{"id":97872,"date":"2025-06-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-16T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/06\/16\/inflation-falls-slightly-to-2-2-y-o-y-in-may\/"},"modified":"2025-06-16T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2025-06-16T00:00:00","slug":"inflation-falls-slightly-to-2-2-y-o-y-in-may","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/ksa\/2025\/06\/16\/inflation-falls-slightly-to-2-2-y-o-y-in-may\/","title":{"rendered":"Inflation falls slightly to 2.2% y-o-y in May"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/strong>Inflation fell slightly to 2.2% y-o-y in May,<\/strong> down 0.1 percentage points from April<\/a>, according to the General Authority for Statistics\u2019 (Gastat) latest consumer price index (pdf)<\/a>. This is the second time inflation logs a decline since last August, settling in just shy of its peak in nearly two years.<\/p>\n

On a monthly basis,<\/strong> consumer prices rose just 0.1%, down 0.2 percentage points from the previous month on the back of an 0.3% price uptick in the housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels category, an 0.1% rise in food and beverage prices, and an 0.4% increase in actual housing rent prices.<\/p>\n

The usual culprit was at it again:<\/strong> Housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels \u2014 the heaviest component in the consumer basket \u2014 saw a 6.8% increase y-o-y, mostly driven by an 8.1% increase in rents paid for housing in May. This was caused by a 7.1% increase in villa rental prices. <\/p>\n

Food and beverage prices were also up 1.6% y-o-y during the month,<\/strong> lifted by a 2.8% rise in meat and poultry prices. Personal goods and services prices also increased by 4.0%, driven by a 24.4% rise in the prices of jewelry, watches, and precious antiques.<\/p>\n

ALSO- <\/strong>Restaurant and hotel prices inched up by 1.8%, which was attributed to a 1.6% rise in catering service prices. Finally, education prices also edged up in May by 1.3% y-o-y, primarily due to an increase of 5.6% y-o-y in non-university post-secondary education.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, on the decline:<\/strong> Furnishing and home equipment prices decreased by 2.5% y-o-y, driven by a 4.0% decline in furniture, carpets, and flooring prices. Clothing and footwear prices also fell by 0.9%, affected by a 2.7% drop in footwear prices. Meanwhile, transportation costs fell by 0.8%, which was attributed to a 1.9% decrease in vehicle purchase prices.<\/p>\n

LOOKING AHEAD-<\/strong> Riyad Capital sees inflation rising to 2.5% in 2025, before easing slightly to 2.3% in 2026, up from an inflation reading of 1.7% in 2024. This is a less optimistic view on inflation than some others, with the IMF having recently cut its inflation forecasts to 2% for both 2025 and 2026, while Capital Economics expects<\/a> inflation to hover around 2-2.5% this year, before slowing to 2% in 2026.<\/p>\n

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WHOLESALE PRICE INDEX-<\/p>\n

Producer prices increased by 2% y-o-y in May,<\/strong> driven by a 4.4% rise in the prices of agriculture and fishery products, as well as a 4.3% increase in the prices of transportable goods \u2014 excluding metal products, machinery, and equipment, according to Gastat\u2019s wholesale price index (pdf)<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Wholesale prices remained stable on a monthly basis<\/strong>, with prices seeing minimal increases during the month. The prices of transportable goods except metal products, machinery, and equipment increased by 0.1%.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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