Will annual US core CPI inflation be above 3% in December 2024?
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This question will resolve as Yes if year over year core CPI inflation (CPI excluding food and energy) exceeds 3% from December 2023 to December 2024, according to seasonally adjusted data when first published by the US Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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3.00Current update, that I also posted on Metaculus:
For September 2024 this was 320.767, this is after 9 months.
(320.767/313.209)^(1/9) = 1.00265, so .265% so far.
(322.762/320.767)^(1/3) = 1.00207, so would need to increase by an average of at least 0.207% for the next seven months for this to resolve yes.
Last 4 months have be -0.1%, 0.2%, 0.2%, 0.2%. Seems like this one is going to be pretty close.
Current update, that I also posted on Metaculus:
Looking at https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CPILFESL, the actual Core CPI Number:
In December 2023 this was 313.209. If this increases by 3.05% or more, this will resolve to yes, since this would cause it to resolve to 3.1% or more. 313.209*1.0305 = 322.762
For May 2024 this was 318.140, this is after 5 months. (318.140/313.209)^(1/5) = 1.00313, so 0.313% per month so far. (322.762/318.140)^(1/7) = 1.00206, so would need to increase by an average of at least 0.206% for the next seven months for this to resolve yes.
May was actually 0.163% (rounded to 0.2%), but the six months prior all rounded to 0.3% or 0.4% 1.00206^12 = 1.02500, so the needed rate for the rest of the year would be a 2.5% annualized rate. It's possible that May represented a phase shift, and monthly numbers will stick there, but I'm doubtful.