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College Textbook Costs Rise Faster than CPI, Medical Services and New Home Prices
If you thought costs for medical services have gone through the roof check the percent change in costs for college textbooks since 1978 in the following graph.
Posted in Higher Education
Tagged books, cpi, higher education, home prices, medical services
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Brand Name Drug Prices Sore While Generics Fall
Brand name drugs have increased 63% since 2008 while generic drugs have decreased 61% during the same time period. CPI has only increased by 9.6%. Incredible increase in brand name drugs! I found this graph at the Incidental Economist.
Effect of the Stimulus Program: 21 Economic Metrics
Michael Norman, JTF chief economist, provides a number of metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of the stimulus program (aka American Recovery Act). Each graph below has a horizontal axis ranging from March 2007 to March 2012. In addition Norman has … Continue reading
Posted in Economy, Government
Tagged American Recovery Act, business investment, capacity utilization, confidence survey, corporate profits, cpi, dollar index, effectiveness, evaluation, GDP, household net worth, housing starts, industrial production, ISM PMI index, metrics, oil, payrolls, personal income, personal savings, retail sales, stimulus program, stock market, treasuries, unemployment, vehicle sales
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