【环球财经】2025年5月澳大利亚通胀率降至2.1%

Group 1 - The core consumer price index (CPI) in Australia for May 2025 shows a year-on-year increase of 2.1%, a decrease from the previous three months' 2.4%, and below the market expectation of 2.3% [1][2] - The monthly inflation rate, excluding volatile items like fruits, vegetables, and automotive fuel, is reported at 2.7%, slightly down from 2.8% in April [1][2] - The trimmed mean inflation rate, a key indicator for core inflation, has dropped from 2.8% to 2.4%, now below the Reserve Bank of Australia's target range midpoint of 2-3% [1][2] Group 2 - Specific price changes in May include food and non-alcoholic beverages rising by 2.9%, down from 3.1% in April; tobacco and alcohol prices increased from 5.7% to 5.9%; clothing and footwear prices rose from 0.8% to 1.3% [1][2] - Housing prices decreased from 2.2% to 2%, with rental prices dropping from 5% to 4.5% and new housing prices from 1.2% to 0.8%; electricity prices shifted from a decline of 6.5% to 5.9% [1][2] - Other notable price changes include furniture and household equipment prices decreasing from 1% to 0.9%; transport prices improved from a decline of 3.2% to 2.5%, with automotive fuel prices declining from 12% to 10% [2]