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How Does a Rise in International Shipping Costs Affect U.S. Inflation?

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  • Trenton Herriford
  • Elizabeth Johnson
  • Nicholas Sly
  • Andrew Lee Smith

Abstract

Trenton Herriford, Elizabeth M. Johnson, Nicholas Sly, and A. Lee Smith find that an increase in ocean shipping costs leads to a modest boost in core inflation after one year.

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  • Trenton Herriford & Elizabeth Johnson & Nicholas Sly & Andrew Lee Smith, 2016. "How Does a Rise in International Shipping Costs Affect U.S. Inflation?," Macro Bulletin, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, pages 1-3, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:fip:fedkmb:00047
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    1. Szafranek, Karol & Szafrański, Grzegorz & Leszczyńska-Paczesna, Agnieszka, 2024. "Inflation returns. Revisiting the role of external and domestic shocks with Bayesian structural VAR," International Review of Economics & Finance, Elsevier, vol. 93(PA), pages 789-810.
    2. Anderl, Christina & Caporale, Guglielmo Maria, 2024. "Shipping cost uncertainty, endogenous regime switching and the global drivers of inflation," International Economics, Elsevier, vol. 178(C).
    3. Carrière-Swallow, Yan & Deb, Pragyan & Furceri, Davide & Jiménez, Daniel & Ostry, Jonathan D., 2023. "Shipping costs and inflation," Journal of International Money and Finance, Elsevier, vol. 130(C).
    4. Gustavo González & Emiliano Luttini & Marco Rojas, 2023. "Freight costs and domestic prices during the COVID-19 pandemic," Working Papers Central Bank of Chile 982, Central Bank of Chile.
    5. Nicholas Sly & Anson Soderbery, 2022. "Global Supply Chain Disruptions Can Be Seen Anywhere, but Their Costs Are Not the Same Everywhere," Economic Bulletin, Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, issue January 1, pages 1-4, January.

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    Keywords

    Imports; Inflation; International shipping;
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    JEL classification:

    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation

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