Average Inflation over the Pandemic Avoids 'Base-Effect' Distortions

Tyler Atkinson, Jim Dolmas and Marc Giannoni

Dallas Fed Economics from Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas

Abstract: Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic early last year, the nation has seen enormous swings in consumer prices, with extraordinary declines last spring giving way to similarly eye-popping increases as the economy has reopened.

Keywords: Inflation; Economic Conditions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021-05-13
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