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Are you aware that each month we receive three distinctly different inflation reports? Each with their own methodology in calculating, that can lead to a diverse array of reported outcomes. To add more confusion to the mix, the Federal Reserve focuses primarily on just one of the reports when determining if inflation is better or worse (and if inflation is meeting the Fed’s target of 2.0%). Today I will take a detailed dive into each of these reports, their relevancy and what they may be telling us.The three monthly inflation reports are as follows: 1) CPI or Consumer Price Index, 2) PPI or Producers Price Index, and 3) PCE or Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index.
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