CPI, PPI, and PCE Instantaneous Inflation

NBER defined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded gray.

Based on Eeckhout, using a=4, T=12:

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Figure 1: Instantaneous (a=4, T=12) CPI inflation (black), PPI (tan), PCE (green), following Eeckhout. NBER defined peak-to-trough recession dates shaded gray. Source: BLS, BEA via FRED, NBER, and author’s calculations.


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