Short-Term Inflation Expectations Continue to Decline, Tick up Slightly in Longer Term

The Federal Reserve Bank of New York’s Center for Microeconomic Data today released the December 2022 Survey of Consumer Expectations, which shows that inflation expectations continued to decline in the short term and were unchanged over the medium term. Longer-term inflation expectations edged up slightly. Household spending expectations fell sharply in December, while income growth expectations rose to a new series high. Home price expectations rose slightly, but remain below their pre-pandemic levels. Households’ perceptions about their current financial situation and their expectations about their future financial situation one year from now improved in December. CONTINUED

Federal Reserve Bank of New York


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