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• Select Will Inflation Continue to Fall?

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  Will Inflation Continue to Fall?

  Authors:Lida R. Weinstock and Marc LabonteFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2023994 words Article 1340LFebruary 7, 2023 The U.S. economy has experienced high inflation since the spring of 2021, with disagreement over how long this trend will last. Policymakers have debated whether more contractionary fiscal and monetary...
• Select Housing and the Consumer Price Index.

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  Housing and the Consumer Price Index.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,568 words Article 1450LOver much of 2021 and 2022, inflation in the United States has been high. Housing costs carry a relatively large weight in the calculation of overall price increases across many measures, notably in the Consumer Price...
• Select Where Is the U.S. Economy Headed: Soft Landing, Hard Landing, or Stagflation?

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  Where Is the U.S. Economy Headed: Soft Landing, Hard Landing, or Stagflation?

  Authors:Marc Labonte and Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20221,001 words Article 1350LJune 28, 2022 The Economic Recovery So Far The recovery from the 2020 recession was rapid through the first half of 2021, but the transition to moderate, sustainable economic growth has been choppy, with negative...
• Select Geographic Cost of Living Differences: In Brief.

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  Geographic Cost of Living Differences: In Brief.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20222,703 words Report 1650LMarch 2, 2022 Cost of Living: When (Inflation) Versus Where (Geographic Differences) The cost of living (COL) is an economic term referring to the amount of money people need to achieve a certain standard of living....
• Select Food Price Spikes Temporary, Inflation Likely to Fall in 2022.

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  Food Price Spikes Temporary, Inflation Likely to Fall in 2022.

  Authors:Joseph W. Glauber and Vincent H. SmithFrom:AEI Paper & Studies

  20221,679 words Report 1720LConsumer prices have increased substantially in recent months. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) for All Urban Consumers rose 7.0 percent for the 12 months ending December 2021,...
• Select Breaking Down the U.S. Inflation Rate.

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  Breaking Down the U.S. Inflation Rate.

  Authors:Mark P. Keightley and Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2021587 words Table 1430LDecember 21, 2021 Focus on rising consumer prices has increased amid the latest data release from the Bureau of Labor Statistics showing that the inflation rate, as measured by the Consumer Price Index for All Urban...
• Select The Post-Pandemic Labor Market and Rising Inflation.

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  The Post-Pandemic Labor Market and Rising Inflation.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2021990 words Article 1520LUpdated November 22, 2021 As measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), inflation has increased relatively quickly throughout 2021. In October 2021, CPI inflation was...
• Select Introduction to U.S. Economy: Inflation.

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  Introduction to U.S. Economy: Inflation.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20211,642 words Article 1550LUpdated November 22, 2021 What Is Inflation? Inflation is defined as a general increase in the price of goods and services across the economy, or, in other words, a general decrease in the value of money. Conversely,...
• Select The Post-Pandemic Labor Market and Rising Inflation.

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  The Post-Pandemic Labor Market and Rising Inflation.

  Author:Lida R. WeinstockFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  2021975 words Article 1510LJuly 28, 2021 As measured by the Consumer Price Index (CPI), published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), inflation has increased relatively quickly during the first several months of 2021. In June 2021, CPI...
• Select Advanced Economies: GDP Deflators and Consumer Prices

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  Advanced Economies: GDP Deflators and Consumer Prices

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2001 Article Advanced Economies: GDP Deflators and Consumer Prices (Annual percent change) Ten-Year Averages 1983-92 1993-2002 1993 1994 GDP deflators Advanced economies 4.5 1.8 2.7 2.2 Major advanced economies 3.7 1.5 2.3 1.8...
• Select Summary of inflation

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  Summary of inflation

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2002 Article Table 8 Summary of Inflation (Percent) Ten-Year Averages 1984-93 1994-2003 1994 GDP deflators Advanced economies 4.1 1.6 2.2 United States 3.2 1.8 2.1 European Union 5.0 2.2 2.7 Japan 1.7 -0.8 0.2 Other advanced...
• Select Food price inflation: causes and impacts

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  Food price inflation: causes and impacts

  Authors:Tom Capehart and Joe RichardsonFrom:Congressional Research Service (CRS) Reports and Issue Briefs

  20082,822 words Report 1390LSummary U.S. food prices rose 4% in 2007 and are expected to gain 3.5% to 4.5% in 2008. Higher farm commodity prices and energy costs are the leading factors behind higher food prices. Farm commodity prices have...
• Select Countries in Transition: Consumer Prices [1]

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  Countries in Transition: Consumer Prices [1]

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2001 Article Countries in Transition: Consumer Prices [1] (Annual percent change) Average 1983-92 1993 1994 Central and eastern Europe ... 79.9 45.6 Albania 16.0 85.0 22.6 Bosnia and Herzegovina ... ... ... Bulgaria 28.4 72.8 96.0...
• Select Developing countries: consumer prices

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  Developing countries: consumer prices

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2002 Article Table 11 Developing Countries: Consumer Prices (Annual percent change) Ten-year Averages 1984-93 1994-2003 1994 Developing countries 48.5 13.7 55.4 Regional groups Africa 24.3 19.7 54.7 Sub-Sahara 28.8 24.0 68.5...
• Select Developing countries--by country: consumer prices

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  Developing countries--by country: consumer prices

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2002 Article Table 12 Developing Countries--by Country: Consumer Prices (1) (Annual percent change) Average 1984-93 1994 1995 1996 Africa 24.3 54.7 35.3 30.2 Algeria 13.6 29.0 29.8 18.7 Angola 62.0 949.8 2,672.2 4,146.0 Benin 2.3...
• Select Adjusting to lower commodity prices

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  Adjusting to lower commodity prices

  From:World Economic Outlook

  20151,294 words Article 1570LList of Tables Output A1. Summary of World Output A2. Advanced Economies: Real GDP and Total Domestic Demand A3. Advanced Economies: Components of Real GDP A4. Emerging Market and Developing Economies:...
• Select Advanced economies: GDP deflators and consumer prices

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  Advanced economies: GDP deflators and consumer prices

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2002 Article Table 9 Advanced Economies: GDP Deflatars and Consumer Prices (Annual percent change) Ten-Year Averages 1984-93 1994-2003 1994 1995 GDP deflators Advanced economies 4.1 1.6 2.2 2.3 Major advanced economies 3.4 1.4 1.8...
• Select consumer price index

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  consumer price index

  Editors:E. D. Hirsch, Jr., Joseph F. Kett, and James TrefilFrom:The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (3^rd ed.)

  200229 words Brief article, Defin... 1060LAn index published by the government each month of prices for a representative sample of goods and services. The consumer price index was formerly known as the cost-of-living index....
• Select Countries in transition: consumer prices

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  Countries in transition: consumer prices

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2002 Brief article Table 13. Countries in Transition: Consumer Prices (1) (Annual percent change) Average 1984-93 1994 1995 1996 1997 Central and eastern Europe ... 45.6 24.7 23.2 41.7 Albania 23.4 22.6 7.8 12.7 32.1 Bosnia and...
• Select Developing countries--by country: consumer prices

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  Developing countries--by country: consumer prices

  From:World Economic Outlook

  2002 Article Table 12. Developing Countries--by Country: Consumer Prices (1) (Annual percent change) Average 1984-93 1994 1995 1996 Africa 24.3 54.7 35.3 30.2 Algeria 13.6 29.0 29.8 18.7 Angola 62.0 949.8 2,672.2 4,146.0 Benin 2.3...