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.

5월의 기타 가격 변동 사항:

  • 의류 가격은 0.3% 상승했으며, 1년 전보다 4.8% 높았습니다.
  • 항공 요금은 2.7% 급등했으며, 1년 전보다 거의 27% 높았습니다.
  • 전기 요금은 0.6% 증가했으며, 지난 12개월 동안 5.9% 상승했습니다.
  • 식품 가격은 더 완만하게 상승했습니다. 식료품 비용은 4월 대비 0.1% 소폭 상승했으나, 1년 전보다는 2.7% 높은 수준을 유지했습니다.

백악관은 5월에 일부 가계 비용이 하락했다고 언급했습니다. 신차, 처방약, 자동차 보험 가격은 모두 전월 대비 하락했습니다.

몇 달째 물가 상승률이 임금 상승률을 앞지르고 있습니다. 미국인들은 소비를 유지하기 위해 저축에 점점 더 의존하고 있습니다. 신용카드 상환을 제때 하지 못하는 사람들도 늘어났습니다. 소매업체들은 고객들이 휘발유를 구매하는 양이 줄어들고 있다는 점을 관찰했습니다.

연방준비제도(Fed)는 케빈 워시(Kevin Warsh) 신임 의장 체제하에서 차기 정책 회의를 개최할 예정입니다. 중앙은행은 금리를 동결할 것으로 예상됩니다. 시장은 높은 인플레이션으로 인해 연말 이전에 금리가 인상될 것으로 전망하고 있습니다.

차입 비용이 높아지면 주택 담보 대출 금리가 상승하고, 자동차 대출 비용이 비싸지며, 신용을 찾는 기업들의 비용도 증가하게 됩니다.