Spreadsheet: 2e5aeae7-3b6a-450d-9224-8b29267c2489
Sheet: BIE Survey results

Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta Business Inflation Expectations Survey
http://www.frbatlanta.org/research/inflationproject/bie/ |  | Question 1: How do your SALES LEVELS compare with “normal” times? (percentage of responses) |  |  |  |  |  |  | Question 2: How do your PROFIT MARGINS compare with “normal” times? (percentage of responses) |  |  |  |  |  |  | Question 3: How do your UNIT COSTS compare with this time last year? (percentage of responses) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Question 4: Projecting ahead, to the best of your ability, please assign a percent likelihood to the following changes to unit costs over the next 12 months.
 | N | Much less than normal | Somewhat less than normal | About normal | Somewhat greater than normal | Much greater than normal | Diffusion Index |  | Much less than normal | Somewhat less than normal | About normal | Somewhat greater than normal | Much greater than normal | Diffusion  Index |  | Down  (<-1%) | Unchanged  (-1% to 1%) | Up Somewhat (1.1% to 3%) | Up Significantly (3.1% to 5%) | Up Very Significantly (>5%) | Mean | [NAME] |  | Unit costs down  (<-1%) | Unit costs about unchanged (-1% to 1%) | Unit costs up somewhat (1.1% to 3%) | Unit costs up significantly (3.1% to 5%) | Unit costs up very significantly (>5%) | Mean | Median | Mode | [NAME]
2011-10-21 00:00:00 | 164 | 0.3147133053221288 | 0.3336295518207282 | 0.2262893557422969 | 0.1203677871148459 | 0.005 | -41.63441876750699 |  | 0.2537338235294118 | 0.4036823529411765 | 0.2479490196078431 | 0.09463480392156862 | 0 | -40.82575980392157 |  | 0.1163993697478991 | 0.2070296918767507 | 0.4609307422969187 | 0.1266024509803922 | 0.08903774509803922 | 0.011 | 0.045 | 1.061165042704198 | 0.08115008442265795 | 0.2814094389978214 | 0.3332670370370372 | 0.2011824831154685 | 0.1029909564270152 | 0.01926909576252723 | 0.01848717928944693 | 0.01786025762527233 | 0.02613412864422658
2011-11-18 00:00:00 | 159 | 0.2556371443579631 | 0.3211621631246484 | 0.250332500350738 | 0.1511847187867779 | 0.02168347337987257 | -31.89423931470258 |  | 0.240073245045291 | 0.4057979089778413 | 0.2434841269417879 | 0.1106447190350799 | 0 | -38.76498400166717 |  | 0.08305676968207353 | 0.1930446407326608 | 0.553558504913887 | 0.1176368024899872 | 0.05270328218139159 | 0.01727770373511926 | 0.03340777633168197 |  | 0.0733685648677371 | 0.2362915872274066 | 0.3859304503215085 | 0.2200526234689354 | 0.08435677411441261 | 0.0201147490946976 | 0.01988446888904469 | 0.01886049249739614 | 0.02553218648630505
2011-12-16 00:00:00 | 167 | 0.2132782293462575 | 0.3870336658517533 | 0.2229311252980721 | 0.1593442601664777 | 0.01741271933743953 | -30.97102128514558 |  | 0.2096332953288346 | 0.4217802268958042 | 0.2491771421486634 | 0.1117562431434555 | 0.007653092483242325 | -35.69921947217667 |  | 0.08392143481178546 | 0.2493096399360373 | 0.4099720126498154 | 0.182286301731731 | 0.0745106108706309 | 0.01828310027826769 | 0.04231819051044887 |  | 0.08529018217829637 | 0.2822221826009996 | 0.352961438531018 | 0.1766658707639491 | 0.1028603259257365 | 0.01859167951315659 | 0.0182373690562881 | 0.01704313209881499 | 0.02764370511282642
