Sentences with phrase «above measures of inflation»

Historically, many dividend stocks have increased their payouts well above measures of inflation and interest rate rises.

Not exact matches

Statistics Canada says the Consumer Price Index (Canada's primary measure of inflation) is running at an annualized 3.1 %, slightly above target but still in the comfort zone.

The «measures» to which Poloz refers above are the three gauges of core inflation the central bank adopted last autumn to give it better view on where prices are headed.

Note the recent slowing of the aggregate real wage measure at the end of Figure 3, largely a function of faster inflation growth (the energy effect noted above) and some slowing of job and (blue - collar) wage growth.

Inflation expectations of consumers, as measured by the Melbourne Institute, fell sharply from above 7 per cent in the months preceding the introduction of the GST to 4.6 per cent in July, around the levels recorded a year ago (Graph 42).

An increase of just $ 10 a barrel would likely boost any measure of inflation government number crunchers could devise above the Fed's 2 percent target for price stability.