Coming down quickly with the fall in gasoline prices, much like Aug 06 when Goldman changed their commodity index and triggered a liquidation of gasoline inventories.
Karim writes:
Largest single mthly fall on record in headline CPI: -0.961%
Core also falls, by 0.071%
Service inflation now unchanged for 2 straight months
OER up 0.1%
Apparel -1%, vehicles -0.7% (new -0.5%, used -2.4%)
Medical care and education each up 0.2%
Market strains + output gap + weaker commodities to lead to falling/slowing inflation in period ahead
Looking grim again after showing signs of bottoming.
Karim writes:
October housing starts down another 4.5% and permits down 12%-contribution from housing to GDP will remain a significant drag at least thru Q2 2009 (based on lag from permits to construction).