The BIE was created to measure the year-ahead inflationary sentiments of businesses in the Sixth District. It also helps inform our view of the sources of cost changes and provides insight into the factors driving business' pricing decisions.
September 19, 2012
Business Inflation Expectations Decrease in September
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Question 1. How do your current sales levels compare with sales levels during what you consider to be "normal" times?
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Question 2. How do your current profit margins compare with "normal" times?
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Question 3. Looking back, how do your unit costs compare with this time last year?
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Question 4. Projecting ahead, to the best of your ability, please assign a percent likelihood to the following changes to unit costs over the next 12 months.
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Question 5. Projecting ahead over the next 12 months, how do you think the following five common influences will affect the prices of your products and/or services?
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Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Source: Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
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