𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽 𝗦𝗮𝘆𝘀 𝗛𝗲 𝗟𝗼𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗨𝗦 𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗦𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲

US President Donald Trump said he loves inflation on Wednesday. The comment came after new data showed US consumer prices rose 4.2 percent in May from one year earlier. This marked the fastest annual increase in more than three years. It was also the third straight month of accelerating inflation. Trump had previously dismissed affordability concerns as a hoax started by Democrats. He had also claimed he was lowering the cost of living.

Key inflation data:

  • Consumer prices rose 4.2 percent in May compared with one year ago. This was up from 3.8 percent in April.
  • Prices increased 0.5 percent from April to May. This followed a 0.6 percent gain in April and a 0.9 percent gain in March.
  • Core inflation, which excludes food and energy, rose 0.2 percent in May. This was down from 0.4 percent in April. On an annual basis, core prices increased 2.9 percent.
  • Inflation remains well above the Federal Reserve's 2 percent target.

Trump told reporters the numbers were great. He blamed the price jump on energy costs tied to the Iran war. Government data showed energy accounted for more than 60 percent of the monthly increase. He said inflation would fall once the conflict ends.

Trump said his administration had been taking millions of barrels of oil out every night through the Strait of Hormuz. He said the effort began last month and moved more than 100 million barrels through the strait. He said more than 200 commercial ships had traveled through the route safely. The strait had been shut since February 28 due to the conflict. Before the shutdown, roughly 20 million barrels moved through the route each day. The volume Trump mentioned equals about five days of normal shipments.

No data was available to verify those figures. It was also unclear what role the US military played in moving the oil.

Trump said the operation helped push crude prices below $90 per barrel. Oil prices had topped $110 in early April. On Wednesday, US crude futures rose about 4 percent to nearly $92 per barrel. The increase came amid new US airstrikes against Iran and retaliatory action by Tehran against countries in the region.

5月のその他の価格変動：

  • 衣料品価格は0.3%上昇し、前年比で4.8%高くなりました。
  • 航空運賃は2.7%急騰し、前年比で27%近く上昇しました。
  • 電気料金は0.6%上昇し、過去12ヶ月間で5.9%上昇しました。
  • 食品価格の上昇は緩やかでした。食料品コストは4月から0.1%微増しましたが、前年比では2.7%高い水準にとどまっています。

ホワイトハウスは、5月に一部の家計コストが低下したと指摘しました。新車、処方薬、自動車保険の価格はいずれも前月から下落しました。

物価は数ヶ月にわたり賃金よりも速いペースで上昇しています。アメリカ人は支出を維持するために、ますます貯蓄に頼るようになっています。クレジットカードの支払いが遅れる人も増えています。小売業者は、顧客がガソリンの購入量を減らしていることを観察しています。

連邦準備制度理事会（FRB）は、ケビン・ウォシュ新議長のもとで次回の政策決定会合を開催する予定です。中央銀行は金利を据え置くと予想されています。市場では、高いインフレ率を背景に、年内に金利が上昇すると予想されています。

借入コストの上昇は、住宅ローンの金利上昇、自動車ローンの高騰、そして融資を求める企業のコスト増につながります。