Official Inflation Measures Leave Much to Be Desired

June 22, 2009

Last week's release of official inflation figures — the Producer Price Index (PPI) on Tuesday and the Consumer Price Index (CPI)on Wednesday — showed only modest advances in May and early June, despite recent market concerns that a recovering economy might eventually trigger a wave of price hikes above the long-term trend.

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