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Inflation rate projected to hit 6% in the second quarter, top economic forecasters say

Cnbc · 🇮🇷 public Iran · · 494 words · By Jeff Cox
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What to know about Inflation Forecasts

The recent surge in inflation is likely to get worse over the next several months, according to a survey Friday from the nation's top economists.

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What happened

The recent surge in inflation is likely to get worse over the next several months, according to a survey Friday from the nation's top economists.

Why it matters

Consumer price inflation is projected to hit 6% for the first quarter, according to the Survey of Professional Forecasters, a blue-ribbon group that is polled each quarter by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.

Common ground

In the most recent forecast three months ago, the panel put the expected consumer price index gain at just 2.7%.

Perspective signals

The tension in the story is sharpened by Loaded Language: language that can make the dispute feel more urgent, personal, or adversarial than the underlying facts alone.

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eFinder identified 1 propaganda technique in this article. These signals explain how wording, emphasis, or missing context can shape a reader's interpretation.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 19 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 1: “headline CPI projected at 3% and core at 2.9% [into the third quarter]”
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The evidence confirms that the SPF tracks headline and core CPI, but does not provide the specific 3% and 2.9% projections for the third quarter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Projections for headline and core CPI and PCE inflation at most other forecast horizons beyond the current quarter have been revised upward, compared with those from the survey of three months ago.
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/real-time-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2. core consumer price index (annual rate).Survey of Professional Forecasters, Third Quarter 2019. 16. Table seven mean probability of core CPI and core pce inflation (Q4/Q4).
https://skbi.smu.edu.sg/sites/skbi.smu.edu.sg/files/Research…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Philadelphia Fed Third Quarter 2011 Survey of Professional Forecasters was released on August 12.Inflation is measured in Headline and Core CPI and Headline and Core PCE. Over all time frames expe…
https://www.economicgreenfield.com/2011/08/22/philadelphia-f…
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Claim 2: “For the full year, the panel put the CPI rate at 3.5% for the all-items number and 2.9% for core”
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The provided evidence discusses general SPF trends and ECB forecasts, but does not contain the specific figures of 3.5% for all-items and 2.9% for core CPI.
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web search NEUTRAL — The median 10-year productivity forecast in the Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) has risen from 1.3% in 2023 to 1.8% in early 2026.
https://econbrowser.com/archives/2026/05/guest-contribution-…
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web search NEUTRAL — Core inflation was affected by a statistical quirk tied to housing costs, which climbed the most since 2024. Data on housing weren’t collected during the government shutdown late last year, and statis…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/us-cpi-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — Euro exchange rates. Key ECB interest rates. Euro short-term rate (€STR). Interest rate benchmarks.Inflation is defined as the year on year percentage change in the euro area all items Harmonised Inde…
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/ecb_surveys/survey_of_profes…
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Claim 3: “Kevin Warsh is set to assume the role of Fed chair”
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Claim 4: “the fourth quarter at 2.5% and 2.7% respectively”
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The evidence discusses various SPF reports from different years (2007, 2019, 2022), but none confirm the specific 2.5% and 2.7% projections for the fourth quarter.
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web search NEUTRAL — Core CPI. Headline PCE.The forecasters have raised their estimates for the probability that core PCE inflation in 2022 will be 4.0 percent or higher, compared with their prediction in the last survey.
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/real-time-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The forecasters expect core CPI inflation to average 2.2 percent (fourth quarter over fourth quarter) in each of the next three years. This projection is unchanged from the last survey.
https://web.archive.org/web/20201027115454/https://www.phila…
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web search NEUTRAL — 2. core consumer price index (annual rate).Survey of Professional Forecasters, Fourth Quarter 2019. 17. Table eight long-term (5-YEAR and 10-YEAR) inflation forecasts.
https://skbi.smu.edu.sg/sites/skbi.smu.edu.sg/files/Research…
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Claim 5: “In the most recent forecast three months ago, the panel put the expected consumer price index gain at just 2.7%”
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The evidence mentions the SPF and general growth projections for 2027/2028, but does not provide the specific 2.7% CPI projection from three months prior.
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web search NEUTRAL — Real-Time Data Research. Survey of Professional Forecasters.The growth projections for 2027 and 2028 of 2.1 percent and 1.8 percent, respectively, remain unchanged compared with those in the survey of…
https://www.philadelphiafed.org/surveys-and-data/real-time-d…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Survey of Professional Forecasters began in 1999. The aggregate results and microdata are published four times a year. The next release will be published on 24 July 2026 (provisional).
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/stats/ecb_surveys/survey_of_profes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Another example problem: https://youtu.be/vOrf9YmoNiI A related problem: https://youtu.be/Mb9oZPaMWxEThis video shows how to calculate the CPI and annual inf...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xJe_oJybDs
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Claim 6: “the personal consumption expenditures price index, a Commerce Department measure”
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No evidence was gathered or provided for this claim in the search results.
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Claim 7: “the consumer price index, a Bureau of Labor Statistics compilation”
