Upper and lower bounds for CPI inflation path as implied by the central tendency growth ranges issued by the FOMC and nonvoting Reserve Bank presidents. Economic Activity a. Chain-weighted data in billions of 1992 dollars. Components of real GDP need not add to totals because current dollar values are deflated at the most detailed level for which all required data are available. All data are seasonally adjusted. Labor Markets a. Year to date.
Vertical line indicates break in data series due to survey redesign.
All data are seasonally adjusted. U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Charts are based on data available as of January 1, 1999. U.S. Central Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook 1999. Seasonally adjusted annual rates.