| Index | Value | 1mo change | 1yr change | 5yr change | Inflation Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Economic Inflation | |||||
| Consumer Price Index (CPI) | 238.03 | 0.08% | 1.83% | 10.27% | 3 |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | 206.50 | -0.15% | 1.28% | 18.61% | 3 |
| 1 Yr Treasury Bill Yield | 0.10 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.27 | 3 |
| 10 Yr Treasury Note Yield | 2.30 | -0.24 | -0.32 | -1.09% | 4 |
| Real Interest Rate | -1.72 | -0.13 | -0.66 | -3.41 | 2 |
| US 10 yr TIPS | 0.38% | -0.08 | -0.05 | -1.10 | 2 |
| ISM Manufacturing Index | 59.00 | 4.24% | 4.24% | 5.36% | 4 |
| Capacity utilization | 79.30 | 0.63% | 1.28% | 15.90% | 3 |
| Industrial Production Index | 105.07 | 0.92% | 4.32% | 22.18% | 4 |
| Personal Expenditure Consumption Index | 109.15 | 0.08% | 1.43% | 8.66% | 3 |
| Rogers International Commodity Index | 3220.01 | -1.68% | -8.89% | 9.28% | 2 |
| SSA COLA | 0.00% | 1.50% | 3 | ||
| Median Income | 65583.00 | 0.16% | 1.57% | 3 | |
| Real Median Income | 51939 | 0.35% | -4.56 | 3 | |
| Consumer Interest in Inflation | Mild Deflation | 2 | |||
| IAG Inflation Composite | Mild Deflation | 2 | |||
| IAG Online Price Index | -0.43% | 2.12% | 2 | ||
| US GDP | 17535.40 | 1.20% | 3.93% | 21.91% | 4 |
| S&P 500 | 2018.05 | 2.32% | 14.89% | 94.76% | 4 |
| Market Cap to GDP | 126.20% | 120.10% | 106.30% | 78.40% | 5 |
| IAG Economic Inflation Index* | Stable | 3 | |||
| Housing Inflation | |||||
| Median Home price | 209,700.00 | -3.98% | 5.64% | 19.08% | 2 |
| 30Yr Mortgage Rate | 4.04% | -0.12 | -0.15 | -0.91 | 3 |
| Housing affordability | 157.60 | 1.22% | -1.44% | 2 | |
| US Median Rent | 756.00 | 2.72% | 5.57% | 3 | |
| IAG Housing Inflation Index* | Mild Deflation | 2 | |||
| Monetary Inflation | |||||
| US Govt debt held by Fed (B) | 2,705.90 | 3.49% | 39.72% | 312.17% | 1 |
| US Debt as a % of GDP (B) | 101.76 | -1.63% | 1.29% | 26.41% | 3 |
| M2 Money Stock (B) | 11,437.30 | 0.48% | 6.25% | 36.62% | 4 |
| Monetary Base (B) | 4,018.62 | -1.31% | 11.31% | 104.58% | 4 |
| Outstanding US Gov’t Debt (B) | 17,632,606 | 0.18% | 5.34% | 52.73% | 4 |
| Total Credit Market Debt (B) | 57,538.86 | 0.79% | 3.58% | 9.54% | 3 |
| Velocity of Money [M2] | 1.53 | -0.20% | -2.36% | -10.41% | 2 |
| US Trade Balance | -43,032.00 | 7.60% | 1.82% | 24.76% | 3 |
| Big Mac Index | mild inflation | 4 | |||
| US Dollar | 87.06 | 1.18% | 8.36% | 13.76% | 2 |
| IAG Monetary Inflation Index* | Stable | 3 | |||
| Energy | |||||
| Electricity (cents / KW hour) | 13.01 | -0.31% | 4.00% | 3 | |
| Coal (CAPP) | 2.25 | 0.00% | -12.79% | -1.75% | 1 |
| Oil | 80.70 | -11.63% | -16.15% | 4.81% | 1 |
| Natural Gas | 3.87 | -6.35% | 8.20% | -23.35% | 2 |
| Gasoline | 2.99 | -9.28% | -8.33% | 11.00% | 2 |
| IAG Energy Inflation Index* | mild deflation | 2 | |||
| Food and Essentials | |||||
| Wheat | 531.75 | 11.13% | -20.37% | 7.59% | 2 |
| Corn | 376.25 | 17.58% | -12.09% | 2.80% | 2 |
| Soy | 1042.50 | 14.28% | -17.64% | 6.76% | 2 |
| Orange Juice | 13565 | -6.38% | 10.60% | 17.50% | 2 |
| Sugar | 16.01 | -2.67% | -12.89% | -29.72% | 2 |
| Pork | 88.20 | -18.30% | -1.45% | 55.56% | 1 |
| Cocoa | 2900.00 | -11.96% | 8.78% | -12.04% | 2 |
| Coffee | 188.50 | -3.01% | 39.17% | 47.84% | 4 |
| Cotton | 64.40 | 4.99% | -16.53% | -4.18% | 2 |
| Stamps | $0.49 | 0.00% | 6.52% | 11.36% | 4 |
| CRB Foodstuffs Index | 397.90 | -5.97% | 3.47% | 22.22% | 2 |
| IAG Food and Essentials Inflation Index* | mild deflation | 2 | |||
| Construction and Manufacturing | |||||
| Copper | 3.05 | 1.51% | -7.53% | 3.28% | 2 |
| Lumber | 325.70 | -2.34% | -10.52% | 57.50% | 2 |
| Aluminum | 0.94 | 9.30% | 14.63% | 34.29% | 4 |
| CRB Raw Industrials | 506.29 | -1.00% | -1.66% | 14.22% | 3 |
| Total Construction Spending (M) | 950,920.00 | -0.45% | 2.90% | 7.89% | 3 |
| IAG Construction & Manufacturing Index* | Stable | 3 | |||
| Precious Metals | |||||
| Gold | 1,173.50 | -2.95% | -11.26% | 12.79% | 2 |
| Silver | 16.17 | -4.66% | -26.15% | -0.34% | 1 |
| IAG Precious Metals Inflation Index* | Deflationary | 2 | |||
| Innovative Advisory Group Index | |||||
| IAG Inflation Index Composite* | mild deflation | 2 | |||