2012-01-20 00:00:00 | 170 | 0.1763309856599038 | 0.375616903082984 | 0.2766831459465684 | 0.1607314072587519 | 0.01063755805179202 | -27.31361755202278 |  | 0.2004790347705906 | 0.3645561015920149 | 0.3398772853063559 | 0.09508757833103858 | 0 | -33.52132964010788 |  | 0.09055434802024459 | 0.2678437142684595 | 0.4662465984813825 | 0.14081004111473 | 0.03454529811518348 | 0.01521896454072297 | 0.03407626359070964 |  | 0.06245108103025317 | 0.3062514190792502 | 0.3693482314954234 | 0.1786120342362301 | 0.08333723415884345 | 0.01828265842828319 | 0.01844024380619872 | 0.01757341275132019 | 0.02585410934532108
2012-02-17 00:00:00 | 168 | 0.1769578836727271 | 0.3700839181183159 | 0.3063576645664691 | 0.1366912186563505 | 0.009909314986137454 | -28.37449184175723 |  | 0.1669551289421459 | 0.4380823728686746 | 0.315062609531626 | 0.0798998886575535 | 0 | -34.60463710477065 |  | 0.0744595549396142 | 0.2066842434629087 | 0.5207150784746754 | 0.1598092372760976 | 0.03833188584670433 | 0.01761739311254739 | 0.03213868819735757 |  | 0.06871868345663797 | 0.2888657454773518 | 0.380373948307341 | 0.1618612791101179 | 0.1001803436485512 | 0.01871837708033185 | 0.01803530294020059 | 0.01766586056601247 | 0.0276972548071263
2012-03-16 00:00:00 | 162 | 0.1815130654871481 | 0.2889109606788586 | 0.3110133703834654 | 0.2066116664136785 | 0.01195093703684955 | -21.07117755828886 |  | 0.1446550894241109 | 0.424293399107302 | 0.3236068761254641 | 0.1074446353431232 | 0 | -30.30794713062003 |  | 0.05660742256095097 | 0.2250061407382658 | 0.546521044512601 | 0.118759789900643 | 0.05310560228753952 | 0.01773500017231109 | 0.03079169877937175 |  | 0.06250397557066055 | 0.2506239311604764 | 0.4191055685784095 | 0.1743782162118105 | 0.09338830847864306 | 0.01971045901734599 | 0.01958995447783662 | 0.01900867843228025 | 0.02446687889512418
2012-04-13 00:00:00 | 165 | 0.1661116405072534 | 0.3575862180299522 | 0.2686235574272395 | 0.184548813678108 | 0.02312977035744699 | -22.95005723257286 |  | 0.1912321416489884 | 0.3579045460778517 | 0.3583242528258518 | 0.09253905944730807 | 0 | -32.39148849642602 |  | 0.02646722225285287 | 0.2418453373088406 | 0.5550749779609429 | 0.1175593743606843 | 0.05905308811667895 | 0.01881771537558993 | 0.02791965843259441 |  | 0.05247744970997468 | 0.2712378839133093 | 0.374384894768879 | 0.1984241036536382 | 0.1034756679541993 | 0.02058365312457556 | 0.02047986205516847 | 0.02019731507975444 | 0.02702378718493232
2012-05-18 00:00:00 | 164 | 0.1712099030234197 | 0.3661822902759717 | 0.3021432060431321 | 0.1447958906580103 | 0.01566870999946585 | -26.62343928329346 |  | 0.1836875928966164 | 0.3675455708223649 | 0.3193537111690581 | 0.1294131251119604 | 0 | -30.27538157518187 |  | 0.08177433902664545 | 0.2164306351795026 | 0.5430222813164476 | 0.1168276060070005 | 0.04194513847040441 | 0.01641477139430031 | 0.03184005963147537 |  | 0.08046577365524628 | 0.2671731507407712 | 0.3939546790669251 | 0.1746906347765348 | 0.08371576176052327 | 0.01828034920492635 | 0.01787459548149245 | 0.01694979818990042 | 0.02941208627607237
