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New Zealand food prices rise 0.2 pct
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Reuters - Thursday, March 12
WELLINGTON, March 12 - New Zealand food prices rose in February driven by higher soft drink and meat prices, according to official data released on Thursday.
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The food price index rose 0.2 percent last month, to be 8.8 percent higher than a year ago, Statistics New Zealand said.
Food prices had risen 0.8 percent in January, with the annual rate at 9.5 percent.
The food price index makes up 17.4 percent of the consumer price index.
The government agency also released data showing the number of guest nights in short-term commercial accommodation fell 3 percent in January on a year ago, driven by a fall in international tourists.
Earlier, the Reserve Bank of NZ cut the official cash rate by 50 basis points to 3 percent, because of the deteriorating global outlook's impact on the recession-hit domestic economy.
 
 
 
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