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Continued Price Moderation in April 2012 Producer Price Index
Written by Steven Hansen The news in this index is that the supply chain inflation continues to be inverted – with deflation in the crude goods portion of the index. Historically, crude goods leads finished goods. The Producer Price Index … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer prices, CPI, energy, export prices, finished goods, food, gasoline, inflation, PPI, producer prices, Steven Hansen
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March 2012 CPI Continues to Moderate
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The March 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate declined from 2.9% to 2.7%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) again rose slightly from 2.2% to 2.3% annual inflation [note that the … Continue reading
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Tagged Advisor Perspectives, consumer prices, CPI, Doug Short, dshort.com, energy, export prices, finished goods, food, gasoline, inflation, PPI, producer prices, Steven Hansen
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Inflation Continues to Moderate in March 2012 PPI
Written by Steven Hansen The news in this index is that the supply chain inflation continues to be inverted – almost no year-over-year inflation in the crude goods portion of the index. Historically, crude goods leads finished goods. The Producer … Continue reading
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February 2012 CPI Unchanged, But Food Inflation Moderates
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The February 2012 Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate remained unchanged at 2.9% from January. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) fell slightly from 2.3% to 2.2% annual inflation [note that the … Continue reading
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PPI Fundamentals Point to More Price Moderation in February 2012 Data
Written by Steven Hansen The news in this index is that the supply chain inflation has inverted – almost no year-over-year inflation in the crude goods portion of the index. Historically, crude goods leads finished goods. The Producer Price Index … Continue reading
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4Q 2012 GDP Revision: Modest Improvement
by Rick Davis In their first revision of their estimate of the fourth quarter 2011 GDP, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) found that the annualized rate of economic growth was 2.98%, up about a quarter of a percent from … Continue reading
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Tagged BEA, BLS, CMI, Consumer Metrics Institute, CPI, deflator, exports, GDP, imports, PPI, recession, Rick Davis
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January 2012 Consumer Price Index Moderates, But Core Inflation Rises
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate fell to 2.9% in January 2012 from 3.0% in December. This was above the Econintersect expectation of 2.5%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) was … Continue reading
PPI Continued to Moderate in January 2012
The Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices increased 4.1% year-over-year in January 2012 (less than the 4.8% in December) – and increased 0.1% month-over-month. The PPI represents inflation pressure that could move into consumer prices – and the PPI … Continue reading
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Tagged consumer prices, CPI, energy, export prices, finished goods, food, gasoline, inflation, PPI, producer prices, Steven Hansen
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Consumer Price Index Continues to Moderate in December 2011
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate fell to 3.0% in December 2011 from 3.4% in November. This was above the Econintersect expectation of 2.5%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) was … Continue reading
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PPI for December 2011 Continues to Show Inflation Pressures Moderating
The Producer Price Index (PPI) finished goods prices increased 4.8% year-over-year in December 2011 (less than the 5.7% in November) – and decreased 0.1% month-over-month. The PPI represents inflation pressure above consumer prices – and the PPI continues to moderate. … Continue reading
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CPI Moderates in November 2011, Core Rises
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate fell to 3.4% in November 2011 from 3.5% in October. This was above the Econintersect expectation of 3.0%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) grew … Continue reading
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November 2011 PPI Finished Goods YoY Increase Falls to 5.7%
The Producer Price Index (finished goods) prices increased 5.7% year-over-year in November 2011 (less than the 5.9% in October) – although increasing 0.3% month-over-month. Inflation pressure continues to moderate above the consumer level.
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October 2011 CPI Inflation Rate Down to 3.5%
by Steven Hansen and Doug Short The Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate contracted to 3.5% in October 2011 from 3.9% in September. This was above Econintersect’s expectations of 3.2%. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) grew to … Continue reading
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PPI Price Growth Moderates to 5.9% in October 2011
The Producer Price Index (finished goods) prices increased 5.9% year-over-year in October 2011 (less than the 6.9% in September) – and decreased 0.3% month-over-month. Inflation pressure continues to moderate.
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Consumer Price Index Edges Up to 3.9% in September 2011
The CPI-U annual inflation rate grew marginally to 3.9% in, up from 3.8% in August. Core inflation (CPI less food and energy) remained at 2.0%. Continue reading
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Producer Price Index Increases But Remains Range Bound at 6.9% in September 2011
Overall, the rate of price inflation for finished goods since April 2011 have remained between 6.6% and 7.2%. Continue reading
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Consumer Price Index Now 3.8% in August 2011
Coming in well above Econintersect’s expectations, the Consumer Price Index (CPI-U) annual inflation rate grew to 3.8% (from 3.6%) in August 2011. Continue reading
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Producer Price Index Price Increase Moderate in August 2011
With little price increases since April 2011, the Producer Price Index (finished goods) has moderated to 6.5% year-over-year – and is unchanged month-over-month. Continue reading
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CMI: More Questions than Answers
CMI sees an uptick in demand over the past four months, but it comes from a very depressed level. Questions remain about whether or not the economy will grow. Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Metrics Institute, Durable Goods, GDP
Tagged BEA, CPI, deflator, GDP, PPI, recession, Rick Davis, student loans
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Has the BEA Already Documented A Double Dip Recession?
Critical examination of BEA data indicates that we may already have had 2 quarters of GDP contraction and therefore already be in recession. Continue reading