2012-06-15 00:00:00 | 167 | 0.1598262920978752 | 0.3371757559061168 | 0.3260179218610326 | 0.1598675152963756 | 0.01711251483860015 | -23.13678975641457 |  | 0.1172340576047624 | 0.349503836855062 | 0.4199681537964222 | 0.1082463081599976 | 0.005047643583755855 | -23.28151783685387 |  | 0.08227956841212353 | 0.2554437688352478 | 0.5084069068439234 | 0.1121357051519955 | 0.04173405075670979 | 0.01551201802011841 | 0.03253115980132885 |  | 0.08619834718268014 | 0.3037748641359753 | 0.3667235147037509 | 0.1643583618090636 | 0.07894491216853025 | 0.01692153255289577 | 0.01640492062965427 | 0.01511376837971681 | 0.02897453658283106
2012-07-20 00:00:00 | 160 | 0.1568904034731806 | 0.390445737874145 | 0.2990392617556158 | 0.1385831823350158 | 0.01504141456204296 | -26.77802666807023 |  | 0.1460963026117226 | 0.3884713713382104 | 0.3902602434394746 | 0.07062631986461881 | 0.004545762745973744 | -30.04730656025447 |  | 0.05744326049551186 | 0.2804510521635009 | 0.5359793127789851 | 0.0980182809231783 | 0.02810809363882338 | 0.015177937900926 | 0.02650176169622821 |  | 0.07615169411585355 | 0.3136693550980206 | 0.3785625900304118 | 0.1449526106594427 | 0.08666375009627107 | 0.01704614735044513 | 0.01619301534500252 | 0.01501762172878929 | 0.0283998119947867
2012-08-17 00:00:00 | 169 | 0.1713003586052463 | 0.3757676895758342 | 0.3063465441162243 | 0.1308574080761199 | 0.01572799962657513 | -27.80274997285284 |  | 0.1662609180226583 | 0.4228260802181172 | 0.3081670325607878 | 0.1027459691984364 | 0 | -32.63009735324987 |  | 0.049861907462955 | 0.259987340602858 | 0.5660167382759445 | 0.07805647518520048 | 0.04607753847304196 | 0.01621000793205034 | 0.02743565999376971 |  | 0.07709520941383517 | 0.2717097129882451 | 0.3846737450121484 | 0.1802353585955494 | 0.08628597399022216 | 0.01853814349520157 | 0.01838735875449257 | 0.01752792070554159 | 0.02811811125018226
2012-09-14 00:00:00 | 192 | 0.1155106044341247 | 0.3797428175229264 | 0.351433285322206 | 0.1476631136036835 | 0.005650179117059206 | -22.5900277276687 |  | 0.1336175211213227 | 0.4087735641018263 | 0.3444621089348565 | 0.1074506754324255 | 0.005696130409569015 | -27.85828350464541 |  | 0.09543611038146381 | 0.285569397407236 | 0.4975074804796231 | 0.09732200559086784 | 0.02416500614080912 | 0.01338420799404644 | 0.03007496437688391 |  | 0.0782065832302374 | 0.2880784667692622 | 0.3978990068225745 | 0.1628320702346603 | 0.07298387294326564 | 0.0172861636578291 | 0.01726007858540458 | 0.01575076513454099 | 0.0261882369970288
2012-10-19 00:00:00 | 196 | 0.1466435991602815 | 0.4496092902429825 | 0.2704567660954925 | 0.1195316783437175 | 0.01375866615752611 | -29.79237389523879 |  | 0.1880139410030403 | 0.4170890758609677 | 0.3050206869311935 | 0.08348913720290549 | 0.006387159001893017 | -34.84267513301783 |  | 0.07669900779676686 | 0.2884154030630565 | 0.528250740833323 | 0.06576868469226645 | 0.04086616361458738 | 0.01411375186529702 | 0.02951299922570015 |  | 0.06492010472327758 | 0.2881785719704726 | 0.3996442068352873 | 0.1629184331010232 | 0.08433868336993909 | 0.01827154036847748 | 0.01808090694827555 | 0.01685895827401659 | 0.02481023304432393
