Solutions for Government

Monetary policy acts with a lag and ought to be made preemptively in the run-up to cyclical turns in growth and inflation. Likewise, year-ahead budget policy can be adjusted according to the cyclical outlook. As a result, both policy arms can improve their contribution to a "smoother" macroeconomic experience.

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U.S. Cyclical Outlook
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Inflation Watch
ECRI Index Database, 20 major markets, extensive history
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Why Our Service is Unique

The institutional knowledge housed at ECRI about business and inflation cycles simply does not exist anywhere else. So, while governments certainly have access to a large amount of forecasting options, they are very unlikely to obtain better cycle forecasting and analysis elsewhere.

The Forecasting Challenge & Solution