United States Producer Prices of Finished Goods Increase 12.2 Percent and Final Demand Prices Increase 9.7 Percent in 12 Months Ending in Jan 2022, Cumulative Growth of US Manufacturing of 1.2 Percent From Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 at Annual Equivalent 2.4 Percent and Increasing 0.2 Percent in Jan 2022, US Manufacturing 2.8 Percent Higher in Jan 2022 Than A Year Earlier in the Global Recession, with Output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the Lockdown of Economic activity in the COVID-19 Event and the Through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021), US Manufacturing Underperforming Below Trend in the Lost Economic Cycle of the Global Recession with Economic Growth Underperforming Below Trend Worldwide, Squeeze of Economic Activity by Carry Trades Induced by Zero Interest Rates, High United States Inflation, Long-term Decline of United States Homeownership, Stagflation Risk, Worldwide Fiscal, Monetary and External Imbalances, World Cyclical Slow Growth, and Government Intervention in Globalization
Carlos M. Pelaez
© Carlos M. Pelaez, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
I United States Industrial Production
II Squeeze of Economic Activity by Carry Trades Induced by Zero Interest Rates
IC United States Inflation
IC Long-term US Inflation
ID Current US Inflation
IE Theory and Reality of Economic History, Cyclical Slow Growth Not Secular Stagnation and Monetary Policy Based on Fear of Deflation
IIC Decline of United States Homeownership
III World Financial Turbulence
IV Global Inflation
V World Economic Slowdown
VA United States
VB Japan
VC China
VD Euro Area
VE Germany
VF France
VG Italy
VH United Kingdom
VI Valuation of Risk Financial Assets
VII Economic Indicators
VIII Interest Rates
IX Conclusion
References
Appendixes
Appendix I The Great Inflation
IIIB Appendix on Safe Haven Currencies
IIIC Appendix on Fiscal Compact
IIID Appendix on European Central Bank Large Scale Lender of Last Resort
IIIG Appendix on Deficit Financing of Growth and the Debt Crisis
Preamble. United States total public debt outstanding is $30.1 trillion and debt held by the public $23.6 trillion (https://fiscaldata.treasury.gov/datasets/debt-to-the-penny/debt-to-the-penny). The Net International Investment Position of the United States, or foreign debt, is $16.1 trillion (https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2021-12/intinv321.pdf https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). The United States current account deficit is 3.7 percent of GDP in IIIQ2021 (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). The Treasury deficit of the United States reached $2.8 trillion in fiscal year 2021 (https://fiscal.treasury.gov/reports-statements/mts/). Total assets of Federal Reserve Banks reached $8.9 trillion on Feb 16, 2022 and securities held outright reached $8.4 trillion (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/h41/current/h41.htm#h41tab1). US GDP nominal NSA reached $24.0 trillion in IVQ2021 (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm). Total Treasury interest-bearing, marketable debt held by private investors increased from $3635 billion in 2007 to $16,439 billion in Sep 2021 (Fiscal Year 2021) or increase by 352.2 percent (https://fiscal.treasury.gov/reports-statements/treasury-bulletin/).
Chart VII-4 of the Energy Information Administration provides the price of the Natural Gas Futures Contract increasing from $2.581 on Jan 4, 2021 to $4.306 per million Btu on Feb 15, 2022 or 66.8 percent.
Chart VII-4, US, Natural Gas Futures Contract 1
Source: US Energy Information Administration
https://www.eia.gov/dnav/ng/hist/rngc1d.htm
Chart CPI-H provides 12 months percentage changes of the US Consumer Price Index from 1981 to 2022. The increase of 7.5 percent of the US CPI in the 12 months ending in Jan 2022 is the highest since 7.6 percent in Feb 1982 in the beginning adjustment from the Great Inflation.
Chart CPI-H, US, Consumer Price Index, 12-Month Percentage Change, NSA, 1981-2022
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics https://www.bls.gov/cpi/data.htm
I United States Industrial Production. This Section I provides data and analysis showing the underperformance in manufacturing in the lost cycle of the global recession without output underperforming below trend worldwide and in the global recession with output in the US reaching in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
There is socio-economic stress in the combination of adverse events and cyclical performance:
- Mediocre economic growth below potential and long-term trend, resulting in idle productive resources with GDP three trillion dollars below trend). US GDP grew at the average rate of 3.1 percent per year from 1929 to 2021 (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html), with similar performance in whole cycles of contractions and expansions, but only at 1.3 percent per year on average from 2007 to 2020 and 1.3 percent from 2007 to 2020. GDP in IIIQ2021 is 17.7 percent lower than what it would have been had it grown at trend of 3.0 percent.
- Twenty four million or 14.0 percent of the effective labor force unemployed or underemployed in involuntary part-time jobs with cyclically stagnating or declining real wages (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/increase-in-jan-2022-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/increase-in-nov-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/increase-in-oct-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/increase-in-sep-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/increase-in-aug-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/increase-in-jul-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/increase-in-jun-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/increase-in-may-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/increase-in-apr-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/increase-in-apr-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/increase-in-apr-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/increase-in-feb-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/increasing-valuations-of-risks.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/decrease-in-dec-2020-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/dollar-devaluation-increasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/increase-in-oct-2020-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/increasingvaluations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/exchange-rate-fluctuations-1.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/thirty-eight-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/increase-of-total-nonfarm-payroll-jobs.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/creation-of-three-million-private.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/fifty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/lockdown-of-economic-activity-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/stress-of-world-financial-markets-fomc.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/rising-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/volatility-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/dollar-appreciation-contraction-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/twenty-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/increase-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/flattening-yield-curve-of-treasury.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/dollar-revaluation-twenty-one-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/wait-and-see-patient-forecast-dependent.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/the-fed-will-be-patient-adjusting.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/fluctuation-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/fluctuations-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/twenty-on00000000e-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/fomc-policy-rate-unchanged-competitive.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/twenty-three-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/twenty-three-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/unchanged-fomc-policy-rate-gradual.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/data-dependent-monetary-policy-with.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/rising-yields-twenty-two-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/twenty-three-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/increasing-interest-rates-twenty-four.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/twenty-six-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/rising-yields-and-dollar-revaluation.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-case-for-increase-in-federal-funds.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/interest-rates-and-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/global-competitive-easing-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/financial-turbulence-twenty-four.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/proceeding-cautiously-in-monetary.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/twenty-five-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets-in.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/weakening-equities-with-exchange-rate.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/liftoff-of-fed-funds-rate-followed-by.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/live-possibility-of-interest-rates.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/labor-market-uncertainty-and-interest.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/interest-rate-policy-dependent-on-what.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/turbulence-of-financial-asset.html)
- Stagnating real disposable income per person or income per person after inflation and taxes (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/increase-in-jan-2022-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/real-disposable-income-decreasing-02.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/increase-in-nov-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/increase-in-oct-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/increase-in-sep-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/increase-in-aug-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/increase-in-jul-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/increase-in-jun-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/increase-in-may-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/increase-in-apr-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/increase-in-apr-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/increase-in-feb-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/increasing-valuations-of-risks.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/recovering-gdp-of-major-world-economies.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/dollar-devaluation-increasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/increase-in-oct-2020-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/increasingvaluations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/exchange-rate-fluctuations-1.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/thirty-eight-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/increase-of-total-nonfarm-payroll-jobs.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/creation-of-three-million-private.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/fifty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/lockdown-of-economic-activity-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/stress-of-world-financial-markets-fomc.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/volatility-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/dollar-appreciation-contraction-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/twenty-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/increase-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/flattening-yield-curve-of-treasury.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/dollar-revaluation-twenty-one-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/fluctuation-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/fluctuations-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/fomc-increases-policy-interest-rate.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/revision-of-united-states-national.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/revision-of-united-states-national.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/fomc-policy-rate-unchanged-competitive.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/stronger-dollar-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/twenty-three-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/dollar-devaluation-cyclically.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/unchanged-fomc-policy-rate-gradual.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/data-dependent-monetary-policy-with.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/rising-yields-twenty-two-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/twenty-three-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/rising-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/twenty-six-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/rising-yields-and-dollar-revaluation.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/rising-yields-and-dollar-revaluation.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-case-for-increase-in-federal-funds.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-case-for-increase-in-federal-funds.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/interest-rates-and-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/global-competitive-easing-or.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/financial-asset-values-rebound-from.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/financial-turbulence-twenty-four.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/proceeding-cautiously-in-monetary.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/twenty-five-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/twenty-five-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets-in.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/dollar-revaluation-and-decreasing.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/dollar-revaluation-constraining.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/dollar-revaluation-constraining.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/live-possibility-of-interest-rates.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/labor-market-uncertainty-and-interest.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/interest-rate-policy-dependent-on-what.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/international-valuations-of-financial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/higher-volatility-of-asset-prices-at.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/dollar-devaluation-and-carry-trade.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/volatility-of-valuations-of-financial.html)
- Depressed hiring that does not afford an opportunity for reducing unemployment/underemployment and moving to better-paid jobs (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/us-consumer-price-index-increased-75.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/united-states-consumer-prices-increase.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/recovery-without-hiring-in-lost.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/accelerating-inflation-with-deepening.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-5864.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/total-nonfarm-hires-jump-from-5864.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/total-nonfarm-hires-jump-from-5864.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/total-nonfarm-hires-jump-from-5864.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/total-nonfarm-hires-jump-from-5864.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/new-nonfarm-hires-of-6.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/nonfarm-hires-jump-64.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/collapse-of-united-states-dynamism-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/global-recession-with-output-in-us.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/recovery-without-hiring-twenty-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/united-states-imbalances-of-internal.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/sharp-contraction-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/recovery-without-hiring-in-lost.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/declining-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/oscillating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial_16.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/competitive-exchange-rate-and-interest.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/competitive-exchange-rate-policies.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/fomc-uncertain-outlook-frank-h-knights.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/recovery-without-hiring-ten-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/contracting-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier 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http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/exchange-rate-and-financial-asset.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/oscillating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/volatility-of-financial-asset.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/volatility-of-financial-asset.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/fluctuating-valuations-of-financial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/dollar-revaluation-recovery-without.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/global-exchange-rate-struggle-recovery.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/g20-monetary-policy-recovery-without.html)
- Productivity growth fell from 2.1 percent per year on average from 1947 to 2019 and average 2.3 percent per year from 1947 to 2007 to 1.4 percent per year on average from 2007 to 2019, deteriorating future growth and prosperity (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/united-states-high-inflation-theory-and.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/world-inflation-waves-high-inflation.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/us-gdp-growing-at-66-saar-in-iiq2021-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/recovering-gdp-of-major-world-economies.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/united-states-inflation-rules.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/financial-markets-stress-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/recovery-without-hiring-in-lost.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/increase-in-valuations-of-risk_14.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/uncertain-fomc-outlook-of-monetary.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/contraction-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/recovery-without-hiring-ten-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/increase-of-interest-rates-by-monetary.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/weaker-world-economic-growth-with.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/recovery-without-hiring-in-lost.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/revision-of-united-states-national.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/fomc-increases-interest-rates-with.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/recovery-without-hiring-ten-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/united-states-inflation-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/collateral-effects-of-unwinding.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/fomc-increases-interest-rates-with.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/recovery-without-hiring-ten-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/ii-rules-discretionary-authorities-and.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/recovery-without-hiring-ten-million_40.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/flattening-us-treasury-yield-curve.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/recovery-without-hiring-ten-million_14.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/increasing-interest-rates-twenty-four.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/rising-values-of-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-case-for-increase-in-federal-funds.html and earlier 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http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/exchange-rate-and-financial-asset.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/higher-volatility-of-asset-prices-at.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/quite-high-equity-valuations-and.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/global-competitive-devaluation-rules.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/job-creation-and-monetary-policy-twenty.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/financial-risks-twenty-six-million.html)
- Output of manufacturing (SIC) in Jan 2022 at 38.8 percent below long-term trend since 1919 and at 26.8 percent below trend since 1986. Output of manufacturing (NAICS) at 41.1 percent below trend measured from 1986 to 2006 and 24.6 percent below trend measured from 1999 to 2006 (Section I and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/united-states-producer-prices-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/unchanged-fomc-target-fed-funds-rate.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/unchanged-fomc-target-fed-funds-rate.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/federal-open-market-committee-leaves.html and earlier 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https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/inverted-yield-curve-of-treasury.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/revaluation-of-yuanus-dollar-exchange.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/delays-in-updating-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/increase-of-interest-rates-by-monetary.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/weaker-world-economic-growth-with.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/oscillation-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/world-inflation-waves-lost-economic.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/continuing-gradual-increases-in-fed.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/dollar-revaluation-united-states_24.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/rising-yields-world-inflation-waves.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/united-states-inflation-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/dollar-devaluation-and-increasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/mediocre-cyclical-united-states_23.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-lost-economic-cycle-of-global_25.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/world-inflation-waves-long-term-and.html and earlier) (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/monetary-policy-of-reducing-central.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/rising-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/fomc-interest-rate-increase-planned.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/dollar-devaluation-world-inflation.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/united-states-commercial-banks-assets.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/fomc-increases-interest-rates-world.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier 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(http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/monetary-policy-and-competitive.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/squeeze-of-economic-activity-by-carry.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/unconventional-monetary-policy-and.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/liftoff-of-interest-rates-with-monetary.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/interest-rate-liftoff-followed-by.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/interest-rate-policy-quagmire-world.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/interest-rate-increase-on-hold-because.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/exchange-rate-and-financial-asset.html
and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/fluctuating-financial-asset-valuations.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/fluctuating-valuations-of-financial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/global-portfolio-reallocations-squeeze.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/impatience-with-monetary-policy-of.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/world-financial-turbulence-squeeze-of.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/exchange-rate-conflicts-squeeze-of.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/patience-on-interest-rate-increases.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/squeeze-of-economic-activity-by-carry.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/imf-view-squeeze-of-economic-activity.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/world-inflation-waves-squeeze-of.html)
- Unsustainable government deficit/debt and balance of payments deficit (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/global-contraction-of-valuations-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/mediocre-cyclical-economic-growth-with.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/rising-yields-and-dollar-revaluation.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/unresolved-us-balance-of-payments.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/proceeding-cautiously-in-reducing.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/weakening-equities-and-dollar.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/monetary-policy-designed-on-measurable.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/fluctuating-financial-asset-valuations.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/impatience-with-monetary-policy-of.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/irrational-exuberance-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/patience-on-interest-rate-increases.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/world-inflation-waves-squeeze-of.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/monetary-policy-world-inflation-waves.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/valuation-risks-world-inflation-waves.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/theory-and-reality-of-cyclical-slow.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/interest-rate-risks-world-inflation.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/tapering-quantitative-easing-mediocre.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/duration-dumping-and-peaking-valuations.html)
- Worldwide waves of inflation (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/real-disposable-income-decreasing-02.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/us-gdp-growing-at-21-saar-in-iiiq2021.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/world-inflation-waves-high-inflation.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/us-gdp-growing-continuing-recovery-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-64-percent-in_29.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/rising-inflation-world-inflation-waves.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-43-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-41-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-40-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-334-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/dollar-devaluation-increasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-331-percent-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/wealth-of-households-and-nonprofit.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/d-ollar-devaluation-and-yuan.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/contraction-of-household-wealth-by-14.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/recovery-in-jun-2020-of-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/mediocre-cyclical-united-states_31.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/valuations-of-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/weekly-rise-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/sharp-worldwide-contraction-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/decreasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/diverging-economic-conditions-and.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/oscillating-risk-financial-assets-world.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/dollar-depreciation-fluctuating.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/uncertain-fomc-outlook-of-monetary.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/contraction-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/global-manufacturing-stress-world.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/fomc-outlook-uncertainty-central-bank.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/contraction-of-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/inverted-yield-curve-of-treasury.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/revaluation-of-yuanus-dollar-exchange.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/world-inflation-waves-world-financial_24.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/increase-of-interest-rates-by-monetary.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/weakening-gdp-growth-in-major-economies.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/oscillation-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/world-inflation-waves-lost-economic.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/continuing-gradual-increases-in-fed.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/dollar-strengthening-world-inflation.htm and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/rising-yields-world-inflation-waves.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/decreasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/dollar-devaluation-and-increasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/fomc-increases-interest-rates-with.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/dollar-devaluation-and-decline-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/world-inflation-waves-long-term-and.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/dollar-devaluation-world-inflation.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/dollar-devaluation-and-valuation-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/fomc-interest-rate-increase-planned.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/dollar-devaluation-world-inflation.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/fomc-increases-interest-rates-world.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/of-course-economic-outlook-is-highly.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/interest-rate-increase-could-well.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/dollar-revaluation-world-inflation.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/interest-rates-and-volatility-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/interest-rate-policy-uncertainty-and.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/oscillating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/fomc-projections-world-inflation-waves.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/most-fomc-participants-judged-that-if.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/contracting-united-states-industrial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/monetary-policy-and-competitive.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/squeeze-of-economic-activity-by-carry.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/uncertainty-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/liftoff-of-interest-rates-with-monetary.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/interest-rate-liftoff-followed-by.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/interest-rate-policy-quagmire-world.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/interest-rate-increase-on-hold-because.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/global-decline-of-values-of-financial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/fluctuating-financial-asset-valuations.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/interest-rate-policy-and-dollar.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/global-portfolio-reallocations-squeeze.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/dollar-revaluation-and-financial-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/irrational-exuberance-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/competitive-currency-conflicts-world.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/patience-on-interest-rate-increases.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/squeeze-of-economic-activity-by-carry.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/financial-oscillations-world-inflation.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/world-inflation-waves-squeeze-of.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/08/monetary-policy-world-inflation-waves.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/07/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html)
- Deteriorating terms of trade and net revenue margins of production across countries in squeeze of economic activity by carry trades induced by zero interest rates (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/united-states-producer-prices-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/unchanged-fomc-target-fed-funds-rate.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/unchanged-fomc-target-fed-funds-rate.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/federal-open-market-committee-leaves.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/us-industrial-production-increased-3.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/growth-of-industrial-production-of-54.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/recovery-in-jun-2020-of-manufacturing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/recovery-without-hiring-twenty-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/contraction-of-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/sharp-contraction-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/declining-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/declining-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/diverging-economic-conditions-and.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/oscillating-risk-financial-assets-world.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial_26.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/uncertain-fomc-outlook-of-monetary.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/global-decline-of-yields-of-government.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/global-manufacturing-stress-world.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/fomc-outlook-uncertainty-central-bank.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/decreasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/inverted-yield-curve-of-treasury.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/revaluation-of-yuanus-dollar-exchange.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/delays-in-updating-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/increase-of-interest-rates-by-monetary.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/weaker-world-economic-growth-with.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/oscillation-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/world-inflation-waves-lost-economic.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/continuing-gradual-increases-in-fed.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/dollar-revaluation-united-states_24.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/rising-yields-world-inflation-waves.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/decreasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/united-states-inflation-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/01/dollar-devaluation-and-increasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/mediocre-cyclical-united-states_23.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/the-lost-economic-cycle-of-global_25.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/world-inflation-waves-long-term-and.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/monetary-policy-of-reducing-central.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/dollar-devaluation-and-valuation-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/fomc-interest-rate-increase-planned.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/dollar-devaluation-world-inflation.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/united-states-commercial-banks-assets.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/fomc-increases-interest-rates-world.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/of-course-economic-outlook-is-highly.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/interest-rate-increase-could-well.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/dollar-revaluation-world-inflation.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/interest-rates-and-volatility-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/unresolved-us-balance-of-payments.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/fomc-projections-world-inflation-waves.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/most-fomc-participants-judged-that-if.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/imf-view-of-world-economy-and-finance.html and earlier) (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/monetary-policy-and-competitive.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/squeeze-of-economic-activity-by-carry.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/uncertainty-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/liftoff-of-interest-rates-with-monetary.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/interest-rate-liftoff-followed-by.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/interest-rate-policy-quagmire-world.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/interest-rate-increase-on-hold-because.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/global-decline-of-values-of-financial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/07/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/fluctuating-financial-asset-valuations.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/global-portfolio-reallocations-squeeze.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/impatience-with-monetary-policy-of.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/world-financial-turbulence-squeeze-of.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/01/exchange-rate-conflicts-squeeze-of.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/patience-on-interest-rate-increases.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/squeeze-of-economic-activity-by-carry.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/imf-view-squeeze-of-economic-activity.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/world-inflation-waves-squeeze-of.html
- Financial repression of interest rates and credit affecting the most people without means and access to sophisticated financial investments with likely adverse effects on income distribution and wealth disparity (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/increase-in-jan-2022-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/real-disposable-income-decreasing-02.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/increase-in-nov-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/increase-in-oct-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/increase-in-sep-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/increase-in-aug-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/increase-in-jul-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/increase-in-jun-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/increase-in-may-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/increase-in-apr-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/increase-in-apr-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/increase-in-feb-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/increasing-valuations-of-risks.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/recovering-gdp-of-major-world-economies.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/dollar-devaluation-increasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/increase-in-oct-2020-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/increasingvaluations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/exchange-rate-fluctuations-1.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/08/thirty-eight-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/increase-of-total-nonfarm-payroll-jobs.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/creation-of-three-million-private.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/fifty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/lockdown-of-economic-activity-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/lockdown-of-economic-activity-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/stress-of-world-financial-markets-fomc.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/volatility-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/increase-in-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/dollar-appreciation-contraction-of.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/twenty-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/contraction-of-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/fluctuating-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/flattening-yield-curve-of-treasury.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/dollar-revaluation-twenty-one-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/fluctuation-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/fluctuations-of-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/fomc-increases-policy-interest-rate.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/revision-of-united-states-national.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/revision-of-united-states-national.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/stronger-dollar-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/twenty-three-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/dollar-devaluation-cyclically.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/11/unchanged-fomc-policy-rate-gradual.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/09/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/data-dependent-monetary-policy-with.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/rising-yields-twenty-two-million.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/twenty-two-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/twenty-three-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/rising-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/02/twenty-six-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/12/rising-yields-and-dollar-revaluation.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-case-for-increase-in-federal-funds.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/the-case-for-increase-in-federal-funds.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/interest-rates-and-valuations-of-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/global-competitive-easing-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/financial-asset-values-rebound-from.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/financial-turbulence-twenty-four.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/04/proceeding-cautiously-in-monetary.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/twenty-five-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/twenty-five-million-unemployed-or.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/closely-monitoring-global-economic-and.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/dollar-revaluation-and-decreasing.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/dollar-revaluation-constraining.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/live-possibility-of-interest-rates.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/labor-market-uncertainty-and-interest.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/interest-rate-policy-dependent-on-what.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/fluctuating-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/international-valuations-of-financial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/higher-volatility-of-asset-prices-at.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/dollar-devaluation-and-carry-trade.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/04/volatility-of-valuations-of-financial.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/global-competitive-devaluation-rules.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/job-creation-and-monetary-policy-twenty.html and earlier (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/valuations-of-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/valuations-of-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/11/growth-uncertainties-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/10/world-financial-turbulence-twenty-seven.html)
- 43 million in poverty and 29 million without health insurance with family income adjusted for inflation regressing to 1999 levels (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-economic-outlook-is-inherently.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/10/interest-rate-policy-uncertainty-imf.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/financial-volatility-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/duration-dumping-and-peaking-valuations.html)
- Net worth of households and nonprofits organizations increasing by 58.1 percent after adjusting for inflation in the entire cycle from IVQ2007 to IIIQ2021 when it would have grown over 56.3 percent at trend of 3.3 percent per year in real terms from IVQ1945 to IIIQ2021. Financial assets increased $60.0 trillion while nonfinancial assets increased $18.0 trillion with likely concentration of wealth in those with access to sophisticated financial investments. Real estate assets adjusted for inflation increased 21.2 percent (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/us-gdp-growing-at-67-saar-in-iiq2021-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/us-gdp-growing-continuing-recovery-in.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/rising-inflation-world-inflation-waves.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/recovering-gdp-of-major-world-economies.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/09/wealth-of-households-and-nonprofit.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/07/contraction-of-household-wealth-by-14.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/04/contraction-of-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/increasing-valuations-of-risk-financial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/dollar-appreciation-decreasing.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/inverted-yield-curve-of-treasury_30.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/recovery-without-hiring-labor.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/fomc-increases-policy-interest-rate.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/mediocre-cyclical-united-states_31.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/dollar-devaluation-cyclically.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/destruction-of-household-nonfinancial.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/06/united-states-commercial-banks-united.html and earlier (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/recovery-without-hiring-ten-million.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/rules-versus-discretionary-authorities.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/09/the-economic-outlook-is-inherently.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/06/of-course-considerable-uncertainty.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/monetary-policy-and-fluctuations-of_13.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/weakening-equities-and-dollar.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/monetary-policy-designed-on-measurable.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/fluctuating-financial-asset-valuations.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/dollar-revaluation-and-financial-risk.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/valuations-of-risk-financial-assets.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/financial-volatility-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/06/financial-indecision-mediocre-cyclical.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/global-financial-risks-recovery-without.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/collapse-of-united-states-dynamism-of.html).