2012-11-16 00:00:00 | 198 | 0.1651187943968145 | 0.4186516465298885 | 0.2850301033589433 | 0.1117533370410099 | 0.01944611867334373 | -29.912183046791 |  | 0.1458737419205366 | 0.4494953304856691 | 0.3353683318160584 | 0.06295280218553433 | 0.006309793592201598 | -33.28352124784023 |  | 0.06847157931679239 | 0.2250120963082322 | 0.5574323298686414 | 0.1078273759500689 | 0.04125661855626513 | 0.01656770716241564 | 0.02969202713772794 |  | 0.05969083846719636 | 0.2310146915876013 | 0.4112619456675738 | 0.2002757688631499 | 0.09775675541447872 | 0.02090785822340227 | 0.02032192727067805 | 0.01928706703898166 | 0.02605939245908924
2012-12-14 00:00:00 | 207 | 0.1389184075019516 | 0.4107067498562416 | 0.2563852685794632 | 0.1735257065163826 | 0.02046386754596084 | -23.70450616259203 |  | 0.1488772177855483 | 0.3659615724575279 | 0.3673689152275283 | 0.1119161082476541 | 0.005876186281741576 | -27.00237636087436 |  | 0.0757244974905478 | 0.2683734828762063 | 0.5304685975792875 | 0.09065461953140569 | 0.03477880252255251 | 0.01480779493438417 | 0.02934575275405985 |  | 0.07087048267174001 | 0.2559402435564377 | 0.4200558629268146 | 0.1737878726880058 | 0.0793455381570017 | 0.01869595480204183 | 0.01816254073695492 | 0.01788001727864927 | 0.02538423874355944
2013-01-11 00:00:00 | 200 | 0.1423539026801387 | 0.4279163601445504 | 0.2933024146464687 | 0.1364273225288421 | 0 | -28.80984214879929 |  | 0.1409327688488005 | 0.4534882692438845 | 0.3464985141735123 | 0.05908044773380269 | 0 | -33.81366796038414 |  | 0.0730984591129356 | 0.2406341677070335 | 0.5424870464118038 | 0.1075289807275032 | 0.03625134604072384 | 0.01586401173752091 | 0.02971185487123053 |  | 0.05947210332343365 | 0.2818746094087051 | 0.4173460371997792 | 0.1730572580094228 | 0.06824999205865924 | 0.01817476852142337 | 0.01760188734518509 | 0.01683199530754822 | 0.0238979836948697
2013-02-08 00:00:00 | 199 | 0.1653123914442201 | 0.4058195585678178 | 0.2942706210885707 | 0.1295497853156357 | 0.005047643583755855 | -29.83996344865552 |  | 0.159894727837446 | 0.3905727804752091 | 0.3558569852463386 | 0.08977913837302888 | 0.003896368067977494 | -30.63951808205586 |  | 0.05597908167751104 | 0.2316261191983085 | 0.5583248196880435 | 0.1300704710544788 | 0.02399950838165786 | 0.01668970410528927 | 0.02616863212852463 |  | 0.05128525772173639 | 0.2604047948811683 | 0.4339462159371706 | 0.1736056285012836 | 0.08075810295864111 | 0.01944293048187849 | 0.01952028824254667 | 0.01840993558904825 | 0.02375078402914318
2013-03-15 00:00:00 | 193 | 0.1041596778555222 | 0.4111265848223786 | 0.3115838259047057 | 0.1623618490755559 | 0.01076806234183763 | -21.7773983387096 |  | 0.1011020298796753 | 0.4757758754791668 | 0.3211063641433267 | 0.1020157304978313 | 0 | -28.79821023703431 |  | 0.04315276292085968 | 0.2133318015503517 | 0.6068310270987264 | 0.100169597222556 | 0.03651481120750609 | 0.01747123784490994 | 0.02464740400775324 |  | 0.06356405762929124 | 0.2515101501977148 | 0.4321947914301484 | 0.171357333745274 | 0.08137366699757173 | 0.0191093280456824 | 0.01910521615015356 | 0.01777563540729855 | 0.02255779058934794
2013-04-12 00:00:00 | 189 | 0.1340447399252704 | 0.4246787130504016 | 0.244676923945935 | 0.1915519794946374 | 0.005047643583755855 | -24.55604631193966 |  | 0.1395162144430329 | 0.4133690700489248 | 0.3314450544735512 | 0.1119839074566747 | 0.003685753577816549 | -28.65230421613413 |  | 0.05737480657772123 | 0.1847477645066845 | 0.6084209810135688 | 0.1180902075474157 | 0.03136624035461032 | 0.0176265062118902 | 0.02574873911511745 |  | 0.05535981671053437 | 0.2324119133541839 | 0.4179504525440395 | 0.2041409771212014 | 0.09013684027004093 | 0.02082566221772062 | 0.02057165357636294 | 0.01953078987922703 | 0.02283748550443648
