💸 CPI – May

MacroDrip

The inflation print for May just hit the tape, so let’s dive right in!

Here are the headline prints:

Year-over-Year:

✅ *US MAY CPI RISES 2.4% Y/Y; EST. +2.4%
✅ *US MAY CORE CPI RISES 2.8% Y/Y; EST. +2.9%

Month-over-Month:

✅ *US MAY CPI RISES 0.1% M/M; EST. +0.2%
✅ *US MAY CORE CPI RISES 0.1% M/M; EST. +0.3%

For a complete breakdown of last month’s CPI,
download our US Inflation Dashboard.

May CPI — Year-over-Year

Let’s start with our chart that shows the weight of the three main CPI categories and their respective sub-groups on the left. On the right, you can see how each item contributes to the overall index.
(see April CPI)

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Next up, we’ve got two charts breaking down Core CPI — one showing year-over-year (YoY) changes and the other highlighting month-over-month (MoM) shifts, focusing on items with the most disproportionate impact.