# Madeline Dunk

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## Timeline

- **2026-06-24**: ABS releases May inflation figures — The Australian Bureau of Statistics is expected to report that headline inflation edged down to 4.1% while underlying trimmed mean ticked up to 3.5%, reflecting diverging price trends.
- **2026-06-19**: Tentative truce allows Hormuz transits to increase — Cargo ships begin transiting the Strait of Hormuz in greater numbers following a fragile truce, though supply recovery is expected to take many months.
- **2026-05**: Oil prices trend lower despite Strait closure — Even with the Strait of Hormuz effectively shut amid Middle East conflict, crude oil benchmarks fall to multi-month lows, complicating the inflation outlook.
- **2026-04-30**: Home-brand milk prices increase — ANZ economists note home-brand milk prices rose in very late April, signalling early pass-through of energy and fertiliser cost pressures to perishable food.

## Recent coverage (1 stories)

### Trimmed Mean Inflation Ticks to 3.5% as Food Supply Chains Absorb Energy Shock
2026-07-12 03:28:40 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 6/10 · Sources: 5

Australia's supply chain professionals face intensifying cost pass-through as the May inflation reading is set to show trimmed mean rising to 3.5%. Despite falling oil prices, lagged energy and fertiliser costs are pushing up perishable goods like milk, revealing deep-seated logistics inflation that will linger even if the Strait of Hormuz reopens.
Full story: https://getsupplybrief.com/story/supply-chain-oil-milk-inflation-may-2026

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