Industrial production increased 1.4 percent in Jan 2022 and decreased 0.1 percent in Dec 2021 after increasing 0.9 percent in Nov 2021, with all data seasonally adjusted, as shown in Table I-1. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System conducted the annual revision of industrial production released on May 28, 2021 (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/revisions/Current/DefaultRev.htm):
“The Federal Reserve has revised its index of industrial production (IP) and the related measures of capacity and capacity utilization. The most prominent features of the revision are an update of the base year to 2017 for the indexes, a conversion of the industry-group indexes to the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the incorporation of comprehensive annual production data for 2017 through 2019, and the incorporation of new survey utilization rate data for 2019 and 2020.[1]
On net, the revisions to total IP for recent years are negative. Notably, the updated rates of change are 1 to 1-1/2 percentage points lower per year from 2017 through 2019.[2] The cumulative effect of these revisions leaves the level of total IP in April 2021 about 3-1/2 percent below its late-2007 peak before the Great Recession; previously, total IP in April 2021 was slightly above its peak before the Great Recession. The incorporation of detailed data for manufacturing from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2017 Economic Census (EC) and the 2018 and 2019 Annual Surveys of Manufactures (ASMs) accounts for the majority of the differences between the current and the previously published estimates. The revisions to the rates of change for 2020 are small, and the magnitude of the sharp drop (17 percent) in total IP at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 is very similar to the magnitude reported earlier.
Annual capacity growth is revised down about 1 percentage point, on average, from 2017 to 2019 and is little changed in 2020. After these revisions, capacity for total industry is estimated to have grown about 3 percent less between 2016 and the end of 2020 than previously estimated.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, capacity utilization for total industry stood at 73.4 percent, about 1/2 percentage point below its previous estimate and about 6-1/4 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2020) average. The utilization rate for 2019 is also about 1/2 percentage point lower than the previous estimate, but revisions to utilization rates for 2017 and 2018 are very small.”
The report of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System states (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/current/default.htm):
“In January, total industrial production increased 1.4 percent. Manufacturing output and mining production rose 0.2 percent and 1.0 percent, respectively. The index for utilities jumped 9.9 percent; after being held down in December by unusually mild weather, the demand for heating surged in January with the arrival of significantly colder-than-normal temperatures. At 103.5 percent of its 2017 average, total industrial production in January was 4.1 percent higher than its year-earlier level and 2.1 percent above its pre-pandemic (February 2020) reading. Capacity utilization for the industrial sector increased 1.0 percentage point in January to 77.6 percent, a rate that is 1.9 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2021) average.”
In the six months ending in Jan 2022, United States national industrial production accumulated change of 2.3 percent at the annual equivalent rate of 4.6 percent, which is higher than growth of 4.1 percent in the 12 months ending in Jan 2022. Excluding decrease of 1.2 percent in Jul 2021, growth in the remaining five months from Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 accumulated to 3.5 percent or 8.7 percent annual equivalent. Industrial production increased 1.4 percent in two of the past six months, 0.9 percent in one month, minus 1.2 percent in one month and minus 0.1 percent in two months. Industrial production increased at annual equivalent 9.1 percent in the most recent quarter from Nov 2021 to Jan 2022 and increased at 0.3 percent annual equivalent in the prior quarter from Aug 2021 to Oct 2021. Business equipment accumulated change of minus 0.1 percent in the six months from Aug 2021 to Jan 2022, at the annual equivalent rate of minus 0.2 percent, which is lower than growth of 2.0 percent in the 12 months ending in Jan 2022. The Fed analyzes capacity utilization of total industry in its report (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm): “Capacity utilization for the industrial sector increased 1.0 percentage point in January to 77.6 percent, a rate that is 1.9 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2021) average.” United States industry apparently decelerated to a lower growth rate followed by possible acceleration, oscillating growth in past months and deep contraction in the global recession, with output in the US reaching in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
Table I-1, US, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, SA, ∆%
| Jan 22 | Dec 21 | Nov 21 | Oct 21 | Sep 21 | Aug 21 | Jan 22/ Jan 21 | |
| Total | 1.4 | -0.1 | 0.9 | 1.4 | -1.2 | -0.1 | 4.1 |
| Market | |||||||
| Final Products | 1.7 | -0.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 3.1 |
| Consumer Goods | 2.2 | -0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | -0.9 | -0.3 | 1.7 |
| Business Equipment | 0.1 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 1.0 | -0.9 | -0.9 | 2.0 |
| Non | 0.5 | -0.3 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 3.7 |
| Construction | -1.3 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.4 |
| Materials | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 2.2 | -2.1 | 0.1 | 5.1 |
| Industry Groups | |||||||
| Manufacturing | 0.2 | -0.1 | 0.7 | 1.7 | -0.8 | -0.5 | 2.5 |
| Mining | 1.0 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 3.8 | -2.2 | -0.1 | 8.2 |
| Utilities | 9.9 | -1.8 | 2.6 | -3.4 | -2.9 | 2.8 | 9.3 |
| Capacity | 77.6 | 76.6 | 76.7 | 76.1 | 75.1 | 76.1 | 0.5 |
Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Manufacturing increased 0.2 percent in Jan 2022 and decreased 0.1 percent in Dec 2021 after increasing 0.7 percent in Nov 2021, seasonally adjusted, increasing 2.8 percent not seasonally adjusted in the 12 months ending in Jan 2022, as shown in Table I-2. Manufacturing increased cumulatively 1.2 percent in the six months ending in Jan 2022 or at the annual equivalent rate of 2.4 percent. Excluding the decrease of 0.8 percent in Sep 2021, manufacturing increased 2.0 percent from Aug 2021 to Jan 2022 or at the annual equivalent rate of 4.9 percent. Table I-2 provides a longer perspective of manufacturing in the US. There has been evident deceleration of manufacturing growth in the US from 2010 and the first three months of 2011 with recovery followed by renewed deterioration/improvement in more recent months as shown by 12 months’ rates of growth. Growth rates appeared to be increasing again closer to 5 percent in Apr-Jun 2012 but deteriorated. The rates of decline of manufacturing in 2009 are quite high with a drop of 18.6 percent in the 12 months ending in Apr 2009. Manufacturing recovered from this decline and led the recovery from the recession. Rates of growth appeared to be returning to the levels at 3 percent or higher in the annual rates before the recession, but the pace of manufacturing fell steadily with some strength at the margin. There is renewed deterioration and improvement. The Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System conducted the annual revision of industrial production released on May 28, 2021 (https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/revisions/Current/DefaultRev.htm):
“The Federal Reserve has revised its index of industrial production (IP) and the related measures of capacity and capacity utilization. The most prominent features of the revision are an update of the base year to 2017 for the indexes, a conversion of the industry-group indexes to the 2017 North American Industry Classification System (NAICS), the incorporation of comprehensive annual production data for 2017 through 2019, and the incorporation of new survey utilization rate data for 2019 and 2020.[1]
On net, the revisions to total IP for recent years are negative. Notably, the updated rates of change are 1 to 1-1/2 percentage points lower per year from 2017 through 2019.[2] The cumulative effect of these revisions leaves the level of total IP in April 2021 about 3-1/2 percent below its late-2007 peak before the Great Recession; previously, total IP in April 2021 was slightly above its peak before the Great Recession. The incorporation of detailed data for manufacturing from the U.S. Census Bureau's 2017 Economic Census (EC) and the 2018 and 2019 Annual Surveys of Manufactures (ASMs) accounts for the majority of the differences between the current and the previously published estimates. The revisions to the rates of change for 2020 are small, and the magnitude of the sharp drop (17 percent) in total IP at the onset of the pandemic in early 2020 is very similar to the magnitude reported earlier.
Annual capacity growth is revised down about 1 percentage point, on average, from 2017 to 2019 and is little changed in 2020. After these revisions, capacity for total industry is estimated to have grown about 3 percent less between 2016 and the end of 2020 than previously estimated.
In the fourth quarter of 2020, capacity utilization for total industry stood at 73.4 percent, about 1/2 percentage point below its previous estimate and about 6-1/4 percentage points below its long-run (1972–2020) average. The utilization rate for 2019 is also about 1/2 percentage point lower than the previous estimate, but revisions to utilization rates for 2017 and 2018 are very small.”
Manufacturing decreased 22.4 percent from the peak in Jun 2007 to the trough in Apr 2009 and increased 13.5 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2019. Manufacturing increased 10.9 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2020. Manufacturing in Dec 2020 is lower by 13.9 percent relative to the peak in Jun 2007. Manufacturing increased 15.0 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2021. Manufacturing in Dec 2021 is 10.7 percent below the peak in Jun 2007. Manufacturing increased 15.1 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Jan 2022. Manufacturing in Jan 2022 is 10.6 percent below the peak in Apr 2009. US economic growth has been at only 2.2 percent on average in the cyclical expansion in the 50 quarters from IIIQ2009 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Boskin (2010Sep) measures that the US economy grew at 6.2 percent in the first four quarters and 4.5 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the second quarter of 1975; and at 7.7 percent in the first four quarters and 5.8 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the first quarter of 1983 (Professor Michael J. Boskin, Summer of Discontent, Wall Street Journal, Sep 2, 201 http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882304575465462926649950.html). There are new calculations using the revision of US GDP and personal income data since 1929 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm) and the first estimate of GDP for IVQ2021 (https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/gdp4q21_adv.pdf). The average of 7.7 percent in the first four quarters of major cyclical expansions is in contrast with the rate of growth in the first four quarters of the expansion from IIIQ2009 to IIQ2010 of only 2.9 percent obtained by dividing GDP of $15,605.6 billion in IIQ2010 by GDP of $15,161.8 billion in IIQ2009 {[($15,605.6/$15,161.8) -1]100 = 2.9%], or accumulating the quarter on quarter growth rates (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html). The expansion from IQ1983 to IQ1986 was at the average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent, 5.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1986, 5.1 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1986, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1988, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1989, 4.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1989, 4.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1990, 4.4 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1990, 4.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1990, 4.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1990, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1992, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1994, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1995, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1995 and at 7.9 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1983 (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html). The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) dates a contraction of the US from IQ1990 (Jul) to IQ1991 (Mar) (https://www.nber.org/cycles.html). The expansion lasted until another contraction beginning in IQ2001 (Mar). US GDP contracted 1.4 percent from the pre-recession peak of $9404.5 billion of chained 2012 dollars in IIIQ1990 to the trough of $9275.3 billion in IQ1991 (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm). The US maintained growth at 3.0 percent on average over entire cycles with expansions at higher rates compensating for contractions. Growth at trend in the entire cycle from IVQ2007 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021) would have accumulated to 51.3 percent. GDP in IVQ2021 would be $23,849.2 billion (in constant dollars of 2012) if the US had grown at trend, which is higher by $4043.2 billion than actual $19,806.0 billion. There are more than four trillion dollars of GDP less than at trend, explaining the 24.4 million unemployed or underemployed equivalent to actual unemployment/underemployment of 14.0 percent of the effective labor force with the largest part originating in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/increase-in-jan-2022-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). Unemployment is decreasing while employment is increasing in initial adjustment of the lockdown of economic activity in the global recession resulting from the COVID-19 event (https://www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-and-response-on-the-employment-situation-news-release.htm). US GDP in IVQ2021 is 17.0 percent lower than at trend. US GDP grew from $15,767.1 billion in IVQ2007 in constant dollars to $19,806.0 billion in IVQ2021 or 25.6 percent at the average annual equivalent rate of 1.6 percent. Professor John H. Cochrane (2014Jul2) estimates US GDP at more than 10 percent below trend. Cochrane (2016May02) measures GDP growth in the US at average 3.5 percent per year from 1950 to 2000 and only at 1.76 percent per year from 2000 to 2015 with only at 2.0 percent annual equivalent in the current expansion. Cochrane (2016May02) proposes drastic changes in regulation and legal obstacles to private economic activity. The US missed the opportunity to grow at higher rates during the expansion and it is difficult to catch up because growth rates in the final periods of expansions tend to decline. The US missed the opportunity for recovery of output and employment always afforded in the first four quarters of expansion from recessions. Zero interest rates and quantitative easing were not required or present in successful cyclical expansions and in secular economic growth at 3.0 percent per year and 2.0 percent per capita as measured by Lucas (2011May). There is cyclical uncommonly slow growth in the US instead of allegations of secular stagnation. There is similar behavior in manufacturing. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation.
Table I-2, US, Monthly and 12-Month Rates of Growth of Manufacturing ∆%
| Month SA ∆% | 12-Month NSA ∆% | |
| 2022-01 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
| 2021-12 | -0.1 | 3.7 |
| 2021-11 | 0.7 | 4.8 |
| 2021-10 | 1.7 | 4.3 |
| 2021-09 | -0.8 | 4.3 |
| 2021-08 | -0.5 | 5.1 |
| 2021-07 | 1.4 | 7.8 |
| 2021-06 | -0.2 | 10.2 |
| 2021-05 | 0.8 | 18.5 |
| 2021-04 | -0.2 | 24.2 |
| 2021-03 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
| 2021-02 | -3.7 | -4.1 |
| 2021-01 | 1.5 | -0.4 |
| 2020-12 | 0.6 | -2.3 |
| 2020-11 | 0.6 | -2.9 |
| 2020-10 | 1.5 | -2.5 |
| 2020-09 | 0.1 | -5.3 |
| 2020-08 | 1.6 | -5.2 |
| 2020-07 | 4.0 | -6.4 |
| 2020-06 | 7.3 | -10.3 |
| 2020-05 | 4.6 | -16.0 |
| 2020-04 | -15.8 | -20.4 |
| 2020-03 | -4.4 | -5.5 |
| 2020-02 | 0.0 | -0.9 |
| 2020-01 | -0.2 | -1.7 |
| 2019-12 | 0.0 | -2.0 |
| 2019-11 | 0.7 | -1.9 |
| 2019-10 | -0.7 | -3.1 |
| 2019-09 | -0.6 | -3.1 |
| 2019-08 | 0.5 | -2.4 |
| 2019-07 | -0.4 | -2.9 |
| 2019-06 | 0.2 | -2.0 |
| 2019-05 | 0.1 | -1.9 |
| 2019-04 | -0.8 | -2.9 |
| 2019-03 | -0.1 | -1.1 |
| 2019-02 | -0.5 | -1.0 |
| 2019-01 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2018-12 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
| 2018-11 | -0.4 | 0.1 |
| 2018-10 | -0.5 | 0.5 |
| 2018-09 | 0.0 | 2.3 |
| 2018-08 | 0.2 | 2.3 |
| 2018-07 | 0.2 | 1.7 |
| 2018-06 | 0.5 | 1.2 |
| 2018-05 | -0.8 | 0.8 |
| 2018-04 | 0.6 | 2.7 |
| 2018-03 | 0.1 | 1.8 |
| 2018-02 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| 2018-01 | -0.4 | 0.6 |
| 2017-12 | -0.2 | 1.3 |
| 2017-11 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 2017-10 | 1.0 | 1.3 |
| 2017-09 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| 2017-08 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| 2017-07 | -0.2 | 0.6 |
| 2017-06 | 0.0 | 0.8 |
| 2017-05 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2017-04 | 1.1 | -0.3 |
| 2017-03 | -0.3 | 0.4 |
| 2017-02 | -0.1 | 0.2 |
| 2017-01 | 0.3 | -0.2 |
| 2016-12 | 0.0 | 0.1 |
| 2016-11 | -0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2016-10 | 0.1 | -0.4 |
| 2016-09 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 2016-08 | -0.5 | -1.5 |
| 2016-07 | 0.2 | -1.3 |
| 2016-06 | 0.2 | -0.6 |
| 2016-05 | 0.0 | -1.3 |
| 2016-04 | -0.2 | -0.6 |
| 2016-03 | -0.1 | -1.7 |
| 2016-02 | -0.3 | -0.5 |
| 2016-01 | 0.5 | -0.8 |
| 2015-12 | -0.3 | -1.9 |
| 2015-11 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| 2015-10 | -0.1 | -0.7 |
| 2015-09 | -0.3 | -1.7 |
| 2015-08 | -0.5 | -0.7 |
| 2015-07 | 0.8 | -0.4 |
| 2015-06 | -0.4 | -1.2 |
| 2015-05 | 0.0 | -0.3 |
| 2015-04 | 0.0 | -0.1 |
| 2015-03 | 0.3 | -0.1 |
| 2015-02 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2015-01 | -0.5 | 1.9 |
| 2014-12 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 2014-11 | 0.7 | 1.7 |
| 2014-10 | -0.1 | 0.9 |
| 2014-09 | 0.0 | 1.1 |
| 2014-08 | -0.6 | 1.2 |
| 2014-07 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 2014-06 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2014-05 | 0.3 | 1.4 |
| 2014-04 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| 2014-03 | 0.8 | 1.5 |
| 2014-02 | 0.9 | 0.3 |
| 2014-01 | -1.0 | -0.5 |
| 2013-12 | -0.2 | 0.1 |
| 2013-11 | 0.0 | 1.2 |
| 2013-10 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
| 2013-09 | 0.1 | 1.2 |
| 2013-08 | 0.9 | 1.4 |
| 2013-07 | -0.8 | 0.3 |
| 2013-06 | 0.1 | 0.7 |
| 2013-05 | 0.3 | 0.9 |
| 2013-04 | -0.3 | 0.9 |
| 2013-03 | -0.1 | 0.5 |
| 2013-02 | 0.4 | 0.7 |
| 2013-01 | -0.3 | 0.7 |
| 2012-12 | 0.7 | 1.6 |
| 2012-11 | 0.6 | 1.6 |
| 2012-10 | -0.2 | 0.7 |
| 2012-09 | -0.2 | 1.6 |
| 2012-08 | -0.1 | 2.2 |
| 2012-07 | -0.2 | 2.5 |
| 2012-06 | 0.3 | 3.4 |
| 2012-05 | -0.4 | 3.4 |
| 2012-04 | 0.5 | 3.8 |
| 2012-03 | -0.5 | 2.8 |
| 2012-02 | 0.3 | 4.1 |
| 2012-01 | 0.8 | 3.5 |
| 2011-12 | 0.7 | 3.0 |
| 2011-11 | -0.2 | 2.6 |
| 2011-10 | 0.5 | 2.7 |
| 2011-09 | 0.3 | 2.6 |
| 2011-08 | 0.5 | 2.0 |
| 2011-07 | 0.6 | 2.2 |
| 2011-06 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
| 2011-05 | 0.0 | 1.5 |
| 2011-04 | -0.5 | 2.8 |
| 2011-03 | 0.6 | 4.5 |
| 2011-02 | 0.2 | 4.9 |
| 2011-01 | 0.1 | 4.9 |
| 2010-12 | 0.5 | 5.5 |
| 2010-11 | 0.1 | 4.6 |
| 2010-10 | 0.1 | 5.9 |
| 2010-09 | 0.0 | 6.1 |
| 2010-08 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
| 2010-07 | 0.6 | 7.5 |
| 2010-06 | 0.0 | 9.4 |
| 2010-05 | 1.3 | 9.0 |
| 2010-04 | 0.8 | 7.4 |
| 2010-03 | 1.3 | 5.2 |
| 2010-02 | -0.1 | 1.8 |
| 2010-01 | 1.1 | 1.8 |
| 2009-12 | -0.2 | -2.8 |
| 2009-11 | 1.0 | -5.8 |
| 2009-10 | 0.1 | -8.9 |
| 2009-09 | 1.0 | -10.4 |
| 2009-08 | 1.1 | -13.5 |
| 2009-07 | 1.6 | -15.3 |
| 2009-06 | -0.2 | -17.9 |
| 2009-05 | -1.1 | -18.0 |
| 2009-04 | -0.7 | -18.6 |
| 2009-03 | -1.9 | -17.7 |
| 2009-02 | -0.1 | -16.7 |
| 2009-01 | -3.2 | -17.1 |
| 2008-12 | -3.3 | -14.4 |
| 2008-11 | -2.5 | -11.7 |
| 2008-10 | -0.7 | -9.1 |
| 2008-09 | -3.4 | -8.6 |
| 2008-08 | -1.2 | -5.1 |
| 2008-07 | -1.1 | -3.6 |
| 2008-06 | -0.7 | -3.3 |
| 2008-05 | -0.6 | -2.5 |
| 2008-04 | -1.0 | -1.2 |
| 2008-03 | -0.4 | -0.6 |
| 2008-02 | -0.7 | 1.0 |
| 2008-01 | -0.2 | 2.4 |
| 2007-12 | 0.1 | 2.0 |
| 2007-11 | 0.5 | 3.4 |
| 2007-10 | -0.2 | 2.8 |
| 2007-09 | 0.3 | 2.8 |
| 2007-08 | -0.3 | 2.6 |
| 2007-07 | 0.0 | 3.6 |
| 2007-06 | 0.3 | 3.1 |
| 2007-05 | -0.1 | 3.3 |
| 2007-04 | 0.7 | 3.8 |
| 2007-03 | 0.9 | 2.7 |
| 2007-02 | 0.3 | 1.7 |
| 2007-01 | -0.4 | 1.3 |
| 2006-12 | 1.5 | 2.8 |
| 2005-12 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
| 2004-12 | 0.7 | 4.1 |
| 2003-12 | 0.0 | 2.2 |
| 2002-12 | -0.6 | 2.4 |
| 2001-12 | 0.2 | -5.4 |
| 2000-12 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 1999-12 | 0.7 | 5.2 |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2021 | 1.7 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2020 | 1.6 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2019 | 1.8 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2018 | 1.9 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2017 | 1.9 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2016 | 1.9 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2015 | 2.0 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2014 | 2.1 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2013 | 2.2 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 1999 | 4.3 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1999-Dec 2006 | 1.4 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1986-Dec 2006 | 3.3 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1999-Dec 2017 | 0.3 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1999-Dec 2018 | 0.3 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1999-Dec 2019 | 0.2 | |
| ∆% Trough 86.0957 in 06/2007 to 97.7118 in 12/2019 | 13.5 | |
| ∆% Peak 110.8954 in 04/2009 to 97.7118 in 12/2019 | -11.9 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1999-Dec 2020 | 0.03 | |
| Average ∆% Dec 1999-Dec 2021 | 0.2 | |
| ∆% Trough 86.0957 in 06/2007 to 95.4579 in 12/2020 | 10.9 | |
| ∆% Peak 110.8954 in 04/2009 to 95.4579 in 12/2020 | -13.9 | |
| ∆% Trough 86.0957 in 04/2009 to 98.9977 in 12/2021 | 15.0 | |
| ∆% Peak 110.8954 in 06/2007 to 98.9977 in 12/2021 | -10.7 | |
| ∆% Trough 86.0957 in 04/2009 to 99.1061 in 1/2022 | 15.1 | |
| ∆% Peak 110.8954 in 04/2009 to 99.1061 in 1/2022 | -10.6 |
Sources: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Chart I-1 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System provides industrial production, manufacturing and capacity since the 1970s. There was acceleration of growth of industrial production, manufacturing and capacity in the 1990s because of rapid growth of productivity in the US (Cobet and Wilson (2002); see Pelaez and Pelaez, The Global Recession Risk (2007), 135-44). The slopes of the curves flatten in the 2000s. Production and capacity have not recovered sufficiently above levels before the global recession, remaining like GDP below historical trend. The final data point is for Dec 2021. There is sharp contraction of output followed by continuing recovery in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). There is cyclical uncommonly slow growth in the US instead of allegations of secular stagnation. There is similar behavior in manufacturing. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation.
