View: CPI 1814-2013

U.S. Dollar & Wage Trend - Inflationists are still waiting for a big surge in prices and while they might be determined to bid up prices of real estate, collector cars and discretionary baubles bangles and beads, general price inflation is in a 1%-3% per year range in both Canada and the U.S. In the U.S. we are seeing uptick moves to the top of the CPI range along with what appears to be a solid uptrend in wages since 2012. The wage trend also fits nicely with a definite uptrend in the USD/CAD ratio that's been on since 2011. A stronger USD helps American wage earners buy more stuff which encourages employers to hire more people. More text at www.chpc.biz