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Commodity prices and inflation

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Fred Furlong
Robert Ingenito

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This study examines the empirical relationship between changes in commodity prices and inflation by looking at the performance of non-oil commodity prices as stand-alone indicators of inflation and in conjunction with other leading indicators of inflation. The results indicate that the empirical link between commodity prices and inflation has changed dramatically over time. Commodity prices were relatively strong and statistically robust leading indicators of overall inflation during the 1970s and early 1980s, but they have been poor stand-alone indicators of inflation since the early 1980s. When considered in conjunction with other likely indicators of inflation, non-oil commodity prices have had a somewhat more statistically robust relationship with inflation in recent years, though the added information content in commodity prices regarding inflation is limited.

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Article provided by Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco in its journal Economic Review.

Volume (Year): (1996)
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Pages: 27-47
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Keywords: Prices ; Inflation (Finance);

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  1. R. W. Hafer, 1983. "Monetary policy and the price rule: the newest odd couple," Review, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, issue Feb, pages 5-13. [Downloadable!]
  2. C. Alan Garner, 1995. "How useful are leading indicators of inflation?," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, issue Q II, pages 5-18. [Downloadable!]
  3. S. Brock Blomberg & Ethan S. Harris, 1995. "The commodity-consumer price connection: fact or fable?," Economic Policy Review, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, issue Oct, pages 21-38. [Downloadable!]
  4. Kugler, Peter, 1991. "Common trends, commodity prices and consumer prices," Economics Letters, Elsevier, vol. 37(4), pages 345-349, December. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  5. Cody, Brian J & Mills, Leonard O, 1991. "The Role of Commodity Prices in Formulating Monetary Policy," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, vol. 73(2), pages 358-65, May. [Downloadable!] (restricted)
  6. Robert H. DeFina, 1988. "Commodity prices: useful intermediate targets for monetary policy?," Business Review, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, issue May, pages 3-12. [Downloadable!]
  7. Frederick T. Furlong, 1989. "Commodity prices as a guide for monetary policy," Economic Review, Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, issue Win, pages 21-38. [Downloadable!]
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  1. Browne, Frank & Cronin, David, 2006. "Commodity Prices, Money and Inflation," Research Technical Papers 16/RT/06, Central Bank & Financial Services Authority of Ireland (CBFSAI). [Downloadable!]
  2. Acharya, Ram N. & Gentle, Paul F. & Mishra, Ashok K. & Paudel, Krishna P., 2008. "Examining The Crb Index As An Indicator For U.S. Inflation," 2008 Annual Meeting, February 2-6, 2008, Dallas, Texas 6760, Southern Agricultural Economics Association. [Downloadable!]
  3. Frank Browne & David Cronin, 2007. "Commodity prices, money and inflation," Working Paper Series 738, European Central Bank. [Downloadable!]
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