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Foreign growth, the dollar, and regional economies, 1970-97
International markets are an important contributor to U.S. economic activity. U.S. regions have varying exposure to the influences of international markets--foreign demand or exchange rate movements. Still, the overriding determinants of regional economic growth is the state of the domestic economy.
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Technical correction: the inflation-adjusted index of the dollar
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Investment cyclicality in manufacturing industries
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The new dollar indexes are no different from the old ones
Newsletter
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.
Newsletter
Expansion picks up steam
Newsletter
Economic Growth to Accelerate in 2018 and Then Ease in 2019 as Auto Sales Downshift
According to participants in the Chicago Fed?s annual Automotive Outlook Symposium (AOS), the nation?s economic growth is forecasted to improve this year and then moderate close to its long-term average in 2019. Inflation is expected to increase in 2018 and to pull back in 2019. The unemployment rate is anticipated to decrease to 3.8% by the end of 2018, but then tick back up next year. Light vehicle sales are predicted to decrease from 17.2 million units in 2017 to 17.0 million units in 2018 and then to 16.7 million units in 201