Chart I-1, US, Industrial Production, Capacity and Utilization
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/ipg1.gif
Additional detail on industrial production and capacity utilization is in Chart I-2 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Production of consumer durable goods fell sharply during the global recession by more than 30 percent and is oscillating above the level before the contraction. Output of nondurable consumer goods fell around 10 percent and is some 5 percent below the level before the contraction. Output of business equipment fell sharply during the contraction of 2001 but began rapid growth again after 2004. An important characteristic is rapid growth of output of business equipment in the cyclical expansion after sharp contraction in the global recession, stalling in the final segment followed by recovery. Output of defense and space only suffered reduction in the rate of growth during the global recession and surged ahead of the level before the contraction, declining in the final segment. Output of construction supplies collapsed during the global recession and is well below the level before the contraction. Output of energy materials was stagnant before the contraction but recovered sharply above the level before the contraction with alternating recent decline/improvement. There are deep contractions in Mar-Apr 2020 in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
Chart I-2, US, Industrial Production, Capacity and Utilization
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/ipg3.gif
The modern industrial revolution of Jensen (1993) is captured in Chart I-3 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (for the literature on M&A and corporate control see Pelaez and Pelaez, Regulation of Banks and Finance (2009a), 143-56, Globalization and the State, Vol. I (2008a), 49-59, Government Intervention in Globalization (2008c), 46-49). The slope of the curve of total industrial production accelerates in the 1990s to a much higher rate of growth than the curve excluding high-technology industries. Growth rates decelerate into the 2000s and output and capacity utilization have not recovered fully from the strong impact of the global recession. Output of energy materials was stagnant before the contraction but recovered sharply above the level before the contraction with alternating recent decline/improvement followed by stability. Growth in the current cyclical expansion has been more subdued than in the prior comparably deep contractions in the 1970s and 1980s. Chart I-2 shows that the past recessions after World War II are the relevant ones for comparison with the recession after 2007 instead of common comparisons with the Great Depression (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html). The lower part of Chart I-3 shows recent strong growth of energy compared with non-energy. There are deep contractions in Mar-Apr 2020 in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
Chart I-3, US, Industrial Production and Capacity Utilization, Selected Industries
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/ipg2.gif
United States manufacturing output from 1919 to 2022 monthly is in Chart I-4 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. The second industrial revolution of Jensen (1993) is quite evident in the acceleration of the rate of growth of output given by the sharper slope in the 1980s and 1990s. Growth was robust after the shallow recession of 2001 but dropped sharply during the global recession after IVQ2007. Manufacturing output recovered sharply but has not reached earlier levels and is losing momentum at the margin. There is cyclical uncommonly slow growth in the US instead of allegations of secular stagnation. There is similar behavior in manufacturing. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation.
Chart I-4, US, Manufacturing Output, 1919-2022
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Industrial production increased 1.4 percent in Jan 2022 and decreased 0.1 percent in Dec 2021 after increasing 0.9 percent in Nov 2021, with all data seasonally adjusted, as shown in Table I-1. Manufacturing decreased 22.4 percent from the peak in Jun 2007 to the trough in Apr 2009 and increased 13.5 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2019. Manufacturing increased 10.9 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2020. Manufacturing in Dec 2020 is lower by 13.9 percent relative to the peak in Jun 2007. Manufacturing increased 15.0 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Dec 2021. Manufacturing in Dec 2021 is 10.7 percent below the peak in Jun 2007. Manufacturing increased 15.1 percent from the trough in Apr 2009 to Jan 2022. Manufacturing in Jan 2022 is 10.6 percent below the peak in Apr 2009. US economic growth has been at only 2.2 percent on average in the cyclical expansion in the 50 quarters from IIIQ2009 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Boskin (2010Sep) measures that the US economy grew at 6.2 percent in the first four quarters and 4.5 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the second quarter of 1975; and at 7.7 percent in the first four quarters and 5.8 percent in the first 12 quarters after the trough in the first quarter of 1983 (Professor Michael J. Boskin, Summer of Discontent, Wall Street Journal, Sep 2, 201 http://professional.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703882304575465462926649950.html). There are new calculations using the revision of US GDP and personal income data since 1929 by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm) and the first estimate of GDP for IVQ2021 (https://www.bea.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/gdp4q21_adv.pdf). The average of 7.7 percent in the first four quarters of major cyclical expansions is in contrast with the rate of growth in the first four quarters of the expansion from IIIQ2009 to IIQ2010 of only 2.9 percent obtained by dividing GDP of $15,605.6 billion in IIQ2010 by GDP of $15,161.8 billion in IIQ2009 {[($15,605.6/$15,161.8) -1]100 = 2.9%], or accumulating the quarter on quarter growth rates (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html). The expansion from IQ1983 to IQ1986 was at the average annual growth rate of 5.7 percent, 5.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1986, 5.1 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1986, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1987, 5.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1987, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1988, 4.9 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1988, 4.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1989, 4.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1989, 4.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1989, 4.5 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1990, 4.4 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1990, 4.3 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1990, 4.0 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1990, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1991, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1991, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1992, 3.8 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1992, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1993, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1993, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IIIQ1994, 3.7 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1994, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IQ1995, 3.6 percent from IQ1983 to IIQ1995 and at 7.9 percent from IQ1983 to IVQ1983 (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html). The National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) dates a contraction of the US from IQ1990 (Jul) to IQ1991 (Mar) (https://www.nber.org/cycles.html). The expansion lasted until another contraction beginning in IQ2001 (Mar). US GDP contracted 1.4 percent from the pre-recession peak of $9404.5 billion of chained 2012 dollars in IIIQ1990 to the trough of $9275.3 billion in IQ1991 (https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm). The US maintained growth at 3.0 percent on average over entire cycles with expansions at higher rates compensating for contractions. Growth at trend in the entire cycle from IVQ2007 to IVQ2021 and in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021) would have accumulated to 51.3 percent. GDP in IVQ2021 would be $23,849.2 billion (in constant dollars of 2012) if the US had grown at trend, which is higher by $4043.2 billion than actual $19,806.0 billion. There are more than four trillion dollars of GDP less than at trend, explaining the 24.4 million unemployed or underemployed equivalent to actual unemployment/underemployment of 14.0 percent of the effective labor force with the largest part originating in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/02/increase-in-jan-2022-of-nonfarm-payroll.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/increase-in-dec-2021-of-nonfarm-payroll.html). Unemployment is decreasing while employment is increasing in initial adjustment of the lockdown of economic activity in the global recession resulting from the COVID-19 event (https://www.bls.gov/covid19/effects-of-covid-19-pandemic-and-response-on-the-employment-situation-news-release.htm). US GDP in IVQ2021 is 17.0 percent lower than at trend. US GDP grew from $15,767.1 billion in IVQ2007 in constant dollars to $19,806.0 billion in IVQ2021 or 25.6 percent at the average annual equivalent rate of 1.6 percent. Professor John H. Cochrane (2014Jul2) estimates US GDP at more than 10 percent below trend. Cochrane (2016May02) measures GDP growth in the US at average 3.5 percent per year from 1950 to 2000 and only at 1.76 percent per year from 2000 to 2015 with only at 2.0 percent annual equivalent in the current expansion. Cochrane (2016May02) proposes drastic changes in regulation and legal obstacles to private economic activity. The US missed the opportunity to grow at higher rates during the expansion and it is difficult to catch up because growth rates in the final periods of expansions tend to decline. The US missed the opportunity for recovery of output and employment always afforded in the first four quarters of expansion from recessions. Zero interest rates and quantitative easing were not required or present in successful cyclical expansions and in secular economic growth at 3.0 percent per year and 2.0 percent per capita as measured by Lucas (2011May). There is cyclical uncommonly slow growth in the US instead of allegations of secular stagnation. There is similar behavior in manufacturing. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Table I-13 provides national income by industry without capital consumption adjustment (WCCA). “Private industries” or economic activities have share of 87.8 percent in IIIQ2021. Most of US national income is in the form of services. In Jan 2022, there were 147.525 million nonfarm jobs NSA in the US, according to estimates of the establishment survey of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) (https://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm Table B-1). Total private jobs of 125.534 million NSA in Jan 2022 accounted for 85.1 percent of total nonfarm jobs of 147.525 million, of which 12.489 million, or 9.9 percent of total private jobs and 8.5 percent of total nonfarm jobs, were in manufacturing. Private service-providing jobs were 105.290 million NSA in Jan 2022, or 71.4 percent of total nonfarm jobs and 83.9 percent of total private-sector jobs. Manufacturing has share of 9.8 percent in US national income in IIIQ2021 and durable goods 5.6 percent, as shown in Table I-13. Most income in the US originates in services. Subsidies and similar measures designed to increase manufacturing jobs will not increase economic growth and employment and may actually reduce growth by diverting resources away from currently employment-creating activities because of the drain of taxation.
Table I-13, US, National Income without Capital Consumption Adjustment by Industry, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates, Billions of Dollars, % of Total
| IIQ2021 | % Total | IIIQ2021 | % Total | |
| National Income WCCA | 19,157.3 | 100.0 | 19,795.6 | 100.0 |
| Domestic Industries | 18,926.9 | 98.8 | 19,528.0 | 98.6 |
| Private Industries | 16,822.0 | 87.8 | 17,373.5 | 87.8 |
| Agriculture | 189.2 | 1.0 | 195.8 | 1.0 |
| Mining | 155.5 | 0.8 | 191.4 | 1.0 |
| Utilities | 199.1 | 1.0 | 207.3 | 1.0 |
| Construction | 999.5 | 5.2 | 1041.5 | 5.3 |
| Manufacturing | 1842.8 | 9.6 | 1930.3 | 9.8 |
| Durable Goods | 1091.0 | 5.7 | 1114.5 | 5.6 |
| Nondurable Goods | 751.8 | 3.9 | 815.8 | 4.1 |
| Wholesale Trade | 1064.3 | 5.6 | 1103.3 | 5.6 |
| Retail Trade | 1437.2 | 7.5 | 1415.8 | 7.2 |
| Transportation & WH | 571.4 | 3.0 | 623.5 | 3.1 |
| Information | 802.7 | 4.2 | 816.3 | 4.1 |
| Finance, Insurance, RE | 3407.2 | 17.8 | 3464.9 | 17.5 |
| Professional & Business Services | 2972.9 | 15.5 | 3079.8 | 15.6 |
| Education, Health Care | 1975.3 | 10.3 | 2032.3 | 10.3 |
| Arts, Entertainment | 685.5 | 3.6 | 730.3 | 3.7 |
| Other Services | 519.5 | 2.7 | 541.0 | 2.7 |
| Government | 2104.9 | 11.0 | 2,154.5 | 10.9 |
| Rest of the World | 230.4 | 1.2 | 267.7 | 1.4 |
Notes: SSAR: Seasonally-Adjusted Annual Rate; Percentages Calculates from Unrounded Data; WCCA: Without Capital Consumption Adjustment by Industry; WH: Warehousing; RE, includes rental and leasing: Real Estate; Art, Entertainment includes recreation, accommodation and food services; BS: business services
Source: US Bureau of Economic Analysis
https://apps.bea.gov/iTable/index_nipa.cfm
Motor vehicle sales and production in the US have been in long-term structural change. Table VA-1A provides the data on new motor vehicle sales and domestic car production in the US from 1990 to 2010. New motor vehicle sales grew from 14,137 thousand in 1990 to the peak of 17,806 thousand in 2000 or 29.5 percent. In that same period, domestic car production fell from 6,231 thousand in 1990 to 5,542 thousand in 2000 or -11.1 percent. New motor vehicle sales fell from 17,445 thousand in 2005 to 11,772 in 2010 or 32.5 percent while domestic car production fell from 4,321 thousand in 2005 to 2,840 thousand in 2010 or 34.3 percent. In IIQ2018, light vehicle sales accumulated to 4,500,220, which is higher by 1.8 percent relative to 4,419,349 a year earlier in IIQ2017 (http://www.motorintelligence.com/m_frameset.html). Total not seasonally adjusted light vehicle sales reached 991.2 thousand in Jan 2022, decreasing 10.4 percent from 1106.3 thousand in Jan 2021 (https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86). The seasonally adjusted annual rate of light vehicle sales in the US reached 15.0 million in Jan 2022, higher than 12.5 million in Dec 2021 and lower than 16.8 million in Jan 2021 (https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86).
Table VA-1A, US, New Motor Vehicle Sales and Car Production, Thousand Units 7
| New Motor Vehicle Sales | New Car Sales and Leases | New Truck Sales and Leases | Domestic Car Production | |
| 1990 | 14,137 | 9,300 | 4,837 | 6,231 |
| 1991 | 12,725 | 8,589 | 4,136 | 5,454 |
| 1992 | 13,093 | 8,215 | 4,878 | 5,979 |
| 1993 | 14,172 | 8,518 | 5,654 | 5,979 |
| 1994 | 15,397 | 8,990 | 6,407 | 6,614 |
| 1995 | 15,106 | 8,536 | 6,470 | 6,340 |
| 1996 | 15,449 | 8,527 | 6,922 | 6,081 |
| 1997 | 15,490 | 8,273 | 7,218 | 5,934 |
| 1998 | 15,958 | 8,142 | 7,816 | 5,554 |
| 1999 | 17,401 | 8,697 | 8,704 | 5,638 |
| 2000 | 17,806 | 8,852 | 8,954 | 5,542 |
| 2001 | 17,468 | 8,422 | 9,046 | 4,878 |
| 2002 | 17,144 | 8,109 | 9,036 | 5,019 |
| 2003 | 16,968 | 7,611 | 9,357 | 4,510 |
| 2004 | 17,298 | 7,545 | 9,753 | 4,230 |
| 2005 | 17,445 | 7,720 | 9,725 | 4,321 |
| 2006 | 17,049 | 7,821 | 9,228 | 4,367 |
| 2007 | 16,460 | 7,618 | 8,683 | 3,924 |
| 2008 | 13,494 | 6,814 | 6.680 | 3,777 |
| 2009 | 10,601 | 5,456 | 5,154 | 2,247 |
| 2010 | 11,772 | 5,729 | 6,044 | 2,840 |
Source: US Census Bureau
https://www.bea.gov/national/xls/gap_hist.xlsx
Table VA-1B provides the seasonally adjusted annual rate of total vehicle sales in the United States in millions. The rate decreased from 17.832 in Jun 2019 and 17.337 in Feb 2020 to 8.961 in Apr 2020 in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). The rate recovered to 12.438 in May 2020 and 13.447 in Jun 2020, 15.089 in Jul 2020, 15.677 in Aug 2020 and 16.703 in Sep 2020 in gradual return to economic activity. The rate for Nov 2020 decreased to 16.339 and increased to 16.761 in Dec 2020 and 17.287 in Jan 2021, decreasing to 16.392 in Feb 2021 and increasing to 18.155 in Mar 2021. The rate increased to 18.780 in Apr 2021, decreasing to 17.392 in May 2021, 15.948 in Jun 2021, 15.104 in Jul 2021, 13.503 in Aug 2021, 12.692 in Sep 2021, 13.486 in Oct 2021, 13.474 in Nov 2021 and 13.004 in Dec 2021. The rate increased to 15.567 in Jan 2022 (https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86).
Table VA-1B, United States, Annual Rate, Total Vehicle Sales, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate (Millions)
| January | 2019 | 17.265 | |||
| February | 2019 | 17.185 | |||
| March | 2019 | 17.656 | |||
| April | 2019 | 16.997 | |||
| May | 2019 | 17.840 | |||
| June | 2019 | 17.832 | |||
| July | 2019 | 17.597 | |||
| August | 2019 | 17.645 | |||
| September | 2019 | 17.714 | |||
| October | 2019 | 17.230 | |||
| November | 2019 | 17.557 | |||
| December | 2019 | 17.339 | |||
| January | 2020 | 17.306 | |||
| February | 2020 | 17.337 | |||
| March | 2020 | 11.635 | |||
| April | 2020 | 8.961 | |||
| May | 2020 | 12.438 | |||
| June | 2020 | 13.447 | |||
| July | 2020 | 15.089 | |||
| August | 2020 | 15.677 | |||
| September | 2020 | 16.703 | |||
| October | 2020 | 16.852 | |||
| November | 2020 | 16.339 | |||
| December | 2020 | 16.761 | |||
| January | 2021 | 17.287 | |||
| February | 2021 | 16.392 | |||
| March | 2021 | 18.155 | |||
| April | 2021 | 18.780 | |||
| May | 2021 | 17.392 | |||
| June | 2021 | 15.948 | |||
| July | 2021 | 15.104 | |||
| August | 2021 | 13.503 | |||
| September | 2021 | 12.692 | |||
| October | 2021 | 13.486 | |||
| November | 2021 | 13.474 | |||
| December | 2021 | 13.004 | |||
| January | 2022 | 15.567 |
Source: Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA
Data for Dec 2021 and updates: https://www.bea.gov/data/gdp/gross-domestic-product#collapse86
Chart I-4 of the Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, provides the complete data set of SAAR of total car sales in the US. The SAAR of 8.961 in Apr 2020 is lower than the lowest rate in the global recession at 9.223 in Feb 2009.
Chart I-4, SA Annual Rate of Total Car Sales in the United States, Jan 1976 to Dec 2021
Source: Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA
Chart I-4, SA Annual Rate of Total Car Sales in the United States, Jan 1976 to Dec 2021
Source: Economic Research Division, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis
https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/TOTALSA
Chart I-5 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve provides output of motor vehicles and parts in the United States from 1972 to 2022. Output virtually stagnated since the late 1990s with recent increase followed by the highest decrease in the data history in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and sharp recovery after easing of lockdown followed by current weakness.
Chart 1-5, US, Motor Vehicles and Parts Output, 1972-2022
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Chart I-6 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System provides output of computers and electronic products in the United States from 1972 to 2022. Output accelerated sharply in the 1990s and 2000s and surpassed the level before the global recession beginning in IVQ2007. There is sharp contraction in Mar-Apr 2020 in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). There is initial recovery in May 2020-Jan 2022.
Chart I-6, US, Output of Computers and Electronic Products, 1972-2022
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Chart I-7 of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System shows that output of durable manufacturing accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s with slower growth in the 2000s perhaps because processes matured. Growth was robust after the major drop during the global recession but appears to vacillate in the final segment. There is sharp contraction in Mar-Apr 2020 in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). There is initial recovery in May 2020-Jan 2022.
Chart I-7, US, Output of Durable Manufacturing, 1972-2022
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Chart I-8 provides output of aerospace and miscellaneous transportation from 1972 to 2021. The drop in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021) is much sharper than the drop in the global recession after 2007. There is sharp recovery from May 2020 to Jan 2022 but without return to trend.
