Consumers Can Predict Inflation As Well As Professional Economists

Monday, August 25, 2008 - 18:28 in Mathematics & Economics

Household surveys predict the inflation rate fairly accurately and as well as professional economists. The pros employ statistics like the unemployment rate, money supply growth and exchange rate changes. Consumers participating in surveys are more likely to think about how much they spent at the grocery store that week.

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