2013-05-10 00:00:00 | 184 | 0.1039503773498887 | 0.4355525844852213 | 0.258400364102753 | 0.1961432583193089 | 0.005953415742828238 | -21.77016246900167 |  | 0.1140064188948604 | 0.431153037232516 | 0.3106471583087291 | 0.1316089835361302 | 0.0125844020277644 | -25.11940437152889 |  | 0.05259763353976726 | 0.2149489146274856 | 0.5650974430372725 | 0.1276320824548281 | 0.03972392634064666 | 0.01773871506858204 | 0.02796334851005298 |  | 0.07402203601109195 | 0.254040641761991 | 0.3784904392797004 | 0.1983991262506259 | 0.09504775669659059 | 0.01972819851719265 | 0.01922873912534787 | 0.01846744148511915 | 0.02487115672492122
2013-06-14 00:00:00 | 190 | 0.1132290967411365 | 0.3226039150890568 | 0.3097124246992513 | 0.2408259724263645 | 0.01362859104419058 | -14.0489477028292 |  | 0.09828609462823051 | 0.3997998488654697 | 0.363903157344123 | 0.1246539418005627 | 0.01335695736161394 | -22.250209079907 |  | 0.04506690744053651 | 0.2208800859496283 | 0.59589143674984 | 0.1206938610069546 | 0.01746770885304063 | 0.01689230755764669 | 0.02270272125360968 |  | 0.07642794121508661 | 0.281657400194316 | 0.3943030188976518 | 0.1655311270026055 | 0.08208051269034057 | 0.01790357739517595 | 0.01746506874094624 | 0.01601855336828685 | 0.02550580478320363
2013-07-12 00:00:00 | 209 | 0.1312234179749491 | 0.3688067588634475 | 0.289292177681103 | 0.2078120593785927 | 0.002865586101907405 | -20.88551816154691 |  | 0.07578747870543184 | 0.4599547008642519 | 0.3326025293226789 | 0.1287897050057297 | 0.002865586101907405 | -23.85043905327855 |  | 0.04821039920751415 | 0.2252871059699018 | 0.5797868376498737 | 0.09496840407150677 | 0.05174725310120359 | 0.01753510011777966 | 0.02819587162811419 |  | 0.06895148231463413 | 0.2640485703799839 | 0.4192266591797872 | 0.1718173156946058 | 0.07595597243098931 | 0.01843555451094665 | 0.01832626128248932 | 0.01695830452148998 | 0.02483398867220438
2013-08-09 00:00:00 | 212 | 0.1071223968016824 | 0.3625033533908832 | 0.3020441324386816 | 0.2027025174001046 | 0.02562759996864859 | -16.13952148284231 |  | 0.1012392461365 | 0.4510342751440119 | 0.3296939326646174 | 0.09664749920416606 | 0.02138504685070459 | -25.70475872557183 |  | 0.06389838453554939 | 0.2452228999980701 | 0.510276828605002 | 0.1370996871158218 | 0.04350219974555653 | 0.01702168835075533 | 0.03158996294152997 |  | 0.05069215717781251 | 0.2534434985921731 | 0.4213588338622574 | 0.1954849713620599 | 0.07902053900569694 | 0.01997396472851311 | 0.0196276881998951 | 0.0187463605757838 | 0.02326979571552419
2013-09-13 00:00:00 | 206 | 0.1205882967397874 | 0.3578436789880836 | 0.3327475922872491 | 0.1798953252716476 | 0.00892510671323244 | -20.0637366884773 |  | 0.1182870085828531 | 0.3939814799598674 | 0.3562913204964122 | 0.1280535892040675 | 0.003386601756799661 | -24.78643522039534 |  | 0.04665320001656489 | 0.2561539264669801 | 0.5478444918390253 | 0.1107426335256977 | 0.03860574815173186 | 0.01676987606658102 | 0.02727392404410998 |  | 0.06325837670481342 | 0.2695308450414236 | 0.4123646152666878 | 0.1738997364150475 | 0.08094642657202762 | 0.01879489982216106 | 0.01859842582466259 | 0.01608853444166244 | 0.02419980022964445
