by sslifer | Sep 30, 2026 | GDP, Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
September 30, 2026 There are many different deflators that are available. This one is for gross domestic purchases which measures prices paid by U.S. residents. It is the one measure of inflation that the Commerce Department talks about when it releases the GDP...
by sslifer | Sep 11, 2026 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
September 11, 2026 The CPI rose 0.4% in August after having gained 0.1% in July. The year-over-year increase is now 3.4%. We expect the overall CPI to increase 3.3% in 2026 versus 2.7% in 2025 as the war with Iran has boosted oil prices. Loo0king ahead we expect...
by sslifer | Sep 10, 2026 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
September 10, 2026 . The Producer Price Index for final demand includes producer prices for goods, as well as prices for construction, services, government purchases, and exports and covers over 75% of domestic production. Producer prices for final demand rose 0.4%...
by sslifer | Jun 25, 2026 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
June 25, 2026 There are many different measures of inflation, but the one that the Federal Reserve considers to be most important is the personal consumption expenditures deflator, in particular the PCE deflator excluding the volatile food and energy components. The...
by sslifer | Feb 10, 2026 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
February 10, 2026 The employment cost index for civilian workers rose 0.7% in the fourth quarter which works out to a 3.0% annual rate after gainng 3.8% in the third quarter. Over the course of the past year it has risen 3.4% but what is importanat is that it has...
by sslifer | Jun 13, 2023 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
June 13, 2023 Gasoline prices fell $0.03 in the week ending June 5 to $3.54 after having risen $0.04 in the previous week. In South Carolina gasoline prices tend to be about $0.25 below the national average or $3.29. The EIA currently expects gasoline prices...
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