Chart I-8, US, Output of Aerospace and Miscellaneous Transportation Equipment, 1972-2022
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Manufacturing is underperforming in the lost cycle of the global recession. Manufacturing (NAICS) in Jan 2022 is lower by 7.8 percent relative to the peak in Jun 2007, as shown in Chart V-3A. Manufacturing (SIC) in Jan 2022 at 99.1061 is lower by 10.6 percent relative to the peak at 110.8954 in Jun 2007. There is classic research on analyzing deviations of output from trend (see for example Schumpeter 1939, Hicks 1950, Lucas 1975, Sargent and Sims 1977). The long-term trend is growth of manufacturing at average 3.0 percent per year from Jan 1919 to Jan 2022. Growth at 3.0 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 161.9673 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061 which is 38.8 percent below trend. The underperformance of manufacturing in Mar-Nov 2020 originates partly in the earlier global recession augmented by the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Manufacturing grew at the average annual rate of 3.3 percent between Dec 1986 and Dec 2006. Growth at 3.3 percent per year would raise the NSA index of manufacturing output (SIC, Standard Industrial Classification) from 106.8161 in Dec 2007 to 168.7391 in Jan 2022. The actual index NSA in Jan 2022 is 99.1061, which is 41.3 percent below trend. Manufacturing output grew at average 1.7 percent between Dec 1986 and Jan 2022. Using trend growth of 1.7 percent per year, the index would increase to 135.4378 in Jan 2022. The output of manufacturing at 99.1061 in Jan 2022 is 26.8 percent below trend under this alternative calculation. Using the NAICS (North American Industry Classification System), manufacturing output fell from the high of 108.5167 in Jul 2007 to the low of 84.7321 in May 2009 or 21.9 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased from 84.7321 in Apr 2009 to 100.0330 in Jan 2022 or 18.1 percent. The NAICS manufacturing index increased at the annual equivalent rate of 3.5 percent from Dec 1986 to Dec 2006. Growth at 3.5 percent would increase the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 169.9423 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2021 is 41.1 below trend. The NAICS manufacturing output index grew at 1.7 percent annual equivalent from Dec 1999 to Dec 2006. Growth at 1.7 percent would raise the NAICS manufacturing output index from 104.6868 in Dec 2007 to 132.7380 in Jan 2022. The NAICS index at 100.0330 in Jan 2022 is 24.6 percent below trend under this alternative calculation.
Chart V-3A, United States Manufacturing (NAICS) NSA, Dec 2007 to Jan 2022
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Chart V-3A, United States Manufacturing (NAICS) NSA, Jun 2007 to Jan 2022
Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Chart V-3B provides the civilian noninstitutional population of the United States, or those available for work. The civilian noninstitutional population increased from 231.713 million in Jun 2007 to 263.202 million in Jan 2022 (“data affected by changes in population controls”) or 31.489 million.
Chart V-3B, United States, Civilian Noninstitutional Population, Million, NSA, Jan 2007 to Jan 2022
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chart V-3C provides nonfarm payroll manufacturing jobs in the United States from Jan 2007 to Jan 2022. Nonfarm payroll manufacturing jobs fell from 13.987 million in Jun 2007 to 12.489 million in Jan 2022, or 1.498 million.
Chart V-3C, United States, Payroll Manufacturing Jobs, NSA, Jan 2007 to Jan 2022, Thousands
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chart V-3D provides the index of US manufacturing (NAICS) from Jan 1972 to Jan 2022. The index continued increasing during the decline of manufacturing jobs after the early 1980s. There are likely effects of changes in the composition of manufacturing with also changes in productivity and trade. There is sharp decline in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
Chart V-3D, United States Manufacturing (NAICS) NSA, Jan 1972 to Jan 2022
Source: Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System
https://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/g17/Current/default.htm
Chart V-3E provides the US noninstitutional civilian population, or those in condition of working, from Jan 1948, when first available, to Jan 2022. The noninstitutional civilian population increased from 170.042 million in Jun 1981 to 263.202 (“data affected by changes in population controls”) million in Jan 2022 or 93.160 million.
Chart V-3E, United States, Civilian Noninstitutional Population, Million, NSA, Jan 1948 to Jan 2022
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
Chart V-3F provides manufacturing jobs in the United States from Jan 1939 to Jan 2022. Nonfarm payroll manufacturing jobs decreased from a peak of 18.890 million in Jun 1981 to 12.489 million in Jan 2022.
Chart V-3F, United States, Payroll Manufacturing Jobs, NSA, Jan 1939 to Jan 2022, Thousands
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
The Empire State Manufacturing Survey Index in Table VA-1 provides continuing deterioration that started in Jun 2012 well before Hurricane Sandy in Oct 2012. The current general index has been in negative contraction territory from minus 2.7 in Aug 2012 to minus 7.5 in Jan 2013 and minus 1.1 in May 2013. The current general index changed to 3.1 in Feb 2022. The index of current orders has also been in negative contraction territory from minus 3.0 in Aug 2012 to minus 10.9 in Jan 2013 and minus 7.8 in Jun 2013. The index of current new orders changed to 1.4 in Feb 2022. There is strength in the general index for the next six months at 28.2 in Feb 2022 and strength in new orders at 32.5.
Table VA-1, US, New York Federal Reserve Bank Empire State Manufacturing Survey Index SA Current General Index
| Current General Index | Current New Orders | Future General Index | Future New Orders | |
| 10/31/2011 | -5.7 | 1.7 | 14.5 | 19.4 |
| 11/30/2011 | 4.9 | 1.6 | 35.4 | 30.3 |
| 12/31/2011 | 11.7 | 10.1 | 45.4 | 43.2 |
| 1/31/2012 | 11.5 | 8.7 | 50.7 | 44.4 |
| 2/29/2012 | 17.5 | 7.1 | 46.3 | 37.6 |
| 3/31/2012 | 15.5 | 4.4 | 43.8 | 37.8 |
| 4/30/2012 | 7.8 | 4.1 | 40.5 | 38.4 |
| 5/31/2012 | 14.2 | 7.1 | 32.5 | 32 |
| 6/30/2012 | 1.6 | 3 | 27.9 | 28.4 |
| 7/31/2012 | 3.2 | -3.3 | 24.4 | 21.8 |
| 8/31/2012 | -2.7 | -3 | 18.6 | 14.6 |
| 9/30/2012 | -6.9 | -10.3 | 27 | 28 |
| 10/31/2012 | -4.6 | -6.6 | 20.1 | 22.3 |
| 11/30/2012 | -0.8 | 6.1 | 18.1 | 15.1 |
| 12/31/2012 | -5.8 | 0.3 | 18.9 | 18.8 |
| 1/31/2013 | -7.5 | -10.9 | 21.7 | 23.7 |
| 2/28/2013 | 9.2 | 12.4 | 32 | 26.8 |
| 3/31/2013 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 34.7 | 33 |
| 4/30/2013 | 4.5 | 2.8 | 30.7 | 35.8 |
| 5/31/2013 | -1.1 | -3.1 | 26.6 | 30.3 |
| 6/30/2013 | 4.5 | -7.8 | 27.8 | 22.4 |
| 7/31/2013 | 5.2 | 2.3 | 34.1 | 33.3 |
| 8/31/2013 | 9.7 | 2.8 | 35.7 | 30.8 |
| 9/30/2013 | 7.7 | 2.9 | 40.3 | 38.2 |
| 10/31/2013 | 3.6 | 9.5 | 41.3 | 36.9 |
| 11/30/2013 | 2.2 | -2.5 | 38.1 | 39.4 |
| 12/31/2013 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 36.4 | 27.5 |
| 1/31/2014 | 12.8 | 8.1 | 35.8 | 37.5 |
| 2/28/2014 | 6.8 | 1.9 | 39.8 | 43.5 |
| 3/31/2014 | 2.8 | 0.8 | 34.6 | 36.4 |
| 4/30/2014 | 4.1 | -0.4 | 39.1 | 35.2 |
| 5/31/2014 | 17.5 | 8.6 | 43.6 | 38.6 |
| 6/30/2014 | 15.8 | 13.1 | 41.2 | 44.3 |
| 7/31/2014 | 21 | 16.5 | 30.7 | 27.4 |
| 8/31/2014 | 16.1 | 15.6 | 45.5 | 50.2 |
| 9/30/2014 | 29.4 | 17.3 | 47 | 46.1 |
| 10/31/2014 | 6.2 | 1.8 | 42.3 | 42.2 |
| 11/30/2014 | 12 | 10.3 | 47.7 | 47.6 |
| 12/31/2014 | -2.5 | 0.4 | 35.3 | 35.2 |
| 1/31/2015 | 12.5 | 6.9 | 46.6 | 41 |
| 2/28/2015 | 10.6 | 3.1 | 26.9 | 28.7 |
| 3/31/2015 | 3.7 | -6.3 | 30.1 | 26.1 |
| 4/30/2015 | 0.1 | -4.7 | 38.4 | 35.2 |
| 5/31/2015 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 31.2 | 35 |
| 6/30/2015 | -4.8 | -6.9 | 25.9 | 27 |
| 7/31/2015 | 1.7 | -5 | 29.4 | 33.3 |
| 8/31/2015 | -13.9 | -14.6 | 32.4 | 30.5 |
| 9/30/2015 | -12.7 | -11.9 | 24.3 | 24.8 |
| 10/31/2015 | -13.7 | -15.3 | 22.8 | 22.9 |
| 11/30/2015 | -9.7 | -11.4 | 22.3 | 19.4 |
| 12/31/2015 | -5.9 | -6.1 | 33.1 | 23.7 |
| 1/31/2016 | -16.6 | -20.6 | 12.1 | 15.3 |
| 2/29/2016 | -12.9 | -10 | 13.6 | 19.5 |
| 3/31/2016 | -2.5 | 3 | 24.2 | 36.8 |
| 4/30/2016 | 8.9 | 10.7 | 32 | 39.1 |
| 5/31/2016 | -7.4 | -2.8 | 29.2 | 24 |
| 6/30/2016 | 3.1 | 6.6 | 33.1 | 37.6 |
| 7/31/2016 | 1.4 | -1.5 | 31 | 30.9 |
| 8/31/2016 | -5.6 | 0.7 | 24.5 | 28.4 |
| 9/30/2016 | -1.6 | -6.4 | 35.8 | 33.5 |
| 10/31/2016 | -9.5 | -2.8 | 36.1 | 38.1 |
| 11/30/2016 | 1.9 | 2.9 | 29.9 | 26.8 |
| 12/31/2016 | 9.6 | 9.3 | 47.2 | 45 |
| 1/31/2017 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 49.5 | 40.3 |
| 2/28/2017 | 20.1 | 13.5 | 39.2 | 39.6 |
| 3/31/2017 | 15.6 | 17 | 36.4 | 33.9 |
| 4/30/2017 | 6.2 | 9.9 | 43.2 | 36.1 |
| 5/31/2017 | 0.7 | -2.2 | 40.8 | 35.6 |
| 6/30/2017 | 18.8 | 16.1 | 41.3 | 42 |
| 7/31/2017 | 11.8 | 13.8 | 36.6 | 34.9 |
| 8/31/2017 | 22.7 | 20 | 43.3 | 40.9 |
| 9/30/2017 | 23.6 | 23.7 | 42.5 | 44.9 |
| 10/31/2017 | 26.6 | 19.4 | 45.8 | 45 |
| 11/30/2017 | 19.1 | 18.2 | 48.9 | 50.5 |
| 12/31/2017 | 20.1 | 17 | 43.7 | 39.4 |
| 1/31/2018 | 19.4 | 16.6 | 49.1 | 48.5 |
| 2/28/2018 | 17.5 | 14.9 | 48.4 | 45.4 |
| 3/31/2018 | 23.5 | 16.1 | 43.1 | 42.8 |
| 4/30/2018 | 17.4 | 11.7 | 23.5 | 22.8 |
| 5/31/2018 | 17 | 15.9 | 32.2 | 34.9 |
| 6/30/2018 | 25.8 | 21.5 | 38.5 | 35.5 |
| 7/31/2018 | 21.6 | 19.2 | 31 | 36.1 |
| 8/31/2018 | 24.1 | 15.8 | 33.8 | 35.6 |
| 9/30/2018 | 19 | 16.1 | 32.6 | 35.5 |
| 10/31/2018 | 19.4 | 20.5 | 30.3 | 35.6 |
| 11/30/2018 | 21.1 | 16.6 | 32.7 | 37 |
| 12/31/2018 | 11.1 | 12.4 | 27.1 | 30.3 |
| 1/31/2019 | 4.8 | 6.3 | 21.2 | 21.7 |
| 2/28/2019 | 10.3 | 8.1 | 30.9 | 34.4 |
| 3/31/2019 | 5.1 | 3.6 | 27.9 | 29 |
| 4/30/2019 | 9.4 | 7.4 | 17.4 | 24.3 |
| 5/31/2019 | 14.4 | 8.2 | 29.7 | 33 |
| 6/30/2019 | -6.4 | -9.7 | 25.5 | 28.4 |
| 7/31/2019 | 4.2 | -0.4 | 29.3 | 34.2 |
| 8/31/2019 | 4.2 | 5.6 | 25.1 | 31.1 |
| 9/30/2019 | 2.2 | 1.9 | 15.5 | 23.4 |
| 10/31/2019 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 17.8 | 24 |
| 11/30/2019 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 19.8 | 25.2 |
| 12/31/2019 | 3.3 | 1.7 | 26.1 | 30.8 |
| 1/31/2020 | 4.8 | 6.6 | 23.6 | 31.4 |
| 2/29/2020 | 12.9 | 22.1 | 22.9 | 27.5 |
| 3/31/2020 | -21.5 | -9.3 | 1.2 | 17.6 |
| 4/30/2020 | -78.2 | -66.3 | 7 | 11.7 |
| 5/31/2020 | -48.5 | -42.4 | 29.1 | 35 |
| 6/30/2020 | -0.2 | -0.6 | 56.5 | 52.9 |
| 7/31/2020 | 17.2 | 13.9 | 38.4 | 41.9 |
| 8/31/2020 | 3.7 | -1.7 | 34.3 | 37.2 |
| 9/30/2020 | 17 | 7.1 | 40.3 | 39.1 |
| 10/31/2020 | 10.5 | 12.3 | 32.8 | 37.7 |
| 11/30/2020 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 33.9 | 32.9 |
| 12/31/2020 | 4.9 | 3.4 | 36.3 | 32.3 |
| 1/31/2021 | 3.5 | 6.6 | 31.9 | 34.8 |
| 2/28/2021 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 34.9 | 35.6 |
| 3/31/2021 | 17.4 | 9.1 | 36.4 | 37.9 |
| 4/30/2021 | 26.3 | 26.9 | 39.8 | 41.1 |
| 5/31/2021 | 24.3 | 28.9 | 36.6 | 35.3 |
| 6/30/2021 | 17.4 | 16.3 | 47.7 | 44.5 |
| 7/31/2021 | 43 | 33.2 | 39.5 | 34.2 |
| 8/31/2021 | 18.3 | 14.8 | 46.5 | 42.7 |
| 9/30/2021 | 34.3 | 33.7 | 48.4 | 48.4 |
| 10/31/2021 | 19.8 | 24.3 | 52 | 51 |
| 11/30/2021 | 30.9 | 28.8 | 36.9 | 34.4 |
| 12/31/2021 | 31.9 | 27.1 | 36.4 | 30 |
| 1/31/2022 | -0.7 | -5 | 35.1 | 32.9 |
| 2/28/2022 | 3.1 | 1.4 | 28.2 | 32.5 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
https://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overview.html
Chart VA-1 of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York provides indexes of current and expected economic activity. There were multiple contractions in current activity after the global recession shown in shade. Current activity is weakening relative to strong recovery in the initial expansion in 2010 and 2011 with recent oscillating recovery and weakness. There is sharp improvement in the current index by strong positive reading with strong improvement in the future index in positive reading. There is deterioration in Dec 2020-Jan 2021 with improvement in Feb-Apr 2021 followed by mild deterioration in May 2021. The future index deteriorates in Jul 2021 while the current index improves. The future index improves in Aug 2021 while the current index deteriorates. The future index improves in Sep 2021 while the current index improves. The current index deteriorates in Oct 2021 while the future index improves. The current index improves in Nov 2021 while the future index deteriorates. The current index improves in Dec 2021 while the future index deteriorates. The current index deteriorates in Jan 2022 while the future index deteriorates. The current index improves in Feb 2022 while the future index improves.
Chart update: https://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overview.html
Chart VA-1, US, US, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, Diffusion Index of Current and Expected Activity, Seasonally Adjusted
Update: https://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overview#tabs-1
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
https://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overview.html
Table VA-2 shows improvement after prior deterioration followed by current soft improvement of the Business Outlook Survey of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. There is sharp deterioration in Mar-May 2020 in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). The general index moved out of contraction of 5.3 in Feb 2013 to expansion at 16.0 in Feb 2022. New orders moved from 0.6 in Feb 2021 to expansion at 14.2 in Feb 2022. There is expansion in the future index at 28.1 in Feb 2022 and in future new orders at 24.9 in Feb 2022.
Table VA-2, US, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey, SA
| Current General Index | Current New Orders | Future General Index | Future New Orders | |
| Jan-11 | 16.5 | 20.1 | 43.8 | 35.9 |
| Feb-11 | 28.9 | 19.8 | 41.9 | 38.7 |
| Mar-11 | 36.4 | 34.1 | 57.0 | 55.5 |
| Apr-11 | 13.0 | 13.7 | 35.7 | 30.9 |
| May-11 | 6.2 | 8.3 | 26.2 | 25.3 |
| Jun-11 | -0.5 | -5.2 | 8.5 | 8.6 |
| Jul-11 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 28.6 | 32.2 |
| Aug-11 | -19.5 | -17.5 | 12.6 | 26.6 |
| Sep-11 | -10.7 | -5.6 | 18.1 | 19.6 |
| Oct-11 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 26.1 | 28.6 |
| Nov-11 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 36.4 | 36.2 |
| Dec-11 | 2.4 | 4.4 | 33.7 | 38.6 |
| Jan-12 | 7.5 | 10.7 | 43.4 | 43.5 |
| Feb-12 | 10.4 | 11.6 | 30.3 | 32.2 |
| Mar-12 | 8.8 | -0.1 | 30.4 | 37.1 |
| Apr-12 | 5.7 | 0.6 | 39.9 | 42.4 |
| May-12 | -0.8 | 2.3 | 24.9 | 35.5 |
| Jun-12 | -12.6 | -17.8 | 25.4 | 34.3 |
| Jul-12 | -12.7 | -3.6 | 21.5 | 25.6 |
| Aug-12 | -2.6 | 1.6 | 20 | 25.5 |
| Sep-12 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 31.6 | 42.8 |
| Oct-12 | -1.1 | -4.7 | 17.1 | 20.7 |
| Nov-12 | -10.6 | -7.4 | 16.6 | 22.6 |
| Dec-12 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 22.4 | 29 |
| Jan-13 | -1.4 | -2 | 28.8 | 31.9 |
| Feb-13 | -5.3 | 0.6 | 32 | 39 |
| Mar-13 | 2 | 0.1 | 35.5 | 38.1 |
| Apr-13 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 30.6 | 34.4 |
| May-13 | 0.2 | -4 | 39.5 | 42.2 |
| Jun-13 | 12.7 | 11.7 | 37.2 | 40 |
| Jul-13 | 15.9 | 7.4 | 41.6 | 52.4 |
| Aug-13 | 8.2 | 8.9 | 38.5 | 38.8 |
| Sep-13 | 20.6 | 19.3 | 48.8 | 51.5 |
| Oct-13 | 13.5 | 23.1 | 55.4 | 61.2 |
| Nov-13 | 4.6 | 8.8 | 42 | 46 |
| Dec-13 | 3.8 | 12 | 41.1 | 44.6 |
| Jan-14 | 15.2 | 7.9 | 38 | 40.8 |
| Feb-14 | 2.3 | 4.7 | 43.9 | 39.5 |
| Mar-14 | 12.5 | 6.5 | 42.4 | 38.7 |
| Apr-14 | 17 | 17.3 | 39.3 | 38.6 |
| May-14 | 18.5 | 14.8 | 43.8 | 42.5 |
| Jun-14 | 14.1 | 10.4 | 53.3 | 55.3 |
| Jul-14 | 21.4 | 28.7 | 53.6 | 48.8 |
| Aug-14 | 22.9 | 15.4 | 61.9 | 51.3 |
| Sep-14 | 21.7 | 13.8 | 46.1 | 44.8 |
| Oct-14 | 18.1 | 16.8 | 50.8 | 49 |
| Nov-14 | 35.5 | 29.7 | 50.1 | 44.3 |
| Dec-14 | 21.6 | 14.5 | 47.2 | 43.9 |
| Jan-15 | 13.2 | 10.1 | 54 | 47 |
| Feb-15 | 10.5 | 8.4 | 35 | 46.1 |
| Mar-15 | 7.3 | 0.8 | 37.7 | 37.8 |
| Apr-15 | 9.9 | 4.5 | 39.7 | 33.6 |
| May-15 | 6.1 | 5.4 | 38.1 | 35.1 |
| Jun-15 | 8.2 | 11.2 | 43.4 | 47.5 |
| Jul-15 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 40.2 | 45.4 |
| Aug-15 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 34.9 | 39.2 |
| Sep-15 | -3.8 | 10.5 | 36.8 | 41.7 |
| Oct-15 | -4.9 | -6.4 | 34.8 | 36.4 |
| Nov-15 | -3.8 | -7.6 | 37.5 | 44.3 |
| Dec-15 | -9 | -8.9 | 18.6 | 29.7 |
| Jan-16 | -4 | -3 | 18.3 | 21.3 |
| Feb-16 | -6.8 | -6 | 15.8 | 20 |
| Mar-16 | 9 | 5.5 | 26.9 | 35.6 |
| Apr-16 | -1 | -0.5 | 39.9 | 43.6 |
| May-16 | -4.8 | -1.7 | 39.7 | 40.3 |
| Jun-16 | 4.4 | -0.9 | 36.6 | 37.6 |
| Jul-16 | 0.9 | 10.1 | 36 | 35.2 |
| Aug-16 | 5.4 | -1.5 | 41.9 | 42.8 |
| Sep-16 | 12.1 | 2.8 | 37 | 38.3 |
| Oct-16 | 10.5 | 19.4 | 36.2 | 40.2 |
| Nov-16 | 9.4 | 19.4 | 29.8 | 35.1 |
| Dec-16 | 22.6 | 15.5 | 45.5 | 44.8 |
| Jan-17 | 24.8 | 24.9 | 54.7 | 52.3 |
| Feb-17 | 39.7 | 35.1 | 50.3 | 49.2 |
| Mar-17 | 32 | 31.4 | 56.4 | 59.1 |
| Apr-17 | 23.7 | 28.5 | 46.2 | 55.5 |
| May-17 | 34.3 | 25.2 | 40.2 | 49.5 |
| Jun-17 | 28.2 | 27.3 | 38.3 | 39.6 |
| Jul-17 | 20.4 | 5.3 | 38.5 | 44.6 |
| Aug-17 | 20.7 | 22.9 | 42.4 | 50.2 |
| Sep-17 | 24 | 26.7 | 54.1 | 58.6 |
| Oct-17 | 27.2 | 21 | 46.4 | 43.6 |
| Nov-17 | 23.1 | 26.5 | 47.9 | 49.1 |
| Dec-17 | 29.3 | 29.3 | 50 | 54.6 |
| Jan-18 | 23 | 9.6 | 45.4 | 48.2 |
| Feb-18 | 30.7 | 29.5 | 40.1 | 49.7 |
| Mar-18 | 23.8 | 30.3 | 46.8 | 50.2 |
| Apr-18 | 25.3 | 22.2 | 43 | 41.1 |
| May-18 | 32.2 | 41.3 | 41.5 | 43.7 |
| Jun-18 | 21.7 | 21.2 | 38.3 | 41.2 |
| Jul-18 | 20.8 | 24.9 | 26.8 | 29.8 |
| Aug-18 | 10.1 | 12.1 | 36.8 | 36.8 |
| Sep-18 | 21.3 | 18.5 | 36 | 35.9 |
| Oct-18 | 20.5 | 15.5 | 31.9 | 39 |
| Nov-18 | 10.6 | 12.2 | 26.4 | 39.1 |
| Dec-18 | 10.9 | 14.8 | 29.1 | 36.3 |
| Jan-19 | 14.8 | 16.7 | 29.7 | 31.8 |
| Feb-19 | -0.7 | 1.5 | 29 | 30.5 |
| Mar-19 | 14.9 | 6.4 | 23.1 | 24.2 |
| Apr-19 | 11 | 16 | 22.2 | 27 |
| May-19 | 17.5 | 14.2 | 22.3 | 24.8 |
| Jun-19 | 1.5 | 8 | 24.2 | 33.7 |
| Jul-19 | 16.6 | 18.4 | 33.6 | 41.6 |
| Aug-19 | 13.1 | 21.6 | 31.8 | 42 |
| Sep-19 | 12.2 | 22.5 | 23.1 | 34.4 |
| Oct-19 | 6.8 | 22.5 | 32.6 | 37.3 |
| Nov-19 | 8.4 | 10.1 | 34.4 | 37.3 |
| Dec-19 | 2.4 | 11.1 | 34.8 | 33.6 |
| Jan-20 | 17 | 18.2 | 38.4 | 41.9 |
| Feb-20 | 36.7 | 33.6 | 45.4 | 54 |
| Mar-20 | -12.7 | -15.5 | 35.2 | 36.7 |
| Apr-20 | -56.6 | -70.9 | 43 | 36.5 |
| May-20 | -43.1 | -25.7 | 49.7 | 54.7 |
| Jun-20 | 27.5 | 16.7 | 66.3 | 67.9 |
| Jul-20 | 24.1 | 23 | 36 | 55.6 |
| Aug-20 | 17.2 | 19 | 38.8 | 55.1 |
| Sep-20 | 15 | 25.5 | 56.6 | 56.9 |
| Oct-20 | 32.3 | 42.6 | 62.7 | 51.6 |
| Nov-20 | 26.3 | 37.9 | 44.3 | 48.1 |
| Dec-20 | 11.1 | 2.3 | 39.2 | 41.5 |
| Jan-21 | 30.1 | 24.2 | 51.3 | 44.6 |
| Feb-21 | 28.7 | 25.7 | 40 | 38.1 |
| Mar-21 | 44.5 | 38.2 | 59.1 | 48.2 |
| Apr-21 | 50.2 | 36 | 66.6 | 59.5 |
| May-21 | 31.5 | 32.5 | 52.7 | 50.3 |
| Jun-21 | 30.7 | 22.2 | 69.2 | 68.4 |
| Jul-21 | 21.9 | 17 | 48.6 | 45.3 |
| Aug-21 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 33.7 | 38 |
| Sep-21 | 30.7 | 15.9 | 20 | 32.1 |
| Oct-21 | 23.8 | 30.8 | 24.2 | 26.2 |
| Nov-21 | 39 | 47.4 | 28.5 | 28 |
| Dec-21 | 15.4 | 13.7 | 19 | 24.2 |
| Jan-22 | 23.2 | 17.9 | 28.7 | 29.4 |
| Feb-22 | 16 | 14.2 | 28.1 | 24.9 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org
Chart VA-2 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia provides current and future general activity indexes from Jan 2008 to Jan 2022. There are multiple contractions of current activity There are major drops in 2008 and 2009 in the Global Recession. The index shows weakness from 2011 to 2015. There is a major drop in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021). Recovery was rapid and sharp but there is following weakness in both future and current activity.
