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Core Services Inflation Softens To 2+ Year Low, Goods Flat

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With housing inflation slipping, the overall core services print was the softest since April 2021 at +0.3% M/M, vs 0.4% in May.

  • As recently as Dec 2022 the monthly rate was double this (0.6%).
  • Some key categories dragged including airfares (-8.1%) and communications (-0.5%), while some categories that saw strong gains in May had smaller contributions this month (eg motor vehicle insurance 1.7% vs 2.0% prior).
  • Core Goods were flat on the month (actually slightly below zero unrounded) after two consecutive gains of 0.6% M/M, which was largely expected, helped by vehicle price inflation (both new and used) softening.

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