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Economy to Roll Along at a Solid Pace in 2015 and Accelerate Slightly in 2016
According to participants in the Chicago Fed?s annual Automotive Outlook Symposium, the nation?s economic growth is forecasted to be near its long-term average this year and to strengthen somewhat in 2016. Inflation is expected to decrease in 2015 but rebound in 2016. The unemployment rate is anticipated to move lower through the end of 2016, reaching 5 percent by then. Light vehicle sales are predicted to improve moderately in 2015 and 2016.
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1998 Economic Outlook Symposium
The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago?s twelfth annual Economic Outlook Symposium, held on December 4, 1998, focused on how international issues might affect U.S. economic growth in 1999. More than 60 economists and analysts from business, academia, and government attended the conference. In this Chicago Fed Letter, we review the accuracy of last year?s conference forecast for 1998 and summarize the outlook for 1999.
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Economic Outlook Symposium: summary of 2006 results and forecasts for 2007
In 2007, the nation?s economic growth will soften slightly, inflation will decrease, and the unemployment rate will edge higher, according to the median forecast of the participants at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago?s Economic Outlook Symposium.
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Transitions: the state of the automotive industry–a summary
The United States automotive industry has been undergoing tremendous changes in recent years. Speakers at a recent Chicago Fed conference explored these changes and considered the road to the future for the auto industry.
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Expansion picks up steam
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Investment cyclicality in manufacturing industries
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Any bounce in the economy in 2003?
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The Midwest in the new millennium