In our March statement we indicated that our current monetary policy stance remained appropriate to achieve our 2 per
cent inflation target on a sustainable basis by around the middle of 2018, whereas US authorities have now begun to tighten.
Not exact matches
Well the way we do that is we have a medium term
target for
inflation and we talk about holding CPI
inflation to 2 to 3 per
cent on average over time.
To achieve price stability, the Reserve Bank uses a flexible medium - term
inflation target, with the goal of keeping
inflation between 2 and 3 per
cent,
on average, over time.
The
inflation target is to maintain «consumer price
inflation between 2 and 3 per
cent,
on average, over the cycle.»
Instead, he needs to focus
on the Bank of Canada's 2 per
cent inflation target and accept whatever exchange rate results from the existing combination of market forces.
Two years
on, the economy is growing at just shy of 2 1/2 per
cent and underlying
inflation is around 2 1/4 — 2 1/2 per
cent, consistent with the
target.
The Governor and the Treasurer have agreed that the appropriate
target for monetary policy is to achieve an
inflation rate of 2 — 3 per
cent,
on average, over time.
As you know, since 1993 the Bank has been framing its monetary policy around a medium - term
target for
inflation of 2 — 3 per
cent,
on average, «over the cycle».
But he insisted the economy was
on course to meet its
inflation target of two per
cent, house prices were stabilising, employment was high and interest rates were also stable.