by Reuters had forecast the CPI rose 0.5% in the quarter and 4.7% from a year earlier.
(Reporting by Lucy Craymer; Editing by Chris Reese)
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