Sentences with phrase «measures of inflation generally»

Also note that measures of inflation generally assume that people are buying exactly the same products that they bought a year ago.

Not exact matches

Generally, you calculate the hurdle rate by adding together the risk - free interest rate, a measure of inflation expectations over the life of the project and a premium to compensate for the investment's risk.

Consumer price inflation has slowed a little, from 2.2 per cent in late 2003 to 2.0 per cent over the year to April, and measures of underlying inflation are generally also around 2 per cent.

The Consumer Price Index tracks the prices paid by urban consumers for goods and services and is generally accepted as a measure of price inflation.

Looking back over the past 25 years, a period of low and stable inflation, stock / bond correlation has generally moved in tandem with monetary policy, as measured by the effective federal funds rate.

Inflation is, generally, a measure of decreased buying power.