Chart VA-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey, Current and Future Activity Indexes
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The index of current new orders of the Business Outlook Survey of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia in Chart VA-3 illustrates the weakness of the cyclical expansion. The index weakened in 2006 and 2007 and then fell sharply into contraction during the global recession. There have been twelve readings into contraction from Jan 2012 to May 2013 and generally weak readings with some exceptions. The index of new orders moved into expansion in Jun-Oct 2013 with moderation in Nov-Dec 2013 and into Jan 2014. The index fell into contraction in Feb 2014, recovering in Mar-Apr 2014 but weaker reading in May 2014. There is marked improvement in Jun-Jul 2014 with slowing in Aug-Oct 2014 followed by acceleration in Nov 2014. New orders deteriorated in Jan-Apr 2015, improving in May-Jun 2015. New orders deteriorated in Jul-Aug 2015 and improved in Sep 2015. New orders deteriorated in Oct-2015 to Dec 2015, contracting at slower pace in Jan 2016. There is sharper contraction in Feb 2016 and an upward jump in Mar 2016 followed by deterioration in Apr-Jun 2016. New orders improved in Jul 2016, deteriorating in Aug 2016 and improving in Sep 2016. Improvement continued in Oct-Nov 2016 with mild deterioration in Dec 2016 followed by improvement in Jan-Feb 2017, softening in Mar-Jul 2017, recovering in Aug-Sep 2017. There is deterioration in Oct 2017 followed by improvement in Nov-Dec 2017. There is deterioration in Jan 2018 followed by improvement in Feb 2018 and improvement in Mar 2018. The index deteriorates in Apr 2018, improving in May 2018. The index deteriorates in Jun 2018, improving in Jul 2018 and deteriorating in Aug 2018. The index improves in Sep 2018, deteriorating in Oct 2018. The index weakens in Nov 2018, improving in Dec 2018. The index improves in Jan 2019, deteriorating in Feb 2019. The index improves in Mar 2019, improving in Apr 2019. The index deteriorates in May-Jun 2019, improving in Jul 2019. The index improves in Aug 2019, improving in Sep 2019. The index stabilizes in Oct 2019, deteriorating in Nov 2019. The index improves in Dec 2019 and Jan 2020. The index improves in Feb 2020. The index contracts in Mar-Apr 2020. There is improvement in the index to softer negative level in May 2020. The index improves to positive in Jun 2020-Apr 2021. The index deteriorates in May-Sep 2021, improving in Oct-Nov 2021. There is deterioration in Dec 2021 followed by improvement in Jan 2022 and deterioration in Feb 2022.
Chart VA-3, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey, Current New Orders Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
IIB Squeeze of Economic Activity by Carry Trades Induced by Zero Interest Rates. Long-term economic growth in Japan significantly improved by increasing competitiveness in world markets. Net trade of exports and imports is an important component of the GDP accounts of Japan. Table VB-3 provides quarterly data for net trade, exports and imports of Japan. Net trade had strong positive contributions to GDP growth in Japan in all quarters from IQ2007 to IIQ2009 with exception of IVQ2008, IIIQ2008 and IQ2009. The US recession is dated by the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) as beginning in IVQ2007 (Dec) and ending in IIQ2009 (Jun) (https://www.nber.org/cycles.html). Net trade contributions helped to cushion the economy of Japan from the global recession. Net trade deducted from GDP growth in seven of the nine quarters from IVQ2010 to IQ2012. The only strong contribution of net trade was 3.6 percent in IIIQ2011. Net trade added 0.7 percent in IQ2012, deducting 1.9 percent in IIQ2012. Net trade deducted 1.9 percent in IIIQ2012. Net traded deducted 0.3 percent in IVQ2012. Net trade added 1.4 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2013 but deducted 0.1 percentage points in IIQ2013, deducting 1.3 percentage points in IIIQ2013 and 2.1 percentage points in IVQ2013. Net trade deducted 1.0 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2014. Net trade added 4.2 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2014 and deducted 0.3 percentage points in IIIQ2014. Net trade added 1.8 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2014. Net trade contributed 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2015 and deducted 0.7-percentage points in IIQ2015. Net trade deducted 0.5 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2015. N
et trade deducted 0.2 percentage points from GDP growth in IVQ2015 and added 1.4 percentage points in IQ2016. Net trade contributed 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth in IIQ2016. Net trade added 1.0 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2016 and contributed 1.0 percentage points in IVQ2016. Net trade contributed 0.7 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2017 and deducted 0.7 percentage points in IIQ2017. Net trade contributed 1.8 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2017 and deducted 0.3 percentage-point in IVQ2017. Net trade contributed 0.4 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2018 and contributed 0.3 percentage points in IIQ2018. Net trade deducted 1.0 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2018 and deducted 2.0 percentage points in IVQ2018. Net trade contributed 1.2 percentage points to GDP growth in IQ2019 with export contraction deducting 1.4 percent and import contraction contributing 2.6 percent. Net trade deducted 0.8 percentage points from GDP growth in IIQ2019. Net trade deducted 1.6 percentage points from GDP growth in IIIQ2019. Net trade contributed 1.8 percentage points to GDP growth in IVQ2019. Net trade deducted 0.7 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2020 with export contraction deducting 3.2 percentage points and import contraction adding 2.5 percentage points. Net trade deducted 10.1 percentage points in IIQ2020 with export contraction deducting 11.3 percentage points and imports contributing 1.2 percentage points. Net trade contributed 10.8 percentage points to GDP growth in IIIQ2020 with export growth contributing 5.5 percentage points and import contraction contribution of 5.3 percentage points. Net trade contributed 3.7 percentage points to GDP in IVQ2020 with export growth contributing 7.0 percentage points and imports deducting 3.3 percentage points. Net trade deducted 0.5 percentage points from GDP growth in IQ2021 with exports contributing 1.5 percent and imports deducting 2.0 percent. Net trade deducted 0.8 percentage points in IIQ2021 with exports contributing 1.7 percent and imports deducting 2.5 percent. Net trade contributed 0.1 percentage points in IIIQ2021 with exports deducting 0.6 percent and imports contributing 0.7 percent. Private consumption assumed the role of driver of Japan’s economic growth but should moderate as in most mature economies.
Table VB-3, Japan, Contributions to Changes in Real GDP, Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rates (SAAR), %
| Net Trade | Exports | Imports | |
| 2021 | |||
| I | -0.5 | 1.5 | -2.0 |
| II | -0.8 | 1.7 | -2.5 |
| III | 0.1 | -0.6 | 0.7 |
| 2020 | |||
| I | -0.7 | -3.2 | 2.5 |
| II | -10.1 | -11.3 | 1.2 |
| III | 10.8 | 5.5 | 5.3 |
| IV | 3.7 | 7.0 | -3.3 |
| 2019 | |||
| I | 1.2 | -1.4 | 2.6 |
| II | -0.8 | 0.0 | -0.8 |
| III | -1.6 | 0.1 | -1.8 |
| IV | 1.8 | -0.2 | 2.0 |
| 2018 | |||
| I | 0.4 | 0.9 | -0.4 |
| II | 0.3 | 0.5 | -0.2 |
| III | -1.0 | -1.3 | 0.3 |
| IV | -2.0 | 1.0 | -3.1 |
| 2017 | |||
| I | 0.7 | 1.4 | -0.7 |
| II | -0.7 | 0.0 | -0.7 |
| III | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.4 |
| IV | -0.3 | 1.3 | -1.6 |
| 2016 | |||
| I | 1.4 | 0.5 | 0.9 |
| II | 0.4 | -0.5 | 0.9 |
| III | 1.0 | 1.4 | -0.4 |
| IV | 1.0 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
| 2015 | |||
| I | 0.4 | 1.1 | -0.6 |
| II | -0.7 | -2.4 | 1.7 |
| III | -0.5 | 1.7 | -2.2 |
| IV | -0.2 | -0.7 | 0.5 |
| 2014 | |||
| I | -1.0 | 3.8 | -4.8 |
| II | 4.2 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| III | -0.3 | 1.0 | -1.3 |
| IV | 1.8 | 2.1 | -0.3 |
| 2013 | |||
| I | 1.4 | 1.8 | -0.4 |
| II | -0.1 | 1.9 | -2.0 |
| III | -1.3 | -0.1 | -1.2 |
| IV | -2.1 | -0.2 | -1.9 |
| 2012 | |||
| I | 0.7 | 1.8 | -1.2 |
| II | -1.9 | -0.5 | -1.4 |
| III | -1.9 | -2.2 | 0.2 |
| IV | -0.3 | -2.0 | 1.7 |
| 2011 | |||
| I | -1.3 | -0.5 | -0.8 |
| II | -4.3 | -4.6 | 0.3 |
| III | 3.6 | 5.4 | -1.8 |
| IV | -2.6 | -1.6 | -1.0 |
| 2010 | |||
| I | 1.8 | 3.2 | -1.4 |
| II | 0.3 | 2.8 | -2.5 |
| III | 0.6 | 1.6 | -1.0 |
| IV | -0.1 | 0.2 | -0.3 |
| 2009 | |||
| I | -4.7 | -16.0 | 11.4 |
| II | 7.4 | 4.6 | 2.8 |
| III | 2.0 | 5.1 | -3.1 |
| IV | 2.8 | 4.2 | -1.3 |
| 2008 | |||
| I | 0.9 | 1.8 | -0.9 |
| II | 0.4 | -1.4 | 1.8 |
| III | -0.1 | 0.0 | -0.2 |
| IV | -10.2 | -9.1 | -1.1 |
| 2007 | |||
| I | 1.0 | 1.5 | -0.5 |
| II | 0.7 | 1.6 | -0.9 |
| III | 2.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 |
| IV | 1.2 | 2.0 | -0.7 |
Source: Japan Economic and Social Research Institute, Cabinet Office
https://www.cao.go.jp/index-e.html
http://wwwa.cao.go.jp/notice/20191101notice.html
There are two categories of responses in the Empire State Manufacturing Survey of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (https://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overview.html): current conditions and expectations for the next six months. There are responses in the survey for two types of prices: prices received or inputs of production and prices paid or sales prices of products. Table IV-5 provides indexes for the two categories and within them for the two types of prices from Jan 2011 to Feb 2022. The index of current prices paid or costs of inputs moved from 16.1 in Dec 2012 to 76.6 in Feb 2022 while the index of current prices received or sales prices moved from 1.1 in Dec 2012 to 54.1.1 in Feb 2022. The farther the index is from the area of no change at zero, the faster the rate of change. Prices paid or costs of inputs at 76.6 in Feb 2022 are expanding at faster pace than prices received or of sales of products at 54.1. The index of future prices paid or expectations of costs of inputs in the next six months moved from 51.6 in Dec 2012 to 70.3 in Feb 2022 while the index of future prices received or expectation of sales prices in the next six months moved from 25.8 in Dec 2012 to 51.4 in Feb 2022. Prices paid or of inputs at 70.3 in Feb 2022 are expected to increase at a faster pace in the next six months than prices received or prices of sales products at 51.4 in Feb 2022. Prices of sales of finished products are less dynamic than prices of costs of inputs during waves of increases. Prices of costs of inputs fall less rapidly than prices of sales of finished products during waves of price decreases. As a result, margins of prices of sales less costs of inputs oscillate with typical deterioration against producers, forcing companies to manage tightly costs and labor inputs. Instability of sales/costs margins discourages investment and hiring.
Table IV-5, US, FRBNY Empire State Manufacturing Survey, Diffusion Indexes, Prices Paid and Prices Received, SA
| Current Prices Paid | Current Prices Received | Future Prices Paid | Future Prices Received | |
| 1/31/2011 | 35.8 | 15.8 | 60 | 42.1 |
| 2/28/2011 | 45.8 | 16.9 | 55.4 | 27.7 |
| 3/31/2011 | 53.2 | 20.8 | 71.4 | 36.4 |
| 4/30/2011 | 57.7 | 26.9 | 56.4 | 38.5 |
| 5/31/2011 | 69.9 | 28 | 68.8 | 35.5 |
| 6/30/2011 | 56.1 | 11.2 | 55.1 | 19.4 |
| 7/31/2011 | 43.3 | 5.6 | 51.1 | 30 |
| 8/31/2011 | 28.3 | 2.2 | 42.4 | 15.2 |
| 9/30/2011 | 32.6 | 8.7 | 53.3 | 22.8 |
| 10/31/2011 | 22.5 | 4.5 | 40.4 | 18 |
| 11/30/2011 | 18.3 | 6.1 | 36.6 | 25.6 |
| 12/31/2011 | 24.4 | 3.5 | 57 | 36 |
| 1/31/2012 | 26.4 | 23.1 | 53.8 | 30.8 |
| 2/29/2012 | 25.9 | 15.3 | 62.4 | 34.1 |
| 3/31/2012 | 50.6 | 13.6 | 66.7 | 32.1 |
| 4/30/2012 | 45.8 | 19.3 | 50.6 | 22.9 |
| 5/31/2012 | 37.3 | 12 | 57.8 | 22.9 |
| 6/30/2012 | 19.6 | 1 | 34 | 17.5 |
| 7/31/2012 | 7.4 | 3.7 | 35.8 | 16 |
| 8/31/2012 | 16.5 | 2.4 | 31.8 | 14.1 |
| 9/30/2012 | 19.1 | 5.3 | 40.4 | 23.4 |
| 10/31/2012 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 44.1 | 24.7 |
| 11/30/2012 | 14.6 | 5.6 | 39.3 | 15.7 |
| 12/31/2012 | 16.1 | 1.1 | 51.6 | 25.8 |
| 1/31/2013 | 22.6 | 10.8 | 38.7 | 21.5 |
| 2/28/2013 | 26.3 | 8.1 | 44.4 | 13.1 |
| 3/31/2013 | 25.8 | 2.2 | 50.5 | 23.7 |
| 4/30/2013 | 28.4 | 5.7 | 44.3 | 14.8 |
| 5/31/2013 | 20.5 | 4.5 | 29.5 | 14.8 |
| 6/30/2013 | 21 | 11.3 | 45.2 | 17.7 |
| 7/31/2013 | 17.4 | 1.1 | 28.3 | 12 |
| 8/31/2013 | 20.5 | 3.6 | 41 | 19.3 |
| 9/30/2013 | 21.5 | 8.6 | 39.8 | 24.7 |
| 10/31/2013 | 21.7 | 2.4 | 45.8 | 25.3 |
| 11/30/2013 | 17.1 | -3.9 | 42.1 | 17.1 |
| 12/31/2013 | 15.7 | 3.6 | 48.2 | 27.7 |
| 1/31/2014 | 36.6 | 13.4 | 45.1 | 23.2 |
| 2/28/2014 | 25 | 15 | 40 | 23.8 |
| 3/31/2014 | 21.2 | 2.4 | 43.5 | 25.9 |
| 4/30/2014 | 22.4 | 10.2 | 33.7 | 14.3 |
| 5/31/2014 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 31.9 | 14.3 |
| 6/30/2014 | 17.2 | 4.3 | 36.6 | 16.1 |
| 7/31/2014 | 25 | 6.8 | 37.5 | 18.2 |
| 8/31/2014 | 27.3 | 8 | 42 | 21.6 |
| 9/30/2014 | 23.9 | 17.4 | 43.5 | 32.6 |
| 10/31/2014 | 11.4 | 6.8 | 42 | 26.1 |
| 11/30/2014 | 10.6 | 0 | 41.5 | 25.5 |
| 12/31/2014 | 10.4 | 6.3 | 40.6 | 32.3 |
| 1/31/2015 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 33.7 | 15.8 |
| 2/28/2015 | 14.6 | 3.4 | 27 | 5.6 |
| 3/31/2015 | 12.4 | 8.2 | 32 | 12.4 |
| 4/30/2015 | 19.1 | 4.3 | 38.3 | 13.8 |
| 5/31/2015 | 9.4 | 1 | 26 | 7.3 |
| 6/30/2015 | 9.6 | 1 | 24 | 5.8 |
| 7/31/2015 | 7.4 | 5.3 | 27.7 | 6.4 |
| 8/31/2015 | 7.3 | 0.9 | 34.5 | 10.9 |
| 9/30/2015 | 4.1 | -5.2 | 28.9 | 7.2 |
| 10/31/2015 | 0.9 | -8.5 | 27.4 | 7.5 |
| 11/30/2015 | 4.5 | -4.5 | 29.1 | 11.8 |
| 12/31/2015 | 4 | -4 | 27.3 | 20.2 |
| 1/31/2016 | 16 | 4 | 31 | 12 |
| 2/29/2016 | 3 | -5 | 14.9 | 4 |
| 3/31/2016 | 3 | -5.9 | 19.8 | 7.9 |
| 4/30/2016 | 19.2 | 2.9 | 27.9 | 5.8 |
| 5/31/2016 | 16.7 | -3.1 | 28.1 | 6.2 |
| 6/30/2016 | 18.4 | -1 | 29.6 | 7.1 |
| 7/31/2016 | 18.7 | 1.1 | 26.4 | 7.7 |
| 8/31/2016 | 15.5 | 2.1 | 25.8 | 9.3 |
| 9/30/2016 | 17 | 1.8 | 41.1 | 20.5 |
| 10/31/2016 | 22.6 | 4.7 | 35.8 | 30.2 |
| 11/30/2016 | 15.5 | 2.7 | 39.1 | 20.9 |
| 12/31/2016 | 22.6 | 3.5 | 42.6 | 22.6 |
| 1/31/2017 | 36.1 | 17.6 | 50.4 | 27.7 |
| 2/28/2017 | 37.8 | 19.4 | 38.8 | 25.5 |
| 3/31/2017 | 31 | 8.8 | 41.6 | 19.5 |
| 4/30/2017 | 32.8 | 12.4 | 37.2 | 25.5 |
| 5/31/2017 | 20.9 | 4.5 | 38.1 | 22.4 |
| 6/30/2017 | 20 | 10.8 | 33.1 | 13.8 |
| 7/31/2017 | 21.3 | 11 | 30.7 | 15.7 |
| 8/31/2017 | 31 | 6.2 | 33.3 | 21.7 |
| 9/30/2017 | 35.8 | 13.8 | 42.3 | 18.7 |
| 10/31/2017 | 27.3 | 7 | 41.4 | 25 |
| 11/30/2017 | 24.6 | 9.2 | 48.5 | 23.8 |
| 12/31/2017 | 29.7 | 11.6 | 50 | 27.5 |
| 1/31/2018 | 36.2 | 21.7 | 52.9 | 31.2 |
| 2/28/2018 | 48.6 | 21.5 | 52.1 | 25.7 |
| 3/31/2018 | 50.3 | 22.4 | 55.9 | 28 |
| 4/30/2018 | 47.4 | 20.7 | 54.8 | 31.1 |
| 5/31/2018 | 54 | 23 | 54 | 29.5 |
| 6/30/2018 | 52.7 | 23.3 | 51.2 | 27.1 |
| 7/31/2018 | 42.7 | 22.2 | 48.7 | 28.2 |
| 8/31/2018 | 45.2 | 20 | 53.3 | 26.7 |
| 9/30/2018 | 46.3 | 16.3 | 56.1 | 30.9 |
| 10/31/2018 | 42 | 14.3 | 52.9 | 23.5 |
| 11/30/2018 | 44.5 | 13.1 | 59.1 | 31.4 |
| 12/31/2018 | 39.7 | 12.8 | 51.9 | 27.6 |
| 1/31/2019 | 35.9 | 13.1 | 47.6 | 28.3 |
| 2/28/2019 | 27.1 | 22.9 | 37.1 | 30.7 |
| 3/31/2019 | 34.1 | 18.1 | 40.6 | 23.9 |
| 4/30/2019 | 27.3 | 14 | 37.1 | 16.1 |
| 5/31/2019 | 26.2 | 12.4 | 33.1 | 17.2 |
| 6/30/2019 | 27.8 | 6.8 | 36.8 | 12.8 |
| 7/31/2019 | 25.5 | 5.8 | 39.4 | 18.2 |
| 8/31/2019 | 23.2 | 4.5 | 38.1 | 12.9 |
| 9/30/2019 | 29.4 | 9.2 | 42.5 | 17 |
| 10/31/2019 | 23.1 | 6.3 | 42.5 | 21.3 |
| 11/30/2019 | 20.5 | 6.2 | 42.5 | 26 |
| 12/31/2019 | 15.2 | 4.3 | 39.1 | 29 |
| 1/31/2020 | 31.5 | 14.4 | 43.8 | 29.5 |
| 2/29/2020 | 25 | 16.7 | 37.9 | 22.7 |
| 3/31/2020 | 24.5 | 10.1 | 34.5 | 17.3 |
| 4/30/2020 | 5.8 | -8.4 | 14.9 | 0.6 |
| 5/31/2020 | 4.1 | -7.4 | 20.3 | 2 |
| 6/30/2020 | 16.9 | -0.6 | 25.6 | 7.5 |
| 7/31/2020 | 14.9 | -4.5 | 28.6 | 10.4 |
| 8/31/2020 | 16 | 4.7 | 22.7 | 9.3 |
| 9/30/2020 | 25.2 | 6.5 | 33.1 | 7.9 |
| 10/31/2020 | 27.8 | 5.3 | 39.1 | 16.6 |
| 11/30/2020 | 29.1 | 11.3 | 46.4 | 23.2 |
| 12/31/2020 | 37.1 | 10 | 48.6 | 30 |
| 1/31/2021 | 45.5 | 15.2 | 49 | 23.4 |
| 2/28/2021 | 57.8 | 23.4 | 55.8 | 32.5 |
| 3/31/2021 | 64.4 | 24.2 | 64.4 | 38.3 |
| 4/30/2021 | 74.7 | 34.9 | 71.2 | 45.2 |
| 5/31/2021 | 83.5 | 37.1 | 67.1 | 43.6 |
| 6/30/2021 | 79.8 | 33.3 | 64 | 45.6 |
| 7/31/2021 | 76.8 | 39.4 | 64.6 | 57.6 |
| 8/31/2021 | 76.1 | 46 | 66.4 | 52.2 |
| 9/30/2021 | 75.7 | 47.8 | 61.7 | 51.3 |
| 10/31/2021 | 78.7 | 43.5 | 67.6 | 50 |
| 11/30/2021 | 83 | 50.8 | 72 | 55.9 |
| 12/31/2021 | 80.2 | 44.6 | 66.1 | 60.3 |
| 1/31/2022 | 76.7 | 37.1 | 76.7 | 62.1 |
| 2/28/2022 | 76.6 | 54.1 | 70.3 | 51.4 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
https://www.newyorkfed.org/survey/empire/empiresurvey_overview.html
Price indexes of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Outlook Survey are in Table IV-5A. As in inflation waves throughout the world (https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html and earlier https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/real-disposable-income-decreasing-02.html), indexes of both current and expectations of future prices paid and received were quite dynamic until May 2011. Prices paid, or inputs, were more dynamic, reflecting carry trades from zero interest rates to commodity futures. All indexes softened after May 2011 with even decline of prices received in Aug 2011 during the first round of risk aversion. Current and future price indexes have increased again but not back to the intensity in the beginning of 2011 because of risk aversion frustrating carry trades even induced by zero interest rates. The index of prices paid or prices of inputs moved from 21.1 in Dec 2012 to 69.3 in Feb 2022. The index of current prices received was minus 2.4 in Apr 2013, indicating decrease of prices received. The index of current prices received decreased from 9.1 in Dec 2012 to minus 5.2 in Sep 2015, decreasing to minus 3.6 in Feb 2016. The index of current prices received was 49.8 in Feb 2022. The index of current prices paid or costs of inputs at 69.3 in Feb 2022 indicates faster expansion than the index of current prices received or sales prices of production in Feb 2022, showing 49.8. Prices paid indicate faster expansion than prices received during most of the history of the index. The index of future prices paid moved to 60.2 in Feb 2022 from 41.8 in Dec 2012 while the index of future prices received moved from 21.7 in Dec 2012 to 53.3 in Feb 2022. Expectations are incorporating faster increases in prices of inputs or costs of production, 60.2 in Feb 2022, than of sales prices of goods, 53.3 in Feb 2022, forcing companies to manage tightly costs and labor inputs. Volatility of margins of sales/costs discourages investment and hiring.
