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Real time underlying inflation gauges for monetary policymakers
Abstract: Central banks analyze a wide range of data to obtain better measures of underlying inflationary pressures. Factor models have widely been used to formalize this procedure. Using a dynamic factor model this paper develops a measure of underlying inflation (UIG) at time horizons of relevance for monetary policymakers for both CPI and PCE. The UIG uses a broad data set allowing for high-frequency updates on underlying inflation. The paper complements the existing literature on U.S. "core" measures by illustrating how UIG is used and interpreted in real time since late 2005.
Keywords: Inflation (Finance); Economic indicators; Economic forecasting; Monetary policy; Banks and banking, Central;
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Provider: Federal Reserve Bank of New York
Part of Series: Staff Reports
Publication Date: 2009
Number: 420