2013-10-11 00:00:00 | 216 | 0.1502621061304766 | 0.3768386192925272 | 0.3049239477647309 | 0.1633187493966659 | 0.004656577415599533 | -25.23654636628077 |  | 0.1371473486249998 | 0.4520953641239533 | 0.2677942212825934 | 0.1429630659684535 | 0 | -29.17134977027496 |  | 0.05796286497101399 | 0.2304597235314403 | 0.5576569906225805 | 0.1188340507711328 | 0.03508637010383227 | 0.01685242675010657 | 0.02786890684773385 |  | 0.06743721849859327 | 0.2561230592661949 | 0.4115857042338886 | 0.1822807239236295 | 0.08257329407769351 | 0.0191285963163127 | 0.01909927346333695 | 0.01738340106497778 | 0.02392788004207153
2013-11-08 00:00:00 | 207 | 0.1256346490572335 | 0.4327856871279453 | 0.2875745256769703 | 0.1494317138903867 | 0.004573424247463828 | -26.27382114285489 |  | 0.1183884188075108 | 0.464096091465125 | 0.3195267492822789 | 0.09460213868828538 | 0.003386601756799661 | -29.97487934391309 |  | 0.04245360081215727 | 0.2847938725354324 | 0.5263577232494575 | 0.1172053312099877 | 0.02918947219296462 | 0.0161176640287234 | 0.02603560657124947 |  | 0.05307033950398325 | 0.2732823323488049 | 0.4225313880790017 | 0.1792215761860698 | 0.07189436388214038 | 0.01887174585187158 | 0.01921412026494558 | 0.01755314902404542 | 0.02335933636750523
2013-12-09 00:00:00 | 203 | 0.1194490980288419 | 0.3465583431241172 | 0.3294476737433663 | 0.1869972076607699 | 0.01754767744290445 | -18.16819883176111 |  | 0.1545203083037774 | 0.3467816945698203 | 0.3673635380271003 | 0.1213093852209103 | 0.01002507387839169 | -25.72313890998408 |  | 0.0372803312849879 | 0.2521407176238376 | 0.533749652899827 | 0.1464918242566671 | 0.03033747393467999 | 0.01760930783864427 | 0.02619260960933025 |  | 0.05658359232925741 | 0.2558260211166283 | 0.4388803132021994 | 0.1747024755772381 | 0.07400759777467698 | 0.01907448930702897 | 0.01853822239574222 | 0.01737184250495322 | 0.02252582042194728
2014-01-10 00:00:00 | 208 | 0.1274440923941193 | 0.386770396242556 | 0.3401241514184812 | 0.136829534029199 | 0.008831825915644308 | -24.35826975851536 |  | 0.1553655502211978 | 0.3872090832224489 | 0.3444987096346785 | 0.1040948310060303 | 0.008831825915644308 | -28.80908504137627 |  | 0.05669771092057358 | 0.2369276444825154 | 0.5417056881585964 | 0.125160943647414 | 0.03950801279089986 | 0.017 | 0.029 |  | 0.06448129529257615 | 0.2572573688377657 | 0.4309088799309276 | 0.1630538914087922 | 0.0842985645299382 | 0.01890862122091501 | 0.01861672835973947 | 0.01734032261973146 | 0.0231390416488628
2014-02-07 00:00:00 | 200 | 0.1207939592727596 | 0.390110766171516 | 0.2763016075619469 | 0.2045892210710543 | 0.00820444592272299 | -20.53502859002675 |  | 0.09560600031465788 | 0.4247868774575163 | 0.3458549885055612 | 0.1337521337222642 | 0 | -24.11233721822839 |  | 0.04913813337776331 | 0.2345399643419266 | 0.5430703659444371 | 0.1301839489388939 | 0.04306758739697898 | 0.01767005785270797 | 0.02879900881421879 |  | 0.06051916575789194 | 0.2416114636984988 | 0.428014668594788 | 0.1895243473261824 | 0.08033035462263914 | 0.01975070522714356 | 0.01955047580533817 | 0.01779794849949864 | 0.02361143978779223