by sslifer | Apr 10, 2026 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
April 10, 2026 The CPI jumped 0.9% in March as oil prices surged after having risen 0.3% in February.. The year-over-year increase is 3.3%. We expect the overall CPI to increase 3.8% in 2026 as higher oil prices work their way through the economy. Food prices were...
by sslifer | Apr 9, 2026 | GDP, Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
April 9, 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 report. ...
by sslifer | Apr 9, 2026 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
April 9, 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 | Mar 18, 2026 | Inflation, NumberNomics Notes
March 18, 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 0.7% in...
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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