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An Assessment of the ISM Manufacturing Price Index for Inflation Forecasting
Abstract: The Institute for Supply Management produces a measure of pricing trends, the manufacturing price index or ISMPI, that is constructed from its periodic surveys of purchasing and supply executives. We investigate this measure?s predictive content for producer and consumer price inflation by assessing its ability to improve inflation forecasts for three broad monthly inflation measures. We find that the ISMPI has some predictive content for producer prices but not for consumer prices.
https://doi.org/10.26509/frbc-ec-201805
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland
Part of Series: Economic Commentary
Publication Date: 2018-05-24
Volume: 2018
Issue: 05
Pages: 6