Grocery Inflation is Finally Showing Signs of Cooling
Ahead of next week’s data on May’s Consumer Price Index (CPI), CEA lays out 5 facts about grocery prices and their recent dynamics in this...
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Comments on the May 2023 Consumer Price Index Report
Unsnarled Supply Chains Appear to Help Ease Goods Inflation
As supply chains have healed from the pandemic, recent data indicate that inflationary supply chain pressures may be easing. This post explores these recent developments.
Employment Situation in May
The CEA's analysis of the May '23 Jobs report.
Wage Sensitivity in Non-Housing Services Inflation
CEA unpacks the underlying components of Non-Housing Services (NHS), classifying sectors by wage-sensitive and wage insensitive. Ultimately, wage-sensitive NHS has cooled from their peak, and...
This Mother’s Day, More Moms Back at Work, but Care Challenges Remain
Post-pandemic, mothers have reengaged with the labor force thanks to the robust recovery and ARP, but childcare challenges remain.
The Signal and the Noise, Part II: CPI Inflation
This morning, we learned that the April inflation was 0.4 percent since March and 4.9 percent since last April. Further, yearly inflation has declined since...
The Signal and the Noise: Trend Job Gains Reveal Transition to Steady Growth
The Potential Economic Impacts of Various Debt Ceiling Scenarios
New analysis by the White House Council of Economic Advisers illustrates that if the U.S. government were to breach the debt ceiling, the economy would...
The DAME Tax: Making Cryptominers Pay for Costs They Impose on Others
Last month, the President released his Budget for Fiscal Year 2024, building on progress over the past two years to make critical investments to grow...