CPI Trends and the Impact on Negotiations Results

CPI Trends and the Impact on Negotiations Results

By Jim Cline

In our past two newsletters, we’ve discussed the continuation of higher-than-expected inflation. Those articles identified the prediction by economists earlier this year for the mid-year 2023 national inflation to subside to 3.6% and our doubts that those predictions will materialize. We are now expecting the June CPI numbers to be closer to 5% nationally and higher for the Seattle indices.

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Continued Inflation Complicates Negotiations

Continued Inflation Complicates Negotiations

By Jim Cline

In our last newsletter we discussed the most recent CPI reports. It discussed the slowing but still high inflation numbers. This chart shows the 12-month trend line in the Seattle and All Cities CPI:

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CPI Continues to Ride High — But with Signs of Moderation

CPI Continues to Ride High — But with Signs of Moderation

By Jim Cline and Kate Kremer

The latest CPI report continued to show high inflation numbers, even higher than the previous set. But inside those numbers were signs that the predicted slowdown in inflation may lie ahead. The Seattle 12-month through April to April “W” index was reported at an eye-popping 8.1%. The All-Cities index was even higher at 8.6%:

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