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Inflation Rises Further in May 2022 To 9.6% – OECD

The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) in July 2022 released updated figures about inflation across the OECD area.

According to the OECD, year-on-year inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI) rose to 9.6% in May 2022, compared with 9.2% in April 2022, largely driven by food and energy prices. This represents the sharpest price increase since August 1988.

Year-on-year inflation increased in all countries except Colombia, Japan, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands. Ten OECD countries recorded double-digit inflation, with the highest rates recorded in Turkey, Estonia, and Lithuania.

The G7 area saw an increase in year-on-year inflation in May, reaching 7.5%, compared with 7.1% in April. It increased in all G7 countries, except Japan where it was stable (at 2.5%), with the strongest rises between April and May 2022 recorded in Canada and Italy. Year-on-year inflation in the G20 area rose to 8.8% in May 2022, compared with 8.5% in April 2022.

Energy prices were the main contributor to inflation in France, Germany, Italy, and Japan in May, while inflation excluding food and energy continued to drive inflation in Canada, the United Kingdom, and the United States.

In the euro area, headline year-on-year inflation as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rose to 8.1% in May 2022, compared with 7.4% in April. Excluding food and energy, it increased to 3.8% in May, compared with 3.5% in April. Eurostat’s flash estimate [1] for the euro area in June 2022 points to a further increase in year-on-year inflation (to 8.6%), while inflation excluding food and energy decreased slightly (to 3.7%). Marked increases were observed in France and Italy, while inflation is estimated to have slowed down in Germany.

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