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How 2011 Prepared Us for Today

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Automobile factories are curtailing production but the drop in consumer demand is influencing those actions as much as part shortages. It may now take longer for a truck loaded with agricultural goods to pass from Italy to Austria, but those goods are still arriving at their destinations.

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Government Contracts Inflation Update

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CPI may be more useful for some commercial products and services, because pricing for those contracts is more closely connected to consumer supply and demand. 16] In view of the foregoing, BLS’ March 15, 2023 PPI summary stated that, “[o]n an unadjusted basis, the final demand index rose 4.6 17] Below shows how the 4.6%