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Should food be excluded from core CPI?

The greater a component?s SNR, the more useful the component should be in forecasting headline CPI.
Economic Synopses

Newsletter
Retail food prices

Agricultural Letter , Issue Sep , Pages 2-3

Newsletter
Pork production continues on the upswing

Agricultural Letter , Issue Jan

Journal Article
Commentary

Regional Economic Development , Issue Apr , Pages 59-64

Journal Article
Food prices and the inflation experiences of low-income households

Food prices have been rising rapidly over the past two years. In August 2008, aggregate food prices were 6.1 percent above their level in August 2007. Prices in August 2007 were already 4.8 percent above the level in August 2006. Because food purchases represent a larger portion of the expenditures of low-income households, these increases in price have a more substantial impact on the purchasing power of low-income households. This article describes the food inflation experiences of different population groups to demonstrate how different groups have been differentially affected by the ...
Profitwise , Issue Dec , Pages 8-16

Speech
A look inside a key economic debate: how should monetary policy respond to price increases driven by supply shocks?

Remarks by Eric S. Rosengren, President and Chief Executive Officer, Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, to the Massachusetts Chapter of NAIOP, the Commercial Real Estate Development Association, May 4, 2011
Speech , Paper 44

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Why do food prices increase?

Review , Volume 65 , Issue Apr , Pages 5-12

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Food, fuel and families

FRBSF Economic Letter

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Inflation measurement gives us food for thought

Global food prices are soaring. Since February 2009, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization world food price index has risen roughly 67 percent, surpassing the previous peak in June 2008 (Chart 1). The last food price surge, from early 2007 to mid-2008, prompted riots in many countries; the latest rise has also fueled riots and may have been a factor in political unrest sweeping through North Africa and the Middle East.
Economic Letter , Volume 6 , Issue 4

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Commodity price gains: speculation vs. fundamentals

Commodities of all sorts have risen in price over the past few years. Some say that the prices reflect a bubble, driven by low interest rates and excessive speculation. Others say the price gains can be fully explained by supply and demand.
The Regional Economist , Issue July , Pages 4-9

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