New Zealand’s ANZ World Commodity Price Index started the year strongly with a 2.1% m/m lift, arresting the downward trend present throughout the second half of 2018, notes the research team at ANZ.
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“Dairy was the main driver behind the lift in the index, with meat also making a substantive contribution. The NZD index lifted further, up 2.9% m/m in January.”
“The NZ dollar retraced 1.4% in trade-weighted terms in January. In local currency terms the ANZ Commodity Price Index has increased 3.8% y/y.”
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