Table IV-5A, US, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey, Current and Future Prices Paid and Prices Received, SA
| Current Prices Paid | Current Prices Received | Future Prices Paid | Future Prices Received | |
| Dec-10 | 42.7 | 5.3 | 56.3 | 24.2 |
| Jan-11 | 48.2 | 12.6 | 58.8 | 34.5 |
| Feb-11 | 61.5 | 13.7 | 68.2 | 31.6 |
| Mar-11 | 59.2 | 17.9 | 61.6 | 33.5 |
| Apr-11 | 52.7 | 22.9 | 56.5 | 36.4 |
| May-11 | 51.2 | 20.6 | 54.9 | 28.5 |
| Jun-11 | 36 | 6.1 | 40.8 | 6.9 |
| Jul-11 | 34.1 | 5.7 | 48.3 | 17.2 |
| Aug-11 | 23.5 | -3.2 | 42.7 | 22.9 |
| Sep-11 | 30.1 | 6.4 | 38.3 | 20.5 |
| Oct-11 | 22.7 | 1.7 | 41.4 | 27.4 |
| Nov-11 | 21.8 | 5.2 | 34.4 | 26.3 |
| Dec-11 | 25 | 5.6 | 42.7 | 21.1 |
| Jan-12 | 26.1 | 9.3 | 47.9 | 21.7 |
| Feb-12 | 33.5 | 10.5 | 51.1 | 26.4 |
| Mar-12 | 17.4 | 6.9 | 38.7 | 24.8 |
| Apr-12 | 21.8 | 9.6 | 37.3 | 25.2 |
| May-12 | 10.1 | 1.1 | 40.4 | 9.3 |
| Jun-12 | 1.1 | -6.4 | 32.9 | 16.9 |
| Jul-12 | 8.2 | 3.3 | 27.3 | 20.4 |
| Aug-12 | 16.2 | 6.9 | 35 | 24 |
| Sep-12 | 13 | 2.8 | 38.3 | 24.8 |
| Oct-12 | 17.4 | 4.8 | 44.2 | 14.5 |
| Nov-12 | 22.2 | 4.8 | 45.7 | 10.7 |
| Dec-12 | 21.1 | 9.1 | 41.8 | 21.7 |
| Jan-13 | 13 | 0.9 | 35 | 21.6 |
| Feb-13 | 13 | 0.3 | 34.9 | 23.2 |
| Mar-13 | 13.4 | 1 | 35.2 | 20.4 |
| Apr-13 | 11.5 | -2.4 | 31.9 | 16.8 |
| May-13 | 12.5 | 0.3 | 35.4 | 19.5 |
| Jun-13 | 16.8 | 11.2 | 29.6 | 24.2 |
| Jul-13 | 19.1 | 5.6 | 40.2 | 24.7 |
| Aug-13 | 17.8 | 12.8 | 34.1 | 23.4 |
| Sep-13 | 22.3 | 11.8 | 37.3 | 27.2 |
| Oct-13 | 17.9 | 9.2 | 41.5 | 33.7 |
| Nov-13 | 23.5 | 6.7 | 40.7 | 36.2 |
| Dec-13 | 17.5 | 9.2 | 39.9 | 28.1 |
| Jan-14 | 20 | 8.4 | 37.5 | 13.6 |
| Feb-14 | 16.4 | 10.3 | 28.7 | 19.8 |
| Mar-14 | 21.3 | 6.8 | 33.1 | 20.3 |
| Apr-14 | 20.8 | 10 | 39.9 | 21.5 |
| May-14 | 26.6 | 17 | 39.2 | 29.8 |
| Jun-14 | 25.7 | 9.3 | 42.3 | 30 |
| Jul-14 | 30.7 | 14.2 | 36.5 | 21.7 |
| Aug-14 | 21.9 | 6.2 | 44.9 | 28.4 |
| Sep-14 | 21.7 | 7.8 | 39.1 | 25.7 |
| Oct-14 | 24.4 | 17.4 | 30.8 | 20.7 |
| Nov-14 | 14.4 | 8.9 | 32.3 | 18 |
| Dec-14 | 16 | 12.3 | 24.9 | 19.6 |
| Jan-15 | 11.8 | 2.1 | 30.7 | 20.8 |
| Feb-15 | 6 | 3.4 | 34.3 | 22.5 |
| Mar-15 | 1.5 | -5.6 | 29.2 | 9.2 |
| Apr-15 | 0.5 | -3.5 | 22.1 | 14.5 |
| May-15 | -14.1 | -7.7 | 24.2 | 20.7 |
| Jun-15 | 9.2 | -0.3 | 39.1 | 12.4 |
| Jul-15 | 17.8 | 0.8 | 33.8 | 16.2 |
| Aug-15 | 3.8 | -3.2 | 35 | 8.9 |
| Sep-15 | -2.8 | -5.2 | 25.6 | 4.6 |
| Oct-15 | -0.4 | -0.4 | 17.1 | 7.5 |
| Nov-15 | -6.9 | -1.5 | 22.6 | 9.3 |
| Dec-15 | -7.7 | -4.5 | 23.3 | 13 |
| Jan-16 | -1.7 | -3.9 | 19.8 | 11.6 |
| Feb-16 | -2.9 | -3.6 | 12.7 | 4.7 |
| Mar-16 | -0.9 | 1.3 | 22.4 | 13.5 |
| Apr-16 | 11.5 | 3.7 | 38.5 | 23.1 |
| May-16 | 13.5 | 10.4 | 25.7 | 15.1 |
| Jun-16 | 20.3 | 2 | 36.5 | 18.3 |
| Jul-16 | 13.4 | 2.2 | 28.6 | 22.7 |
| Aug-16 | 20.5 | 7.1 | 32 | 13.8 |
| Sep-16 | 20.5 | 9.9 | 41 | 31.6 |
| Oct-16 | 10.5 | -0.9 | 40.3 | 26.6 |
| Nov-16 | 27.5 | 19.5 | 37 | 28.3 |
| Dec-16 | 29.6 | 11.1 | 42.9 | 27.7 |
| Jan-17 | 32.4 | 24.4 | 49.1 | 28.2 |
| Feb-17 | 30.5 | 11.9 | 47.1 | 24.9 |
| Mar-17 | 40.5 | 18.7 | 52.5 | 37.7 |
| Apr-17 | 30.6 | 13.7 | 38.8 | 30.5 |
| May-17 | 24.5 | 13.1 | 43.9 | 26.8 |
| Jun-17 | 23.4 | 18.9 | 43.7 | 30.1 |
| Jul-17 | 20.2 | 10 | 48.6 | 30.2 |
| Aug-17 | 23.5 | 13.7 | 37.6 | 37.9 |
| Sep-17 | 33.8 | 23.4 | 47.7 | 32.1 |
| Oct-17 | 40.2 | 15.7 | 58.4 | 39.4 |
| Nov-17 | 38.9 | 12.4 | 52.5 | 41.6 |
| Dec-17 | 26.2 | 14.7 | 53.2 | 38.3 |
| Jan-18 | 34.1 | 23.7 | 56.2 | 45.3 |
| Feb-18 | 46.5 | 23.7 | 64.6 | 49.5 |
| Mar-18 | 43.7 | 20.8 | 61.2 | 49.6 |
| Apr-18 | 53.5 | 28.1 | 70.4 | 49.2 |
| May-18 | 50.8 | 33.6 | 61.8 | 36.7 |
| Jun-18 | 51 | 33.4 | 64.3 | 56.8 |
| Jul-18 | 59.1 | 36 | 60.7 | 50.4 |
| Aug-18 | 57 | 32.3 | 60.4 | 59.1 |
| Sep-18 | 39.5 | 21.3 | 49.6 | 42.5 |
| Oct-18 | 40.5 | 25.6 | 54.6 | 51.1 |
| Nov-18 | 41.7 | 25.3 | 57.8 | 57.2 |
| Dec-18 | 36.3 | 28.3 | 56.7 | 44 |
| Jan-19 | 32.2 | 24.8 | 41.5 | 34.9 |
| Feb-19 | 23.8 | 26.5 | 41.1 | 30.8 |
| Mar-19 | 21.7 | 24.5 | 48.1 | 32.6 |
| Apr-19 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 32.7 | 28.1 |
| May-19 | 23 | 17.6 | 42 | 38.7 |
| Jun-19 | 13.7 | 2.7 | 32.9 | 26.6 |
| Jul-19 | 16.4 | 11.2 | 36.1 | 33.5 |
| Aug-19 | 14.7 | 13.5 | 38.9 | 28.7 |
| Sep-19 | 29.7 | 19.7 | 44.9 | 33.8 |
| Oct-19 | 15 | 15.4 | 34.8 | 29.8 |
| Nov-19 | 8.5 | 12 | 40.2 | 36.1 |
| Dec-19 | 15.9 | 11 | 46 | 45.1 |
| Jan-20 | 22.1 | 14.7 | 41.9 | 34 |
| Feb-20 | 16.4 | 17.1 | 32.2 | 37.9 |
| Mar-20 | 4.8 | 6.8 | 18.5 | 21.5 |
| Apr-20 | -9.3 | -10.6 | 25.5 | 16.9 |
| May-20 | 3.2 | -3.1 | 21.2 | 15.6 |
| Jun-20 | 11.1 | 11 | 44.3 | 28.9 |
| Jul-20 | 15.7 | 11.5 | 43 | 24.7 |
| Aug-20 | 15.3 | 12.4 | 37.7 | 30.2 |
| Sep-20 | 25.1 | 18.4 | 57.7 | 42.4 |
| Oct-20 | 28.5 | 14 | 42.3 | 41 |
| Nov-20 | 38.9 | 25.4 | 49.4 | 37.2 |
| Dec-20 | 27.1 | 18 | 46.6 | 35.5 |
| Jan-21 | 47.4 | 36.3 | 44.1 | 36 |
| Feb-21 | 55.2 | 18.2 | 51.8 | 41.8 |
| Mar-21 | 72.6 | 30.2 | 63.4 | 46.9 |
| Apr-21 | 69.1 | 34.5 | 71.5 | 63.6 |
| May-21 | 76.8 | 41 | 66.7 | 58.4 |
| Jun-21 | 80.7 | 49.7 | 71.1 | 67.8 |
| Jul-21 | 69.7 | 46.8 | 63 | 56.5 |
| Aug-21 | 71.2 | 53.9 | 54.6 | 70.1 |
| Sep-21 | 67.3 | 52.9 | 53.5 | 62.2 |
| Oct-21 | 70.3 | 51.1 | 64.1 | 58.8 |
| Nov-21 | 80 | 62.9 | 63.9 | 59.4 |
| Dec-21 | 66.1 | 50.4 | 53.8 | 54.9 |
| Jan-22 | 72.5 | 46.4 | 76.4 | 62.6 |
| Feb-22 | 69.3 | 49.8 | 60.2 | 53.3 |
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
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Chart IV-1 of the Business Outlook Survey of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Outlook Survey provides the diffusion index of current prices paid or prices of inputs from 2015 to 2021. In the middle of deep global contraction after IVQ2007, input prices continued to increase in speculative carry trades from central bank policy rates falling toward zero into commodities futures. The index peaked above 70 in the second half of 2008. Inflation of inputs moderated significantly during the shock of risk aversion in late 2008, even falling briefly into contraction territory below zero during several months in 2009 in the flight away from risk financial assets into US government securities (Cochrane and Zingales 2009) that unwound carry trades. Return of risk appetite induced carry trade with significant increase until return of risk aversion in the first round of the European sovereign debt crisis in Apr 2010. Carry trades returned during risk appetite in expectation that the European sovereign debt crisis was resolved. The various inflation waves originating in carry trades induced by zero interest rates with alternating episodes of risk aversion are mirrored in the prices of inputs after 2011, in particular after Aug 2012 with the announcement of the Outright Monetary Transactions Program of the European Central Bank (http://www.ecb.int/press/pr/date/2012/html/pr120906_1.en.html). Subsequent risk aversion and flows of capital away from commodities into stocks and high-yield bonds caused sharp decline in the index of prices paid followed by another recent rebound with marginal decline and new increase. The index falls, rebounds and falls again in the final segment but there are no episodes of contraction after 2009 with exception of minus 14.1 in May 2015, minus 2.8 in Sep 2015, minus 0.4 in Oct 2015, minus 6.9 in Nov 2015 and minus 7.7 in Dec 2015. The reading for the index in Jan 2016 is minus 1.7 and minus 2.9 for Feb 2016. The index is minus 0.9 in Mar 2016 and 11.5 in Apr 2016, increasing at 13.5 in May 2016 and 20.3 in Jun 2016. The index reached 13.4 in Jul 2016, 20.5 in Aug 2016 and 20.5 in Sep 2016. The index was 10.5 in Oct 2016 and 69.3 in Feb 2022.
Chart IV-1, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Outlook Survey provides the diffusion index of current prices received from 2015 to 2021. The significant difference between the index of current prices paid in Chart IV-1 and the index of current prices received in Chart IV-2 is that increases in prices paid are significantly sharper than increases in prices received. There were several periods of negative readings of prices received from 2010 to 2016. Prices paid increased at 1.5 in Mar 2015 while prices received contracted at 5.6. There were several contractions of prices paid: 7.7 in May 2015 for prices received with faster contraction of 14.1 of prices paid; minus 2.8 for prices paid in Sep 2015 with minus 5.2 for prices received; and minus 0.4 for prices paid in Oct 2015 with minus 0.4 for prices received. The index of prices received fell to minus 1.5 in Nov 2015 with minus 6.9 for prices paid and to minus 4.5 in Dec 2015 with minus 7.7 for prices paid. The index of prices received fell to minus 3.6 in Feb 2016 with minus 2.9 for prices paid. The index of prices paid decreased at 0.9 in Mar 2016 with increase at 1.3 for prices received. Prices paid moved to 69.3 in Feb 2022 while prices received moved to 49.8. Prices received relative to prices paid deteriorate most of the time largely because of the carry trades from zero interest rates to commodity futures. Profit margins of business are compressed intermittently by fluctuations of commodity prices induced by unconventional monetary policy of zero interest rates, frustrating production, investment and hiring decisions of business, which is precisely the opposite outcome pursued by unconventional monetary policy.
Chart IV-2, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2A of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows current prices paid and current prices received from Jan 2007 to Mar 2017. Current prices paid jumped ahead of current prices received during the contraction from IVQ2007 to IIQ2009 through the carry trade from zero interest rates to exposures in commodity derivatives. There is the same behavior during most of the cyclical expansion after IIIQ2009. Rebalancing of financial investment portfolios away from commodities into equities explains the recent weakness of prices paid. There is a new ongoing carry trade into commodity futures.
Chart IV-2A, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Current Prices Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2B of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows Current and Future Prices Received of the Business Outlook Survey from 2007 to Jun 2017. There is correlation in the direction of the indexes. The six-month forecast is typically above current prices received. There is upward trend in both indexes in the final segment with wide fluctuations.
Chart IV-2B, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Received and Future Prices Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2C of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows Current and Future Prices Received of the Business Outlook Survey from 2007 to Jul 2017. There is correlation in the direction of the indexes. The six-month forecast is typically above current prices received. There is upward trend in both indexes in the final segment with wide fluctuations.
Chart IV-2c, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current and Future Prices Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2D of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows Current Prices Paid and Current Prices Received of the Business Outlook Survey from 2007 to Sep 2017. Current prices paid are typically above prices received.
Chart IV-2d, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Current Prices Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2DE of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows Current Prices Paid and Current Prices Received of the Business Outlook Survey from 2007 to Oct 2017. Current prices paid are typically above prices received.
Chart IV-2de, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2DEf of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows current prices paid and received of the Business Outlook Survey from 2007 to Dec 2017.Current prices paid are mostly above current prices received. There is upward trend in both indexes in the final segment with wide fluctuations.
Chart IV-2DEf, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices and Future Prices Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2Def1 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows current prices paid and received of the Business Outlook Survey from 2007 to Jan 2018. There is correlation in the direction of the indexes. The six-month forecast is typically above current prices received. There is upward trend in both indexes in the final segment with wide fluctuations.
Chart IV-2dEf1, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices and Future Prices Paid Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2Def2 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia shows current prices paid and received of the Business Outlook Survey from 2007 to Feb 2018. There is correlation in the direction of the indexes. Prices paid are typically above prices received.
Chart IV-2df2, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Piad and Future Prices Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2DEF3 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook survey provides current prices paid and received from 2007 to Mar 2018 with prices paid typically above prices received. The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia states: “Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 44 percent of the manufacturers this month. The prices paid diffusion index fell 2 points to 42.6 but remains near last month’s reading, which was the highest since 2011 (see Chart 2). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers own prices, declined 3 points to a reading of 20.7” (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos0318).
