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New Zealand two-year inflation expectations edge down in fourth quarter - RBNZ survey

FILE PHOTO: A security guard stands in the main entrance to the Reserve Bank of New Zealand located in central Wellington, New Zealand, July 3, 2017. REUTERS/David Gray

WELLINGTON (Reuters) - New Zealand's two-year inflation expectations eased off a touch in the fourth quarter, a survey showed on Wednesday.

The Reserve Bank of New Zealand's (RBNZ) quarterly survey of expectations showed business managers forecast of inflation in the next two years was a fraction lower at 2.03 percent from 2.04 percent the previous quarter.

Two years is seen as the time frame when any central bank monetary policy action will filter through to prices.

Inflation expectations for the coming year lifted to 2.09 percent from 1.86 percent the previous quarter.

(Reporting by Charlotte Greenfield and Praveen Menon in WELLINGTON; Editing by Shri Navaratnam)

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