* If you would like a description of terms, calculations, or concepts, please visit our Inflation monitor page to get additional supporting information. We will continually add to this page to provide supporting information.
* Our Inflation Score is based on a proprietary algorithm, which is meant to describe the respective category by a simple number. The scores range from 1-5. One (1) being the most deflationary. Five (5) being the most inflationary. These scores are meant to simplify each item and allow someone to quickly scan each item or section to see the degree of which inflation or deflation is present.
* We have also added our own indexes to each category to make it even easier for readers to receive a summary of information.
Inflation Deflation Composite Ranking
* The Inflation Equilibrium is a quick summary for the whole data series of the inflation monitor. If you don’t like statistics, this is the chart for you.
Inflation Monitor November 2014 – Introduction
This is the second issue of the Innovative Advisory Group Inflation Monitor. We have received a lot of positive feedback on our first issue of that Inflation Monitor. As you will notice, we have taken some of this feedback and made some minor adjustments to our issue this month. As always, please contact me to send your feedback on how I can make this monthly Inflation monitor a better tool or resource for you.
This month I have added the following indicators:
- The Rogers International Commodity Index®,
- US 10 year TIPS,
- Personal Expenditure Consumption Index,
- Real median income to the list for reference.
- US Debt as a percentage of GDP
In this month’s issue, I will be discussing Japan, Deflation, US Oil production, Gold, and Silver. Given the most recent US market sell-off, I think it would be a good time to discuss the other side of inflation… Deflation.
Thank you for reading and I hope you enjoy this month’s issue – Inflation Monitor November 2014.
Kirk Chisholm
Charts of the month
Oil Prices
Oil prices have been dropping for the past few months. This is a positive for corporate earnings due to lower transportation costs. However, this should be a negative for oil and oil service companies. Lower prices will cause companies to reduce or stop the production of oil. Eventually, this will cause the prices to rise again. However, the US has been going through an oil production boom not seen in decades due to the new fracking technology allowing companies to productively drill for oil in the US again. Here is the US production of oil in the past 10 years.
US Oil Production
The Gold Price Today
Gold and silver have been historically seen as money. This has been the case for thousands of years. Only recently has gold been disassociated with the value of money when Richard Nixon took the US off the gold standard. Regardless of the opinion of the US government and the Federal Reserve on the value of gold and silver, they are still seen as money around the world. A rising price of gold and silver in relation to the US Dollar tends to be inflationary, and a falling price tends to be deflationary. Only time will tell which direction the price of gold will move. Silver, on the other hand, looks a bit weaker. However, it is also an industrial metal.
The Silver Price Today
The IAG Inflation Monitor – Subscription Service
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Sources:
- Federal Reserve – St. Louis
- U.S. Energy Information Administration
- U.S. Post Office
- National Association of Realtors
- The Economist
- The Commodity Research Bureau
- Gurufocus.com
- stockcharts.com
* IAG index calculations are based on publicly available information.
** IAG Price Composite indexes are based on publicly available information.
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About the author: Kirk Chisholm is a Wealth Manager and Principal at Innovative Advisory Group. His roles at IAG are co-chair of the Investment Committee and Head of the Traditional Investment Risk Management Group. His background and areas of focus are portfolio management and investment analysis in both the traditional and non-traditional investment markets. He received a BA degree in Economics from Trinity College in Hartford, CT.
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