{"id":666511,"date":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/04\/inflation-rises-again-in-may-to-16-8\/"},"modified":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-04T00:00:00","slug":"inflation-rises-again-in-may-to-16-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2025\/06\/04\/inflation-rises-again-in-may-to-16-8\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation rises again in May to 16.8%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Good afternoon, friends, and a very happy Eid to you all.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>**A QUICK PROGRAMMING NOTE-<\/strong> EnterprisePM is taking a publication holiday in observance of Eid and will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday afternoon. The Weekend Edition will also be on hiatus, and will return next week at the usual time.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY TODAY-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"> <strong>Annual headline urban inflation rose for the third month running in May to <\/strong><strong>16.8%<\/strong>, marking a 2.9 percentage point jump from the 13.9% recorded in <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5f90826f-9546-4d3b-a410-316f1a7aac3d\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">April<\/a>, according to data from state statistics agency Capmas. On a monthly basis, inflation rose by 0.6 percentage points to 1.9%.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>Driving the trend: <\/strong>Food and beverage price inflation, the largest component of the basket of goods and services used to calculate headline inflation, rose 5.0 percentage points to 11.0% in May. <\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>What about core inflation?<\/strong> Annual core inflation \u2014 which excludes volatile items like food and fuel \u2014 quickened to 13.1% in May from <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/a4c4d001-d794-42ac-8f6a-a2719ec41973\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">10.4% in April<\/a>, according to <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbe.org.eg\/en\/news-publications\/news\/2025\/06\/04\/08\/39\/cpi-press-release-may-2025\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">data<\/a> from the Central Bank of Egypt. On a monthly basis, core inflation stood at 1.6% in May, compared with 1.2% a month earlier.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>May's inflation reading came in above forecasts<\/strong>, including the central bank's <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2a14e89a-ecd2-4279-9309-ff06b2750da5\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">recent<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/2a14e89a-ecd2-4279-9309-ff06b2750da5\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">projection<\/a> that price growth would continue to decline throughout the year, banking expert Mohamed Abdel Aal told EnterpriseAM. The rise in urban inflation \u201cdoesn't signal a long-term impact that would necessitate a return to monetary tightening or hint at a new, extended inflationary wave,\u201d Abdel Aal suggested. Instead, he attributed the rise primarily to seasonal increases in food commodity prices and the lingering cumulative effect of fuel price hikes. <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/02eabfbe-a45d-4897-bbec-1f561e86ce93\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Analysts we spoke to<\/a> earlier this week saw annual inflation rising to 14.2-15.25% and expected monthly inflation to drop.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\">\n<p class=\"tag-border-left\">THE BIG STORY ABROAD-<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>US tariffs are back in the spotlight after US President Donald Trump\u2019s <\/strong><strong>order <\/strong><strong>to double <\/strong><strong>levies on steel and aluminum to 50% came into effect on Wednesday.<\/strong> The increase, which Trump announced <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/5b6fc75c-9087-4a0b-ac24-a6dc72d5bcd7\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">last week<\/a> and signed on Tuesday, is intensifying trade tensions as the US presses its trading partners to submit their \u201cbest offers\u201d ahead of a 9 July deadline or face higher tariff rates if no agreements are reached. \u201cThe golden age is here,\u201d the White House <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/WhiteHouse\/status\/1930013816177229901\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> on X following the sign off. The move will \u201cprovide greater support to these industries and reduce or eliminate the national security threat posed by imports,\u201d the White House <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.whitehouse.gov\/presidential-actions\/2025\/06\/adjusting-imports-of-aluminum-and-steel-into-the-united-states\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">directive<\/a> reads.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The hike applies to all trading partners except the UK<\/strong>, which inked a <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/cdc43a00-13dd-47bf-a1a4-7d99260b6aaf\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">preliminary trade<\/a><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/cdc43a00-13dd-47bf-a1a4-7d99260b6aaf\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">agreement<\/a> with the US last month. Tariffs on UK exports of the two metals will remain at 25% until at least <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/enterprise.news\/egypt\/en\/news\/story\/e5aaf6c6-d5ee-411c-a84b-55972935cbbe\/could-the-sczone-house-a-german-industrial-zone%3F\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">9 July<\/a> to allow the two countries to resume negotiations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The move will particularly impact Canada and Mexico<\/strong>, who rank first and third in steel export volumes to the US. Mexico has already indicated it will seek its own exemption from the increase. (<a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/world\/americas\/higher-metals-tariffs-kick-deadline-best-offers-arrives-2025-06-04\/\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Reuters<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bloomberg.com\/news\/articles\/2025-06-03\/trump-to-sign-order-hiking-steel-aluminum-tariffs-to-50-percent?srnd=homepage-middle-east\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">Bloomberg<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2025\/06\/04\/business\/economy\/trump-tariffs-steel-aluminum.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Times<\/a> | <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2025\/06\/04\/trumps-50percent-steel-tariffs-hit-the-world-but-uk-spared-full-blow.html\" style=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">CNBC<\/a>)<\/p>\n<div class=\"row\">\n<div class=\"col-md-12 subscribe-box-panel\">\n<div class=\"\">\n<div class=\"title\">\n<h4 class=\"fw-lighter mb-10\">   Get <b style=\"font-weight: 700\">Enterprise<\/b> daily   <\/h4>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-10\">The roundup of news and trends that move your markets and shape corporate agendas delivered straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>  <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"\/egypt\/en\/user\/NewsLetters\" type=\"button \" class=\"btn-green px-3 d-flex align-items-center\" rel=\"noopener\">Subscribe here<\/a>  <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>\u2600\ufe0f <\/strong><strong>TOMORROW\u2019S WEATHER- <\/strong>The weather throughout Eid is set to be consistent in the capital, with the peak being 35\u00b0C each day until Monday, which will see the mercury settle at 37\u00b0C. The weather at night will climb gradually from 21\u00b0C to 24\u00b0C throughout the break.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1.15;orphans:2;widows:2;text-align:left\"><strong>The North Coast will be seeing much cooler temperatures,<\/strong> with the daily highs reaching just 29\u00b0C except on Monday, which will see a warmer 32\u00b0C. The nights are consistently cool at 18-19\u00b0C, according to our favorite weather app.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Good afternoon, friends, and a very happy Eid to you all. **A QUICK PROGRAMMING NOTE- EnterprisePM is taking a publication holiday in observance of Eid and will be back in your inboxes on Tuesday afternoon. The Weekend Edition will also be on hiatus, and will return next week at the usual time. 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