Presenter(s)
Thomas Roebker, Andrew Weltman
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Description
In 2022, because of rising and high inflation, the U.S. Federal Reserve aggressively raised the Federal Funds rate with the aim of reversing the upward trend in inflation. In this study, we evaluate the inflation growth rate trends for the durable and non-durable goods sectors of the economy to see if they have had a reversal in trend direction. We carry out 3 empirical analyses: (1) We compare year over year by month inflation growth rates in the durable and non-durable goods sector to see if a trend reversal has occurred. (2) We calculate rolling 3-month growth rates annualized to see if the goods sector growth rates are also declining. (3) Using Step (1) and (2) above, we calculate CPI Inflation growth rates and then compare them to the goods sector growth rates to determine if they trend together.
Publication Date
4-19-2023
Project Designation
Independent Research
Primary Advisor
Jon Fulkerson, Robert Dean
Primary Advisor's Department
Economics and Finance
Keywords
Stander Symposium, School of Business Administration
Institutional Learning Goals
Scholarship
Recommended Citation
"Inflation Trends in a Rising Interest Rate Environment: An Analysis of Inflation Growth Rate Trends in the Goods Component of CPI, 2022" (2023). Stander Symposium Projects. 2876.
https://ecommons.udayton.edu/stander_posters/2876
Comments
Presentation: 9:00-10:15 a.m., Kennedy Union Ballroom