Chart IV-2dEf3, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2DEF4 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook survey provides current prices paid and received from 2007 to Apr 2018 with prices paid typically above prices received. The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia states: “Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 59 percent of the manufacturers this month, up notably from 44 percent in March. The prices paid diffusion index increased 14 points to the highest reading since Mar 2011 (see Chart 2). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers own prices, increased 9 points to a reading of 29.8, its highest reading since May 2008” (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos0418).
Chart IV-2dEf4, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2DEF5 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook survey provides current prices paid and received from 2007 to May 2018 with prices paid typically above prices received. The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia states: “Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 55 percent of the manufacturers this month, down slightly from 59 percent in April. The prices paid diffusion index fell 4 points but remains at an elevated level (see Chart 2). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, increased 7 points to a reading of 36.4, its second consecutive month of increase and highest reading since February 1989.” (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos0518).
Chart IV-2dEf5, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2DEF5 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook survey provides current prices paid and received from 2007 to Jun 2018 with prices paid typically above prices received. The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia states: “The firms continued to report higher prices for both purchased inputs and their own manufactured goods, although the survey’s price indicators fell modestly from their May readings. Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 54 percent of the manufacturers this month, but the prices paid diffusion index edged 1 point lower (see Chart 2). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, decreased 3 points but remains at a high reading of 33.2. Nearly 34 percent of the firms reported higher prices for their manufactured goods.” (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos0618).
Chart IV-2dEf5, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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Chart IV-2DEF5 of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook survey provides current prices paid and received from 2007 to Jul 2018 with prices paid typically above prices received. The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia states: “The manufacturers continued to report higher prices for both purchased inputs and their own manufactured goods. Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 63 percent of the manufacturers this month, up from 54 percent last month. The index has now risen 30 points since January (see Chart 2). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, increased 3 points. Over 36 percent of the firms reported higher prices for their manufactured goods this month.” (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos0718).
Chart IV-2dEf6, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Aug 2018 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos0818): “The survey’s current price measures moderated slightly but remain elevated, indicating that price increases for both purchased inputs and the firms’ own manufactured goods remain widespread. The prices paid index fell 8 points. Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 63 percent of the manufacturers this month. Nearly 35 percent of the firms reported higher prices for their own manufactured goods this month, although the prices received index fell 3 points. In this month’s special questions, the firms were asked to forecast the changes in the prices of their own products and for U.S. consumers over the next four quarters. Regarding their own prices, the firms’ median forecast was for an increase of 3.0 percent, the same as when the same question was last asked in May. The firms expect their employee compensation costs (wages plus benefits on a per employee basis) to rise 3.0 percent over the next four quarters, the same as the previous forecast. When asked about the rate of inflation for U.S. consumers over the next year, the firms’ median forecast was 3.0 percent, slightly higher than the 2.5 percent projected in the previous survey. The firms’ forecast for the long-run (10-year average) inflation rate was also 3.0 percent.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Sep 2018 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos0918): “The survey’s diffusion indexes for prices remained positive but decreased from their readings in August (see Chart 2). On the cost side, 44 percent of the firms reported increases in the prices paid for inputs, down from 63 percent in August, and the prices paid index decreased 15 points to 39.6. With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, 25 percent of the firms reported higher prices compared with 35 percent last month. The prices received index decreased 14 points.”
Chart IV-2dEf6, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Oct 2018 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos1018): “The survey’s diffusion indexes for prices remained positive but lower than their readings for most of this year (see Chart 2). On the cost side, 42 percent of the firms reported increases in the prices paid for inputs, and the prices paid index, which had fallen 15 points last month, decreased 1 point to 38.2. With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, 27 percent of the firms reported higher prices compared with 3 percent that reported decreases. The prices received index increased 5 points.”
Chart IV-2Oct18, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Nov 2018 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos1118): “The survey’s diffusion indexes for prices remained positive but lower than their readings for most of this year (see Chart 2). With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, 24 percent of the firms reported higher prices compared with 2 percent that reported decreases. The prices received index decreased 2 points. On the cost side, 41 percent of the firms reported increases in the prices paid for inputs. The prices paid index edged up 1 point but remains 24 points lower than its peak in July.”
Chart IV-2Nov18, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Dec 2018 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2018/bos1218): “The survey’s diffusion indexes for prices remained positive, suggesting continued increases in firms’ input prices and the prices for their own manufactured goods. On the cost side, 42 percent of the firms reported increases in the prices paid for inputs. The prices paid index edged down 1 point and remains 25 points below its peak in July (see Chart 2). The prices received index increased 4 points to 26.2, its highest reading in four months, but 10 points below its peak in May.”
Chart IV-2Dec18, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jan 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0119): “The survey’s diffusion indexes for prices remained positive but decreased from their readings in December. On the cost side, the prices paid index decreased 6 points to 32.7. The index has been trending down since last July and is at its lowest reading in 13 months (see Chart 2). With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, 29 percent of the firms reported higher prices, and 4 percent reported lower prices. The prices received index decreased 4 points to 24.8.”
Chart IV-2Jan19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Feb 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0219): “Price pressures originating from purchased inputs continued to abate. The prices paid index decreased 11 points to 21.8. The index has been trending down since last July and is now at its lowest reading since July 2017 (see Chart 2). Over 28 percent of the firms reported higher input prices this month, down from 40 percent last month. With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, almost 33 percent of the firms reported higher prices, and 5 percent reported lower prices. The prices received index increased 3 points to 27.7.”
Chart IV-2Feb19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Mar 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0319): “Price pressures arising from purchased inputs continued to ease. The prices paid index decreased 2 points to 19.7. The prices paid index declined for the eighth consecutive month and is at its lowest reading since July 2017 (see Chart 2). Nearly 24 percent of the firms reported higher input prices this month, down from 28 percent last month. With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, 26 percent of the firms reported higher prices, down from 33 percent last month. The prices received index decreased 3 points to 24.7.”
Chart IV-2Mar19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Apr 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0419): “With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, the prices received index decreased 5 points to 20.0, its lowest reading since December 2017. Nearly 23 percent of the firms reported higher prices, down from 26 percent last month. The prices paid index increased 2 points to 21.6, its first increase in 9 months (see Chart 2). Over 26 percent of the firms reported higher input prices this month, while 5 percent reported lower input prices.”
Chart IV-2Apr19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for May 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0519): “In this month’s special questions, the firms were asked to forecast the changes in the prices of their own products and for U.S. consumers over the next four quarters. Regarding their own prices, the firms’ median forecast was for an increase of 2.8 percent, about the same as when the question was last asked in February. The firms expect their employee compensation costs (wages plus benefits on a per employee basis) to rise 3.0 percent over the next four quarters, the same as the previous forecast. When asked about the rate of inflation for U.S. consumers over the next year, the firms’ median forecast was 2.5 percent, an increase from 2.3 percent in the previous quarter. The firms’ median forecast for the long-run (10-year average) inflation rate remained steady at 2.5 percent.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jun 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0619): “The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, declined nearly 17 points to a reading of 0.6, its lowest reading since October 2016 (see Chart 2). Price increases for manufacturers’ own goods were reported by 10 percent of the firms this month, down from 23 percent last month. Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 28 percent of the manufacturers this month, and the prices paid diffusion index decreased 10 points to 12.9, also its lowest reading since October 2016.”
Chart IV-2Jun19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jul 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0719): “The prices paid and prices received indexes both increased this month but remained well below their readings over the past few years. The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, increased 9 points to a reading of 9.5. Price increases for manufacturers’ own goods were reported by 16 percent of the firms this month, up from 10 percent last month. Price increases for purchased inputs were reported by 29 percent of the manufacturers this month, but 13 percent reported price decreases. The prices paid diffusion index increased 3 points to 16.1.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Aug 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0819): “The firms continued to report increases in the prices paid for inputs. The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (25 percent) remained higher than the percentage reporting decreases (12 percent). The prices paid diffusion index decreased 3 points and remains well below readings over the past two and a half years. The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, increased 4 points to a reading of 13.0 but is also still well below readings of the past few years.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Sep 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos0919): Price increases were more widespread this month. On the cost side, nearly 38 percent of the firms reported increases in the prices paid for inputs this month, up from 25 percent in August. The prices paid index increased 20 points to 33.0, its highest reading since December 2018 (see Chart 2). With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, 26 percent of the firms reported higher prices, up from 16 percent in August. The diffusion index for prices received increased 8 points to 20.8, its highest reading since March.
Chart IV-2Sep19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Oct 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos1019): “The firms continued to report overall increases in the prices paid for inputs, but the prices paid index fell 16 points to 16.8. Nearly 24 percent of the respondents reported higher input prices, down from 38 percent in September (see Chart 2). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, decreased 4 points to a reading of 16.4.”
Chart IV-2Oct19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Nov 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos1119): “The firms continued to report overall increases in prices paid for inputs and received for goods, but the indicators for both measures declined for the second consecutive month. The prices paid diffusion index decreased 9 points to 7.8, its lowest level since March 2016. The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (17 percent) remained higher than the percentage reporting decreases (9 percent). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, decreased 4 points to a reading of 12.2.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Dec 2019 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2019/bos1219): “The firms continued to report overall increases in the prices paid for inputs, with the index rising 11 points to 19.0 (see Chart 2). Over 25 percent of the respondents reported higher input prices, up from 17 percent in November. The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, ticked down to a reading of 11.9. Over 80 percent of the firms reported no change in their own product prices this month.”
Chart IV-2Dec19, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
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The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jan 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0120): “The firms continued to report overall increases in the prices paid for inputs, with the index rising 6 points to 22.1 (see Chart 2). Nearly 27 percent of the respondents reported higher input prices; only 5 percent reported lower input prices. The largest percentage of the firms (68 percent) reported steady input prices. The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, increased 4 points to 14.7. More than 18 percent reported higher prices for their manufactured products, 3 percent reported lower prices, and over 78 percent reported no change in their prices.”
Chart IV-2Jan2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Feb 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0220): “The firms continued to report overall increases in prices paid for inputs and received for goods. The prices paid diffusion index decreased 6 points to 16.4. The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (23 percent) remained higher than the percentage reporting decreases (7 percent). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, edged up 2 points to a reading of 17.1.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Mar 20, 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0320): “The firms reported moderating price pressures for inputs and for their own manufactured goods. The prices paid diffusion index decreased 12 points to 4.8 (see Chart 2). The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (18 percent) was only slightly higher than the percentage reporting decreases (14 percent). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, declined 10 points to a reading of 6.8.”
Chart IV-2Mar2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Apr 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0420): “The firms reported overall negative price movements for inputs and for their own manufactured goods. The prices paid diffusion index decreased 14 points to -9.3, its lowest reading since May 2015 (see Chart 2). While most firms reported stable input prices (70 percent), the percentage of firms reporting decreases in input prices (18 percent) was higher than the percentage reporting increases (9 percent). The current prices received index, reflecting the manufacturers’ own prices, declined 17 points to a reading of -10.6, its lowest since July 2009.”
Chart IV-2Apr2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for May 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0520): “The prices paid diffusion index increased 13 points to 3.2. The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (16 percent) was higher than the percentage reporting decreases (13 percent). The current prices received index rose 8 points to a reading of -3.1, its second consecutive negative reading.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jun 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0620): “The diffusion index for current general activity increased from -43.1 in May to 27.5 this month, its first positive reading since February (see Chart 1). Forty-six percent of the firms reported increases this month (up from 15 percent last month), while 19 percent reported decreases (down from 58 percent). The indexes for current shipments and new orders also rose and returned to positive readings this month: The current new orders index increased 42 points to 16.7, while the shipments index rose 56 points to 25.3.”
Chart IV-2Jun2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jul 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0720): “The prices paid diffusion index increased 5 points to 15.7 (see Chart 2). Nearly 16 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, and none reported decreases; most firms (84 percent) reported no change. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, held steady at 11.5.”
Chart IV-2Jul2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Aug 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0820): “The survey’s price indicators remained positive and were little changed this month. The prices paid diffusion index was essentially unchanged at 15.3. More than 21 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, and 6 percent reported decreases; most firms (73 percent) reported no change. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, increased 1 point to 12.4. Over 16 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, and 4 percent reported decreases; most firms (80 percent) reported no change.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Sep 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos0920): “The survey’s price indicators remained positive and increased this month (see Chart 2). The prices paid diffusion index increased 10 points to 25.1. Nearly 29 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, and 4 percent reported decreases; most firms (68 percent) reported no change. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, increased 6 points to 18.4. Over 22 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, up from 16 percent in August.”
Chart IV-2Sep2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
Chart IV-2Sep2020, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Oct 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/research-and-data/regional-economy/business-outlook-survey/2020/bos1020): “The survey’s price indicators suggest modest price pressure. The prices paid diffusion index increased 3 points to 28.5. Nearly 29 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, and none reported decreases; most firms (72 percent) reported no change. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, decreased 4 points to 14.0. Just 14 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, while 86 percent reported no change in prices.”
The Business Outlook Survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Nov 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2020-11): “Price increases were more widespread this month. The prices paid diffusion index increased 10 points to 38.9. Nearly 39 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, compared with 29 percent last month; most firms (59 percent) reported no change. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, increased 11 points to 25.4. Over 26 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, compared with 14 percent in October.”
The Business Outlook Survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Dec 2020 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2020-12): “Price increases were less widespread this month. The prices paid diffusion index decreased 12 points to 27.1. Over 29 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, compared with 39 percent last month; most firms (63 percent) reported no change. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, decreased 7 points to 18.0. Over 20 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, while 2 percent reported declines. The largest percentage of firms (75 percent) reported no change in prices for their manufactured goods.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jan 2021 states: (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-01): “Price increases were more widely reported this month. The prices paid diffusion index increased 21 points to 45.4 (see Chart 2). Over 47 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, while only 2 percent reported decreases. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, also increased 21 points to 36.6. Over 38 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, while 2 percent reported declines. The largest percentage of firms (60 percent) reported no change in prices for their manufactured goods.”
Chart IV-2Jan2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Feb 2021 states: (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-02): “Price increases were more widespread this month for inputs but less widespread for firms’ own goods. The prices paid diffusion index increased 9 points to 54.4. Nearly 55 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, compared with 47 percent last month. More than 45 percent of the firms reported no change. The current prices received index, reflecting manufacturers’ own prices, decreased 20 points to 16.7. Nearly 18 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, compared with 38 percent in January; most firms (80 percent) reported stable output prices.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Mar 2021 states: (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-03): “Price Increases Are More Widespread. The firms continued to report price pressures from purchased inputs. The prices paid index rose sharply from 54.4 to 75.9, its highest reading since March 1980 (see Chart 2). Over 77 percent of the firms reported higher input prices this month, up from 55 percent last month. With respect to prices received for firms’ own manufactured goods, 35 percent of the firms reported higher prices, up from 18 percent last month. The prices received index increased 15 points to 31.8.”
Chart IV-2Mar2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Apr 2021 states: (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-04): “The firms continued to report price pressures from purchased inputs. The prices paid index edged down 4 points to 69.1 in April after reaching a 40-year high in March (see Chart 2). Over 71 percent of the firms reported higher input prices this month, while only 2 percent of the firms reported lower input prices. The firms also reported overall increases in prices for their own manufactured goods: The prices received index increased 4 points to 34.5.”
Chart IV-2Apr2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for May 2021 states: (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-05): “Price increases were more widespread this month for the firms’ inputs and own goods. The prices paid diffusion index increased 8 points to 76.8, its highest reading since March 1980. Nearly 77 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, while none reported decreases. The current prices received index increased 7 points to 41.0, its highest reading since May 1981. Nearly 43 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, up from 36 percent in April; most firms (55 percent) reported stable output prices.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jun 2021 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-06): “The prices paid diffusion index rose for the second consecutive month, 4 points to 80.7, its highest reading since June 1979 (see Chart 2). The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (82 percent) was higher than the percentage reporting decreases (1 percent). The current prices received index rose for the fourth consecutive month, moving up 9 points to 49.7, its highest reading since October 1980. Over 51 percent of the firms reported increases in prices received this month (up from 43 percent last month), while only 2 percent reported decreases (the same as last month).”
Chart IV-2AJun2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jul 2021 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-07): “The firms continued to report price pressures; however, both price indexes declined this month. The prices paid index decreased 11 points to 69.7 in July after reaching a 42-year high in June (see Chart 2). Over 72 percent of the firms reported higher input prices this month (down from 82 percent last month), while only 2 percent of the firms reported lower input prices (up from 1 percent). The firms also reported overall increases in prices for their own manufactured goods: The prices received index decreased 3 points to 46.8.”
Chart IV-2AJul2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Aug 2021 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-08):
“The firms continued to report increases in prices for inputs and their own goods. The prices paid diffusion index edged up 2 points to 71.2, after falling 10 points last month from June’s 42-year high. Nearly 74 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, while 3 percent reported decreases. The current prices received index increased 7 points to 53.9, its highest reading since May 1974. Over 56 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, up from 50 percent in July; 40 percent of the firms reported stable output prices.”
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Sep 2021 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-09):
“The indicators for prices paid and prices received remained elevated but posted small declines this month. The prices paid index declined 4 points to 67.3 (see Chart 2). The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (71 percent) far exceeded the percentage reporting decreases (4 percent); 23 percent of the firms reported no change. The current prices received index ticked down 1 point to 52.9. Nearly 55 percent of the firms reported increases in prices received for their own goods this month, 2 percent reported decreases, and 42 percent reported no change. “
Chart IV-2ASep2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Oct 2021 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-10):
“The indicators for prices paid and prices received remained elevated this month. The prices paid index rose 3 points to 70.3 (see Chart 2). The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (73 percent) far exceeded the percentage reporting decreases (3 percent); 22 percent of the firms reported no change. The current prices received index edged down 2 points to 51.1. Over 58 percent of the firms reported increases in prices received for their own goods this month, 7 percent reported decreases, and 34 percent reported no change. “
Chart IV-2AOct2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Nov 2021 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-11):
“The firms continued to report increases in prices for inputs and their own goods. The prices paid diffusion index rose 10 points to 80.0, its highest reading since June’s 42-year high of 80.7. Over 82 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, while 2 percent reported decreases. The current prices received index increased 12 points to 62.9, its highest reading since June 1974. Nearly 66 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods (up from 58 percent in October), while 3 percent reported decreases (down from 7 percent); 32 percent of the firms reported stable output prices. “
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Dec 2021 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2021-12):
“The indicators for prices paid and prices received remained elevated but posted declines this month. The prices paid index declined 14 points to 66.1 (see Chart 2). The percentage of firms reporting increases in input prices (68 percent) far exceeded the percentage reporting decreases (2 percent); 27 percent of the firms reported no change. The current prices received index fell 13 points to 50.4. Nearly 51 percent of the firms reported increases in prices received for their own goods this month, none reported decreases, and 49 percent reported no change.“
Chart IV-2ADec2021, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Jan 2022 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2022-01):
“The indicators for prices paid and prices received moved in different directions this month but remained elevated. The prices paid index increased 6 points to 72.5 (see Chart 2). Almost 73 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, while none reported decreases; 27 percent of the firms reported no change. The current prices received index declined 4 points to 46.4, its second consecutive decrease. Just over half of the firms reported increases in prices received for their own goods this month, 4 percent reported decreases, and 45 percent reported no change. “
Chart IV-2AJan2022, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Business Outlook Survey Current Prices Paid and Received Diffusion Index SA
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/
The Business Outlook survey of the FRB of Philadelphia for Feb 2022 states (https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/regional-economic-analysis/mbos-2022-02):
“The firms continued to report increases in prices for inputs and their own goods. The prices paid diffusion index edged down 3 points to 69.3. Nearly 74 percent of the firms reported increases in input prices, while 5 percent reported decreases. The current prices received index increased 3 points to 49.8. More than 54 percent of the firms reported increases in prices of their own manufactured goods, while 4 percent reported decreases. “
There was milder increase in Japan’s export corporate goods price index during the global recession in 2008 but similar sharp decline during the bank balance sheets effect in late 2008, as shown in Chart IV-5 of the Bank of Japan. Japan exports industrial goods whose prices have been less dynamic than those of commodities and raw materials. As a result, the export CGPI on the yen basis in Chart IV-5 trends down with oscillations after a brief rise in the final part of the recession in 2009. The export corporate goods price index on the yen basis fell from 93.9 in Jun 2009 to 84.1 in Jan 2012 or minus 10.4 percent and increased to 103.2 in Jan 2022 for gain of 22.7 percent relative to Jan 2012 and increase of 9.9 percent relative to Jun 2009. The choice of Jun 2009 is designed to capture the reversal of risk aversion beginning in Sep 2008 with the announcement of toxic assets in banks that would be withdrawn with the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) (Cochrane and Zingales 2009). Reversal of risk aversion in the form of flight to the USD and obligations of the US government opened the way to renewed carry trades from zero interest rates to exposures in risk financial assets such as commodities. Japan exports industrial products and imports commodities and raw materials. The recovery from the global recession began in the third quarter of 2009.
Chart IV-5, Japan, Export Corporate Goods Price Index, Monthly, Yen Basis, 2008-2022
Source: Bank of Japan
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
Chart IV-5A provides the export corporate goods price index on the basis of the contract currency. The export corporate goods price index on the basis of the contract currency increased from 105.9 in Jun 2009 to 111.5 in Apr 2012 or 5.3 percent but dropped to 106.7 in Jan 2022 or minus 4.3 percent relative to Apr 2012 and increased 0.8 percent to 106.7 in Jan 2022 relative to Jun 2009.
