Dashboards - Inflation
The following dashboards provide a summary of inflation-related indicators that impact the economy and consumer spending which can be utilized to assist local governments in forecasting revenue / expenditure projections, and debt issuance.
BEA Personal Consumption Index: The PCE price index, released each month in the Personal Income and Outlays report, reflects changes in the prices of goods and services purchased by consumers in the United States.
BLS Producer Price Index: The Producer Price Index is a family of indexes that measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers of goods and services.
GDP Deflator: The GDP deflator is a measure of the level of prices of all new, domestically produced, final goods and services in an economy in a year.
- The gross domestic product implicit price deflator, or GDP deflator, measures changes in the prices of goods and services produced in the United States, including those exported to other countries. Prices of imports are excluded.
CPI (All Goods + Used Vehicles): A consumer price index is a price index, the price of a weighted average market basket of consumer goods and services purchased by households.
- Changes in measured CPI track changes in prices over time.
CPI (Vehicles):
- Consumer price index for vehicles. A surge in vehicle sales – especially used vehicle sales – has been correlated with inflation.
CPI (Medical Care & Prescription Drugs): Consumer price index for medical care in the U.S. (City Average, All Urban).
- Medical care and health care insurance are a major expense for most households.
(CPI Prescription Drugs): Consumer price index for prescription drugs in the U.S. (City Average, All Urban). Prescription drugs are a significant expense for many households.