Center for Microeconomic Data

 
SURVEY OF CONSUMER EXPECTATIONS
Inflation Expectations Decline Slightly at the Short-, Long-Term Horizons, Remain Unchanged at the Medium-Term Horizon
Median inflation expectations declined slightly to 3.6 percent and 2.7 percent at the one- and five-year-ahead horizons, respectively, but were unchanged at 3.0 percent at the three-year-ahead horizon, according to the October Survey of Consumer Expectations. Median year-ahead expected price changes increased for gas, a college education, and medical care, but remained flat for rent and food. Households’ expectations of future income and spending growth were largely stable.

For more details:
Press Release: Consumers’ Expectations Largely Stable in October
SURVEY MODULES
Fielding the Survey
The SCE is a nationally representative, Internet-based survey of a rotating panel of approximately 1,300 household heads. Respondents participate in the panel for up to twelve months, with a roughly equal number rotating in and out of the panel each month. Unlike comparable surveys based on repeated cross-sections with a different set of respondents in each wave, our panel enables us to observe the changes in expectations and behavior of the same individuals over time.
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