Median Forecasts for Selected Variables in the Current and Previous Surveys
FOURTH QUARTER 2021
Release Date: November 15, 2021
Forecasters Project Slower Growth with Lower Unemployment The U.S. economy looks weaker now than it did in August, according to 37 forecasters surveyed by the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. The forecasters predict real GDP will grow at an annual rate of 4.6 percent this quarter and 3.9 percent next quarter, down 0.6 percentage point each from the prediction in the last survey. Using the annual-average over annual-average computation, the panel expects real GDP will grow at an annual rate of 5.5 percent this year and 3.9 percent in 2022, down 0.6 percentage point and 0.5 percentage point, respectively, from the prediction of three months ago.
The downward revision to growth is accompanied by a more positive outlook for the unemployment rate. The forecasters predict unemployment will decrease from a projected 4.5 percent this quarter to 3.9 percent in the fourth quarter of 2022. Using the annual-average computation, the panelists predict the unemployment rate will decline from 5.4 percent in 2021 to 3.7 percent in 2024. The annual-average projections from 2021 to 2023 are each 0.2 percentage point below those of the last survey.
The forecasters are less optimistic about the near-term employment outlook. They have revised downward their estimates for job gains over the next three quarters. The projections for the annual-average level of nonfarm payroll employment suggest job gains at a monthly rate of 325,800 in 2021 and 439,700 in 2022. (These annual-average projections are computed as the year-to-year change in the annual-average level of nonfarm payroll employment, converted to a monthly rate.)
Median Forecasts for Selected Variables in the Current and Previous Surveys
Quarterly data: 2021:Q4 2022:Q1 2022:Q2 2022:Q3 2022:Q4
Real GDP (%) Previous New
5.2
4.6
4.5
3.9
3.4
4.0
2.7
3.1
N.A.
3.1
Unemployment Rate (%) Payrolls (000s/month)
Previous New
Previous New
4.9
4.5
4.6
4.3
4.4
4.1
4.2
3.9
N.A. 3.9
508.8 468.9 404.8 265.0 N.A.
469.4 407.8 310.9 321.5 306.2
Annual data (projections are based on annual-average levels):
2021
6.1
5.5
5.6
5.4
2022
4.4
3.9
4.3
4.1
2023
2.5
2.6
3.8
3.6
2024
2.0
2.3
3.6
3.7
309.4 456.3 N.A. N.A.
325.8 439.7 N.A. N.A.
The charts below provide some insight into the degree of uncertainty the forecasters have about their projections for the rate of growth in the annual-average level of real GDP. Each chart presents the forecasters' previous and current estimates of the probability that growth will fall into each of 11 ranges. For 2022, the forecasters have revised upward their estimate of the probability that real GDP will grow below 4.0 percent. However, the current real GDP growth probability projections for the following two years are little changed, compared with the previous estimates.
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The forecasters' density projections for unemployment, shown below, shed light on uncertainty about the labor market over the next four years. Each chart presents the forecasters' current and previous estimates of the probability that unemployment will fall into each of 10 ranges. The charts show the panelists are raising their probability estimates for an unemployment rate below 4.0 percent over each of the next four years, compared with their previous estimates.
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Forecasters Expect Higher Inflation The forecasters predict current-quarter headline CPI inflation to average 4.6 percent, up from 2.6 percent in the last survey. Headline PCE inflation over the current quarter will be 4.0 percent, up 1.4 percentage points from the previous estimate.
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.
Over the next 10 years, 2021 to 2030, the forecasters predict headline CPI inflation will average 2.55 percent at an annual rate. The corresponding estimate for 10-year annual-average PCE inflation is 2.30 percent. These 10-year projections are higher than those of the previous survey.
Median Short-Run and Long-Run Projections for Inflation (Annualized Percentage Points)
Quarterly 2021:Q4 2022:Q1 2022:Q2 2022:Q3 2022:Q4
Headline CPI Previous Current
2.6
4.6
2.2
3.0
2.3
2.6
2.4
2.5
N.A.
2.4
Core CPI Previous Current
2.5
3.5
2.3
2.8
2.3
2.6
2.4
2.6
N.A.
2.4
Headline PCE Previous Current
2.6
4.0
2.3
3.0
2.2
2.5
2.2
2.3
N.A.
2.2
Core PCE Previous Current
2.2
3.0
2.1
2.5
2.1
2.4
2.2
2.3
N.A.
2.1
Q4/Q4 Annual Averages
2021
4.9
5.8
2022
2.4
2.7
2023
2.3
2.4
4.2
4.5
2.4
2.6
2.4
2.4
4.1
4.9
2.2
2.4
2.3
2.2
3.7
4.1
2.2
2.3
2.1
2.1
Long-Term Annual Averages
2021-2025
2.75 2.90
2021-2030
2.44 2.55
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
2.40 2.59 2.20 2.30
N.A. N.A. N.A. N.A.
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The charts below show the median projections (the red line) and the associated interquartile ranges (gray areas around the red line) for 10-year annual-average CPI and PCE inflation. The charts show the rising projections for the long-term inflation rate in recent surveys.
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