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Claim 8: “Headline CPI showed inflation at a 3.8% rate... in April”
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Claim 9: “The unemployment rate this year is expected to settle around 4.5%”
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Claim 10: “The 10-year projected annual average is at 2.4%”
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The search results for this claim returned information about the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) rather than the SPF 10-year inflation projection.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Dow Jones Industrial Average, Dow Jones, or simply the Dow, is a stock market index of 30 prominent companies listed on stock exchanges in the United States. The DJIA is one of the oldest and...
https://www.google.com/finance/beta/quote/.DJI:INDEXDJX
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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · DJIA | A complete Dow Jones Industrial Average index overview by MarketWatch. View stock market news, stock market data and trading information.
https://www.marketwatch.com/investing/index/djia
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web search NEUTRAL — Sep 29, 2024 · Get Dow Jones Industrial Average (.DJI:Dow Jones Global Indexes) real-time stock quotes, news, price and financial information from CNBC.
https://www.cnbc.com/quotes/.DJI
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Claim 11: “Headline PCE inflation is projected at 4.5% for the second quarter with core at 3.4%, compared to prior estimates of 2.7%”
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Claim 12: “the latter down 0.3 percentage point from the prior estimate”
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Claim 13: “the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran”
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Five independent cross-references (CNBC, Daily Maverick, Al Jazeera) all report that the U.S. and Israel launched attacks against Iran, specifically citing February 28.
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the U.S. and Israel launched joint attacks on Iran
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/tech-hyperscalers-q1-earning…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran [at the end of February]
https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2026-05-14-cheaper-t…
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cross reference SUPPORTS — The US and Israel launched their attack on Iran on February 28.
https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2026/4/28/as-us-iran-talks…
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Claim 14: “Consumer price inflation is projected to hit 6% for the first quarter, according to the Survey of Professional Forecasters”
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While the evidence confirms the existence and nature of the Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF), none of the provided search results contain the specific projection of 6% inflation for the first quarter.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) is a quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts for the economy of the United States issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. It is the oldest …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Survey_of_Professional_Forecas…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The United States Geological Survey (USGS), founded as the Geological Survey, is an agency of the United States Department of the Interior whose work spans the disciplines of biology, geography, geolo…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The ECB Survey of Professional Forecasters, simply called the Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF), is a quarterly survey of macroeconomic forecasts for the euro area issued by the European Centra…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ECB_Survey_of_Professional_For…
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Claim 15: “That's up from estimates of 2.6% for both in the prior survey”
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The evidence mentions a 3.8% CPI jump in April 2026 and 2.8% core CPI, but does not corroborate the specific prior survey estimate of 2.6% for both.
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web search NEUTRAL — On a year-on-year basis, the CPI jumped 3.8%, a pace that outstripped workers’ earnings for the first time in three years and marked the highest inflation print since May 2023. The core CPI was up 2.8…
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-05-12/us-cpi-re…
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web search NEUTRAL — The Survey of Professional Forecasters (SPF) for the second quarter of 2026 was conducted between 31 March and 8 April 2026 and 56 responses were received.
https://zentral-bank.eu/press/pr/date/2026/html/ecb.pr260504…
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web search NEUTRAL — Another example problem: https://youtu.be/vOrf9YmoNiI A related problem: https://youtu.be/Mb9oZPaMWxEThis video shows how to calculate the CPI and annual inf...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6xJe_oJybDs
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Claim 16: “They expect gross domestic product to rise at a 2.1% annualized rate in the second quarter and 2.2% for the full year”
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Claim 17: “the Survey of Professional Forecasters, a blue-ribbon group that is polled each quarter by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia”
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Multiple authoritative sources, including Wikipedia and the official Philadelphia Fed website, confirm that the Survey of Professional Forecasters is a quarterly survey issued by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia — also known as the Philadelphia Fed or the Philly Fed — headquartered at 10 Independence Mall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, is responsible for the Third Dist…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank_of_Philad…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Federal Reserve Notes are the currently issued banknotes of the United States dollar. The United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing, within the Department of the Treasury, produces the notes unde…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Note
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A Federal Reserve Bank is a regional bank of the Federal Reserve System, the central banking system of the United States. There are twelve in total, one for each of the twelve Federal Reserve District…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Reserve_Bank
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Claim 18: “the producer price annual inflation rate of 6% was the peak since December 2022 [in April]”
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Claim 19: “Growth is projected to slow further to 1.9% in 2027”
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