Chart IV-5A, Japan, Export Corporate Goods Price Index, Monthly, Contract Currency Basis, 2008-2022
Source: Bank of Japan
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
Japan imports primary commodities and raw materials. As a result, the import corporate goods price index on the yen basis in Chart IV-6 shows an upward trend after declining from the increase during the global recession in 2008 driven by carry trades from fed funds rates. The index increases with carry trades from zero interest rates into commodity futures and declines during risk aversion from late 2008 into beginning of 2008 originating in doubts about soundness of US bank balance sheets. Measurement that is more careful should show that the terms of trade of Japan, export prices relative to import prices, declined during the commodity shocks originating in unconventional monetary policy. The decline of the terms of trade restricted potential growth of income in Japan (for the relation of terms of trade and growth see Pelaez 1979, 1976a). The import corporate goods price index on the yen basis increased from 82.4 in Jun 2009 to 99.6 in Apr 2012 or 20.9 percent and to 119.9 in Jan 2022 or increase of 20.4 percent relative to Apr 2012 and increase of 45.5 percent relative to Jun 2009. There are strong downward effects on input prices in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
Chart IV-6, Japan, Import Corporate Goods Price Index, Monthly, Yen Basis, 2008-2022
Source: Bank of Japan
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
Chart IV-6A provides the import corporate goods price index on the contract currency basis. The import corporate goods price index on the basis of the contract currency increased from 95.0 in Jun 2009 to 131.6 in Apr 2012 or 38.5 percent and to 124.7 in Jan 2022 or minus 5.2 percent relative to Apr 2012 and increase of 31.3 percent relative to Jun 2009. There is evident deterioration of the terms of trade of Japan: the export corporate goods price index on the basis of the contract currency increased 0.8 percent from Jun 2009 to Jan 2022 while the import corporate goods price index increased 31.3 percent. Prices of Japan’s exports of corporate goods, mostly industrial products, increased only 5.3 percent from Jun 2009 to Apr 2012, while imports of corporate goods, mostly commodities and raw materials, increased 38.5 percent. Unconventional monetary policy induces carry trades from zero interest rates to exposures in commodities that squeeze economic activity of industrial countries by increases in prices of imported commodities and raw materials during periods without risk aversion. Reversals of carry trades during periods of risk aversion decrease prices of exported commodities and raw materials that squeeze economic activity in economies exporting commodities and raw materials. Devaluation of the dollar by unconventional monetary policy could increase US competitiveness in world markets but economic activity is squeezed by increases in prices of imported commodities and raw materials. Unconventional monetary policy causes instability worldwide instead of the mission of central banks of promoting financial and economic stability. There are strong downward effects on input prices in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
Chart IV-6A, Japan, Import Corporate Goods Price Index, Monthly, Contract Currency Basis, 2008-2022
Source: Bank of Japan
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
Table IV-6B provides the Bank of Japan’s Corporate Goods Price indexes of exports and imports on the yen and contract bases from Jan 2008 to Jan 2022. There are oscillations of the indexes that are shown vividly in the four charts above. For the entire period from Jan 2008 to Jan 2022, the export index on the contract currency basis decreased 0.6 percent and decreased 0.1 percent on the yen basis. For the entire period from Jan 2008 to Jan 2022, the import price index increased 12.4 percent on the contract currency basis and increased 14.4 percent on the yen basis. During significant part of the expansion period, prices of Japan’s exports of corporate goods on the contract currency, mostly industrial products, increased only 5.3 percent from Jun 2009 to Apr 2012, while prices of imports of corporate goods on the contract currency, mostly commodities and raw materials, increased 38.5 percent. The charts show sharp deteriorations in relative prices of exports to prices of imports during multiple periods. Price margins of Japan’s producers are subject to periodic squeezes resulting from carry trades from zero interest rates of monetary policy to exposures in commodities. There are strong downward effects on input prices in the global recession, with output in the US reaching a high in Feb 2020 (https://www.nber.org/research/data/us-business-cycle-expansions-and-contractions), in the lockdown of economic activity in the COVID-19 event and the through in Apr 2020 (https://www.nber.org/news/business-cycle-dating-committee-announcement-july-19-2021).
Table IV-6B, Japan, Exports and Imports Corporate Goods Price Index, Contract Currency Basis and Yen Basis
| X-CC | X-Y | M-CC | M-Y | |
| 2008/01 | 107.3 | 103.3 | 110.9 | 104.8 |
| 2008/02 | 107.9 | 103.9 | 112.8 | 106.2 |
| 2008/03 | 108.7 | 100.7 | 115.1 | 103.4 |
| 2008/04 | 109.9 | 103.2 | 121.3 | 110.3 |
| 2008/05 | 110.7 | 105 | 124.9 | 114.9 |
| 2008/06 | 111.9 | 108 | 131.6 | 123.6 |
| 2008/07 | 113.2 | 109.2 | 135 | 126.8 |
| 2008/08 | 112.1 | 109.2 | 135.6 | 129.5 |
| 2008/09 | 111 | 105.8 | 129 | 120.8 |
| 2008/10 | 108.3 | 98.1 | 120.2 | 107 |
| 2008/11 | 106.6 | 93.5 | 107.7 | 93.2 |
| 2008/12 | 105.9 | 90 | 98.4 | 81.9 |
| 2009/01 | 106 | 89 | 94.3 | 77.9 |
| 2009/02 | 105.4 | 89.6 | 94.4 | 79 |
| 2009/03 | 105.2 | 93.2 | 93.8 | 81.9 |
| 2009/04 | 105.5 | 94.5 | 93 | 81.9 |
| 2009/05 | 105.4 | 92.9 | 92.5 | 80 |
| 2009/06 | 105.9 | 93.9 | 95 | 82.4 |
| 2009/07 | 105.4 | 92.2 | 98.3 | 83.7 |
| 2009/08 | 106.3 | 93.4 | 98.7 | 84.4 |
| 2009/09 | 106.3 | 91.4 | 100.2 | 83.4 |
| 2009/10 | 106 | 90.5 | 100.2 | 82.8 |
| 2009/11 | 106.4 | 90.2 | 102.2 | 83.5 |
| 2009/12 | 106.3 | 90.1 | 105.1 | 85.9 |
| 2010/01 | 107.5 | 91.4 | 106.8 | 88.1 |
| 2010/02 | 107.8 | 90.9 | 107.5 | 87.9 |
| 2010/03 | 107.8 | 91.1 | 106.8 | 87.4 |
| 2010/04 | 108.7 | 93.6 | 110 | 92.1 |
| 2010/05 | 108.9 | 92.1 | 112 | 92.4 |
| 2010/06 | 108.2 | 90.9 | 110.2 | 90.1 |
| 2010/07 | 107.5 | 88.6 | 110 | 87.9 |
| 2010/08 | 107.2 | 87.1 | 109.6 | 85.9 |
| 2010/09 | 107.5 | 86.8 | 110.2 | 85.6 |
| 2010/10 | 108.2 | 86.3 | 110.7 | 84.4 |
| 2010/11 | 108.9 | 87.1 | 113 | 86.5 |
| 2010/12 | 109.4 | 88 | 115 | 88.6 |
| 2011/01 | 110.4 | 88.2 | 118.1 | 90.4 |
| 2011/02 | 111.3 | 89 | 120.1 | 91.9 |
| 2011/03 | 111.9 | 89.1 | 123.2 | 93.6 |
| 2011/04 | 112.6 | 91 | 127.7 | 98.6 |
| 2011/05 | 112.3 | 89.4 | 130.9 | 99 |
| 2011/06 | 112.2 | 88.8 | 129.4 | 97.3 |
| 2011/07 | 112 | 88 | 130.3 | 97.1 |
| 2011/08 | 112 | 86.4 | 130.6 | 95.2 |
| 2011/09 | 112.1 | 86 | 128.9 | 93.6 |
| 2011/10 | 111.4 | 85.2 | 128.4 | 93 |
| 2011/11 | 110.2 | 84.8 | 127.1 | 92.8 |
| 2011/12 | 109.7 | 84.6 | 127.9 | 93.6 |
| 2012/01 | 110.1 | 84.1 | 126.7 | 91.8 |
| 2012/02 | 110.7 | 85.7 | 127.6 | 93.7 |
| 2012/03 | 111.3 | 88.8 | 130.3 | 99.5 |
| 2012/04 | 111.5 | 88.3 | 131.6 | 99.6 |
| 2012/05 | 110.6 | 86.2 | 130.1 | 96.7 |
| 2012/06 | 109.6 | 85 | 126.9 | 94 |
| 2012/07 | 108.8 | 84.1 | 123.4 | 91.2 |
| 2012/08 | 109.1 | 84.2 | 123.8 | 91.3 |
| 2012/09 | 109.2 | 84.2 | 126.3 | 92.7 |
| 2012/10 | 109.3 | 84.7 | 125.4 | 92.7 |
| 2012/11 | 109.1 | 85.8 | 124.7 | 93.8 |
| 2012/12 | 108.9 | 87.7 | 124.9 | 96.5 |
| 2013/01 | 109.2 | 91.6 | 125.4 | 101.7 |
| 2013/02 | 109.7 | 94.8 | 126.5 | 105.9 |
| 2013/03 | 109.5 | 95.4 | 126.8 | 107.5 |
| 2013/04 | 108.3 | 96.2 | 125.7 | 109.1 |
| 2013/05 | 107.7 | 97.6 | 124 | 110.4 |
| 2013/06 | 107.3 | 94.9 | 123.4 | 106.8 |
| 2013/07 | 107.2 | 96.2 | 122.9 | 108.2 |
| 2013/08 | 107 | 94.9 | 123.2 | 106.9 |
| 2013/09 | 107 | 95.9 | 124.5 | 109.2 |
| 2013/10 | 107.3 | 95.5 | 124.6 | 108.3 |
| 2013/11 | 107.2 | 96.6 | 124.6 | 110 |
| 2013/12 | 107.2 | 98.8 | 125.4 | 113.6 |
| 2014/01 | 107.3 | 99 | 126 | 114.6 |
| 2014/02 | 106.9 | 97.7 | 125.4 | 112.5 |
| 2014/03 | 106.6 | 97.6 | 124.9 | 112.2 |
| 2014/04 | 106.3 | 97.5 | 124.1 | 111.8 |
| 2014/05 | 106.2 | 96.8 | 123.8 | 110.9 |
| 2014/06 | 105.9 | 96.7 | 123.9 | 111.2 |
| 2014/07 | 106 | 96.5 | 123.9 | 110.9 |
| 2014/08 | 106.1 | 97.3 | 123.7 | 111.6 |
| 2014/09 | 105.9 | 99.3 | 122.8 | 114 |
| 2014/10 | 105.2 | 99.1 | 120.7 | 112.7 |
| 2014/11 | 104.8 | 103.4 | 117.8 | 115.9 |
| 2014/12 | 103.8 | 104.1 | 113.8 | 114 |
| 2015/01 | 102.2 | 101.2 | 108.2 | 106.6 |
| 2015/02 | 101.2 | 100.1 | 102.1 | 100.7 |
| 2015/03 | 101.3 | 100.9 | 103.1 | 102.6 |
| 2015/04 | 101.1 | 100.2 | 102 | 101 |
| 2015/05 | 101.4 | 101.4 | 101.6 | 101.5 |
| 2015/06 | 101.3 | 102.9 | 102.5 | 104.3 |
| 2015/07 | 100.6 | 101.7 | 101.5 | 102.9 |
| 2015/08 | 99.8 | 100.9 | 99 | 100.4 |
| 2015/09 | 98.6 | 98.2 | 96.6 | 96.2 |
| 2015/10 | 97.9 | 97.3 | 95.5 | 95 |
| 2015/11 | 97.5 | 98 | 94.9 | 95.7 |
| 2015/12 | 97.1 | 97.3 | 92.9 | 93.2 |
| 2016/01 | 96.4 | 94.7 | 89.9 | 88.3 |
| 2016/02 | 95.9 | 92.7 | 87.5 | 84.4 |
| 2016/03 | 96.1 | 92 | 87.3 | 83.2 |
| 2016/04 | 96.4 | 91 | 88.2 | 82.4 |
| 2016/05 | 96.5 | 90.6 | 88.6 | 82.4 |
| 2016/06 | 96.5 | 88.8 | 89.9 | 81.6 |
| 2016/07 | 96.9 | 88.2 | 90.8 | 81.5 |
| 2016/08 | 96.9 | 87.1 | 90.7 | 79.9 |
| 2016/09 | 97 | 87.5 | 91.1 | 80.7 |
| 2016/10 | 97.4 | 88.6 | 91.1 | 81.6 |
| 2016/11 | 98.1 | 91.2 | 93.8 | 86.3 |
| 2016/12 | 98.7 | 95.5 | 93.7 | 90.5 |
| 2017/01 | 99.4 | 95.6 | 96.1 | 92.1 |
| 2017/02 | 99.8 | 95.3 | 97.6 | 92.5 |
| 2017/03 | 100.3 | 95.7 | 98.4 | 93.3 |
| 2017/04 | 99.8 | 93.7 | 98.3 | 91.4 |
| 2017/05 | 99.4 | 94.6 | 98.1 | 92.6 |
| 2017/06 | 99.2 | 93.9 | 97.1 | 91 |
| 2017/07 | 99.3 | 94.9 | 96.3 | 91.2 |
| 2017/08 | 99.9 | 94.4 | 96.5 | 90.1 |
| 2017/09 | 100.5 | 95.5 | 97.8 | 91.8 |
| 2017/10 | 101.2 | 97.2 | 99.2 | 94.3 |
| 2017/11 | 101.5 | 97.4 | 100.3 | 95.4 |
| 2017/12 | 101.7 | 97.7 | 102.1 | 97.1 |
| 2018/01 | 101.9 | 97.1 | 102.9 | 96.7 |
| 2018/02 | 102.4 | 96.1 | 104.9 | 96.6 |
| 2018/03 | 102.6 | 95.2 | 104.4 | 94.9 |
| 2018/04 | 102.2 | 95.5 | 104.7 | 96.1 |
| 2018/05 | 102.7 | 96.9 | 106.3 | 98.8 |
| 2018/06 | 102.7 | 97 | 108.3 | 100.8 |
| 2018/07 | 102.4 | 97.4 | 108.3 | 101.8 |
| 2018/08 | 102.3 | 97 | 108 | 101.2 |
| 2018/09 | 102.2 | 97.4 | 108 | 101.8 |
| 2018/10 | 102.4 | 97.9 | 109.2 | 103.5 |
| 2018/11 | 102.1 | 97.9 | 109.7 | 104.3 |
| 2018/12 | 100.8 | 96.2 | 105.8 | 100.1 |
| 2019/01 | 100 | 93.7 | 102.6 | 94.8 |
| 2019/02 | 100.1 | 94.6 | 102.7 | 95.8 |
| 2019/03 | 100.4 | 95.3 | 103.6 | 97.2 |
| 2019/04 | 100.6 | 95.7 | 103.6 | 97.5 |
| 2019/05 | 100.5 | 94.4 | 104.5 | 97 |
| 2019/06 | 99.7 | 92.8 | 103.5 | 95 |
| 2019/07 | 99.3 | 92.6 | 101.4 | 93.2 |
| 2019/08 | 99.3 | 91.4 | 102.2 | 92.6 |
| 2019/09 | 98.7 | 91.4 | 100.7 | 91.9 |
| 2019/10 | 98.6 | 91.7 | 100.6 | 92.3 |
| 2019/11 | 98.4 | 91.9 | 100.3 | 92.5 |
| 2019/12 | 98.3 | 92 | 101.1 | 93.5 |
| 2020/01 | 98.5 | 92.3 | 101.6 | 94 |
| 2020/02 | 98.6 | 92.5 | 101.3 | 94.1 |
| 2020/03 | 97.8 | 90.4 | 98.1 | 89.6 |
| 2020/04 | 96.6 | 89.5 | 91.8 | 84.3 |
| 2020/05 | 95.6 | 88.3 | 86.4 | 79.1 |
| 2020/06 | 95.9 | 89 | 86.8 | 79.6 |
| 2020/07 | 96.7 | 89.5 | 89.1 | 81.4 |
| 2020/08 | 97.2 | 89.8 | 90.6 | 82.4 |
| 2020/09 | 97.5 | 90 | 90.8 | 82.4 |
| 2020/10 | 97.7 | 89.9 | 90.8 | 82.2 |
| 2020/11 | 98.2 | 90 | 91.9 | 82.7 |
| 2020/12 | 99 | 90.7 | 94 | 84.3 |
| 2021/01 | 100.1 | 91.7 | 97.4 | 87.2 |
| 2021/02 | 100.5 | 92.8 | 100.9 | 91.2 |
| 2021/03 | 101.6 | 95.4 | 102.6 | 94.8 |
| 2021/04 | 103.1 | 97.1 | 105 | 97.3 |
| 2021/05 | 104.1 | 98.3 | 107.5 | 99.7 |
| 2021/06 | 104.7 | 99.1 | 109.7 | 102.4 |
| 2021/07 | 105.6 | 99.9 | 112.2 | 104.7 |
| 2021/08 | 105.7 | 99.7 | 115.3 | 107.2 |
| 2021/09 | 105.9 | 100.1 | 116.9 | 108.9 |
| 2021/10 | 107 | 102.7 | 119.8 | 113.9 |
| 2021/11 | 107.7 | 103.8 | 125.6 | 120.1 |
| 2021/12 | 106.9 | 102.8 | 125.8 | 120.1 |
| 2022/01 | 106.7 | 103.2 | 124.7 | 119.9 |
Note: X-CC: Exports Contract Currency; X-Y: Exports Yen; M-CC: Imports Contract; M-Y: Imports Yen
Source: Bank of Japan
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
Japan also experienced sharp increase in inflation during the 1970s as in the episode of the Great Inflation in the US. Monetary policy focused on accommodating higher inflation, with emphasis solely on the mandate of promoting employment, has been blamed as deliberate or because of model error or imperfect measurement for creating the Great Inflation (http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2011/05/slowing-growth-global-inflation-great.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2011/04/new-economics-of-rose-garden-turned.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2011/03/is-there-second-act-of-us-great.html and Appendix I The Great Inflation; see Taylor 1993, 1997, 1998LB, 1999, 2012FP, 2012Mar27, 2012Mar28, 2012JMCB and http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/rules-versus-discretionary-authorities.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2012/06/rules-versus-discretionary-authorities.html). A remarkable similarity with US experience is the sharp rise of the CGPI of Japan in 2008 driven by carry trades from policy interest rates rapidly falling to zero to exposures in commodity futures during a global recession. Japan had the same sharp waves of consumer price inflation during the 1970s as in the US (see Chart IV-5A and associated table at: 1/30/22 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2022/01/fomc-states-with-inflation-well-above-2.html 12/26 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/12/us-gdp-growing-at-23-saar-in-iiiq2021.html 11/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/11/total-nonfarm-hires-move-from-4986.html 10/24/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/10/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html 9/26/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/09/world-inflation-waves-high-inflation.html
8/22/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/08/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html
7/25/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/07/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html
6/20/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/06/unchanged-fomc-target-fed-funds-rate.html
5/23/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/05/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html 4/25/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/04/rising-inflation-world-inflation-waves.html
3/28/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/03/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-43-percent-in.html
2/28/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/02/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-41-percent-in.html
1/24/21 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2021/01/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html
12/27/2020 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/12/us-gdp-growing-at-saar-334-percent-in.html
11/22/2020 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/11/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html
10/25/20 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/10/cumulative-growth-of-us-manufacturing.html
6/28/20 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/06/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html 5/24/20 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/recovery-without-hiring-twenty-million.html
5/3/20 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/05/mediocre-cyclical-united-states_78.html
3/22/20 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/03/sharp-contraction-of-valuations-of-risk.html 2/23/20 https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/02/declining-valuations-of-risk-financial.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2020/01/declining-valuations-of-risk-financial.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/12/oscillating-valuations-of-risk.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/11/oscillating-risk-financial-assets-world.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/10/dollar-depreciation-fluctuating.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/09/uncertain-fomc-outlook-of-monetary.html
https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/08/contraction-of-valuations-of-risk.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/07/global-manufacturing-stress-world.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/06/fomc-outlook-uncertainty-central-bank.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/05/contraction-of-risk-financial-assets.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/04/high-levels-of-valuations-of-risk.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/03/inverted-yield-curve-of-treasury.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/02/revaluation-of-yuanus-dollar-exchange.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2019/01/delays-in-updating-united-states.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/12/increase-of-interest-rates-by-monetary.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/11/weaker-world-economic-growth-with.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/10/contraction-of-valuations-of-risk.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/09/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/08/revision-of-united-states-national.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/07/continuing-gradual-increases-in-fed.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/06/world-inflation-waves-united-states.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/05/dollar-strengthening-world-inflation.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/04/dollar-appreciation-mediocre-cyclical.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/mediocre-cyclical-united-states_31.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/03/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2018/02/twenty-four-million-unemployed-or.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/dollar-devaluation-cyclically.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/12/twenty-one-million-unemployed-or.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/dollar-revaluation-and-increase-of.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/10/destruction-of-household-nonfinancial.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/08/dollar-devaluation-and-interest-rate.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/data-dependent-monetary-policy-with_30.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/07/dollar-devaluation-and-rising-yields.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/05/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/dollar-devaluation-mediocre-cyclical.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/04/mediocre-cyclical-economic-growth-with.html https://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/03/rising-valuations-of-risk-financial.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/rising-valuations-of-risk-financial.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2017/01/rules-versus-discretionary-authorities.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/11/dollar-revaluation-rising-yields-and.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/mediocre-cyclical-united-states_30.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/10/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/08/and-as-ever-economic-outlook-is.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/business-fixed-investment-has-been-soft.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/07/financial-asset-values-rebound-from.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/05/appropriate-for-fed-to-increase.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/03/contraction-of-united-states-corporate.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/02/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2016/01/closely-monitoring-global-economic-and.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/12/dollar-revaluation-and-decreasing.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/dollar-revaluation-constraining.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/interest-rate-increase-considered.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/11/interest-rate-increase-considered.htmlhttp://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/09/monetary-policy-designed-on-measurable.html
http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/fluctuations-of-global-financial.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/08/turbulence-of-valuations-of-financial_77.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/international-valuations-of-financial_29.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/06/dollar-revaluation-squeezing-corporate_97.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/05/dollar-devaluation-and-carry-trade.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/dollar-revaluation-and-financial-risk.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/03/irrational-exuberance-mediocre-cyclical.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2015/02/financial-and-international.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/12/valuations-of-risk-financial-assets.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/financial-volatility-mediocre-cyclical.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/09/geopolitical-and-financial-risks_71.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/financial-uncertainty-mediocre-cyclical_8145.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/03/financial-risks-slow-cyclical-united.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2014/02/mediocre-cyclical-united-states.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/collapse-of-united-states-dynamism-of.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/12/exit-risks-of-zero-interest-rates-world_1.html and earlier http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/10/twenty-eight-million-unemployed-or_561.html and at http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2013/09/increasing-interest-rate-risk_1.html http://cmpassocregulationblog.blogspot.com/2012/07/recovery-without-jobs-stagnating-real_09.html).
Chart IV-7, Japan, Domestic Corporate Goods Price Index, Monthly, 1960-2022
Source: Bank of Japan
https://www.stat-search.boj.or.jp/index_en.html
Chart IV-8 provides the producer price index of finished goods of the US monthly from 1960 to 2022. There is trend of increase over the long-term with oscillation and current increase.
Chart IV-8, US, Producer Price Index Finished Goods, Monthly, 1960-2022
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics
© Carlos M. Pelaez, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022.
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