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High inflation may be sticking around for a while longer. \\xa0
\\nStats NZ will release the figure for the three months to September today. \\xa0
\\nPetrol is a big factor in that increase, with a combined removal of the subsidy and international factors driving it up. \\xa0
\\nANZ Economist Henry Russell expects the annualised figure to September to be 6.1%. \\xa0
\\nHe told Mike Hosking that there other factors contributing to that. \\xa0
\\nRussell says wages are an important factor in domestic inflation and contribute towards the Reserve Bank\'s decisions.\\xa0
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