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Average Inflation over the Pandemic Avoids 'Base-Effect' Distortions


Abstract: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic early last year, the nation has seen enormous swings in consumer prices, with extraordinary declines last spring giving way to similarly eye-popping increases as the economy has reopened.

Keywords: Inflation; Economic Conditions;

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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Source: Dallas Fed Economics

Publication Date: 2021-05-13