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Graham Stephan
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Energy Drives Inflation

"When you really dig into the numbers, almost all of the inflation comes down to one source, and that's energy. Like, as you could see, this has nearly doubled in the last 6 months as a result of the conflict throughout the Middle East."

ℹ️ In shortAlmost all inflation stems from energy prices, which have nearly doubled in the last six months due to conflict in the Middle East.

Partially. Energy prices were a significant factor in the May 2026 inflation increase, accounting for over 60% of the monthly CPI rise. The conflict in the Middle East is also cited as a cause for the energy shock and high inflation. However...
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Methodology Energy prices were a significant factor in the May 2026 inflation increase, accounting for over 60% of the monthly CPI rise. The conflict in the Middle East is also cited as a cause for the energy shock and high inflation. However, the claim that 'almost all' inflation comes from energy is an overstatement, as other categories also saw increases. Furthermore, an annual increase of 23.5% for the energy index or 40.5% for gasoline prices does not mean prices 'nearly doubled' in the last 6 months.
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t that's nearly destroying the value of almost everything in 2026. And that would be, you guessed it, inflation. See, here's what most people don't realize. Even though rising prices were steadily trending downwards over the last few months, inflation has returned back to a 3-year high with CPI now coming in at a whopping 4.2% increase. Why? Well, when you really dig into the numbers, almost all of the inflation comes down to one source, and that's energy. Like, as you could see, this has nearly doubled in the last 6 months as a result of the conflict throughout the Middle East. And with inflation starting to tear through the value of almost everything, the big question then becomes what's next? And to look at that, we have to see what's called PPI. For those unaware, this stands for the producer price index. And it measures what businesses pay before they pass on the price to you. Kind of like what's coming down the pipe

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