SINGAPORE:
Singapore's inflation eased to 5.0 per cent on-year in May, down from
5.4 per cent in April, as prices for accommodation and oil-related items
rose at a slower pace.
Forecasters had expected May's consumer price index (CPI) to rise 5.1 per cent.
Accommodation
cost inflation fell from 12.7 per cent in April to 9.0 per cent in May,
largely due to the timing of the disbursements of rebates for services
and conservancy charges for HBD households, the Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) said in a statement.
Imputed rentals on owner-occupied accommodation also rose at a slightly slower pace of 10.4 per cent in May.
The
overall price increase for domestic oil-related items eased from 8.9
per cent in April to 7.8 per cent in May, reflecting the recent weakness
in global oil markets.
Services and food inflation rose marginally, by 0.1 percentage point to 2.9 per cent and 2.5 per cent respectively in May.
However,
private road transport costs picked up from 8.2 per cent in April to 10
per cent in May after a spike in COE premiums which pushed up the cost
of cars.
Together, accommodation and private road transport costs account for about two-thirds of CPI-All Items inflation in May.
Excluding the costs of accommodation and private road transport, MAS Core Inflation remained steady at 2.7 per cent.
The
MAS said CPI-All Items inflation "will likely ease gradually in the
second half of 2012 after averaging an estimated 5 per cent year-on-year
in the first half, though it could fluctuate from month to month".
The
central bank said accommodation and car costs are expected to remain
high, with "leasing contracts continuing to be renewed at rentals that
are considerably higher than those under existing contracts, especially
in the HDB segment."
Car prices are also likely to remain elevated, MAS said.
The
MAS expects the upward pressure on wages and other business costs will
continue to pass through to consumer prices, but at a more moderate pace
than that seen earlier in 2012.
- CNA/wm
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