Thomakos, Dimitrios D.; Bhattacharya, Prasad S. - Econometric Society - 2004
In this paper, we examine whether industry-level forecasts of CPI and PPI inflation can be improved using the …, which should be manifested, possibly with a lag, in both producer and consumer prices. We build a forecasting model based on … a two or three equation system involving CPI and PPI inflation where the effects of the exchange rate and import prices …