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The contribution of firm profits to the recent rise in inflation

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  • Panagiotis Bouras
  • Christian Bustamante
  • Xing Guo
  • Jacob Short

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We measure the contribution to inflation from the growth in markups of Canadian firms. The dynamics of inflation and markups suggest that changes in markups could account for less than one-tenth of inflation in 2021. Further, they suggest that peak inflation was driven primarily by changes in the costs of firms.

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  • Panagiotis Bouras & Christian Bustamante & Xing Guo & Jacob Short, 2023. "The contribution of firm profits to the recent rise in inflation," Staff Analytical Notes 2023-12, Bank of Canada.
    • Handle: RePEc:bca:bocsan:23-12
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    1. Olga Bilyk & Timothy Grieder & Mikael Khan, 2023. "Markups and inflation during the COVID-19 pandemic," Staff Analytical Notes 2023-8, Bank of Canada.
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    1. José G. Nuño‐Ledesma & Michael von Massow, 2023. "Canadian food inflation: International dynamics and local agency," Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics/Revue canadienne d'agroeconomie, Canadian Agricultural Economics Society/Societe canadienne d'agroeconomie, vol. 71(3-4), pages 393-406, September.
    2. Panpan Zhu & Qingjie Zhou & Yinpeng Zhang, 2024. "Investor attention and consumer price index inflation rate: Evidence from the United States," Palgrave Communications, Palgrave Macmillan, vol. 11(1), pages 1-12, December.

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    Keywords

    Firm dynamics; Inflation and prices; Market structure and pricing;
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    JEL classification:

    • D22 - Microeconomics - - Production and Organizations - - - Firm Behavior: Empirical Analysis
    • D4 - Microeconomics - - Market Structure, Pricing, and Design
    • E31 - Macroeconomics and Monetary Economics - - Prices, Business Fluctuations, and Cycles - - - Price Level; Inflation; Deflation
    • L11 - Industrial Organization - - Market Structure, Firm Strategy, and Market Performance - - - Production, Pricing, and Market Structure; Size Distribution of Firms

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