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www.bostonfed.org Implications of Fiscal Austerity for U.S. Monetary Policy Eric S. Rosengren President & CEO Federal Reserve Bank of Boston GIC Central Banking Conference Milan, Italy May 16, 2013 EMBARGOED UNTIL THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 AT 7:45 A.M. U.S. EASTERN TIME AND THURSDAY, MAY 16, 2013 AT 1:45 P.M. MILAN, ITALY TIME; OR UPON DELIVERY Figure 1 Growth in Real Final Sales to Private Domestic Purchasers 2007:Q1 - 2013:Q1 Percent Change at Annual Rate 6 1 4 1 2 0 1 -2 0 -4 -6 0 -8 -10 0 2007:Q1 2008:Q1 2009:Q1 Recession Source: BEA, NBER / Haver Analytics 2010:Q1 2011:Q1 2012:Q1 2013:Q1 Figure 2 Growth in Real Final Sales to All Domestic and Private Domestic Purchasers 2007:Q1 - 2013:Q1 Percent Change at Annual Rate 6 1 4 1 2 0 1 -2 0 -4 -6 Recession To Private Domestic Purchasers To All Domestic Purchasers -8 -10 0 0 2007:Q1 2008:Q1 2009:Q1 Recession Source: BEA, NBER / Haver Analytics 2010:Q1 2011:Q1 2012:Q1 2013:Q1 Figure 3 Growth in Real Government Spending 2007:Q1 - 2013:Q1 Percent Change at Annual Rate 12 12.0 10.0 8 8.0 6.0 4 4.0 2.0 0 0.0 -2.0 -4 -4.0 -6.0 -8 -8.0 2007:Q1 2008:Q1 2009:Q1 Recession Source: BEA, NBER / Haver Analytics 2010:Q1 2011:Q1 2012:Q1 2013:Q1 Figure 4 Contribution of Real Government Spending to Real GDP Growth 2007:Q1 - 2013:Q1 Percent Change at Annual Rate 2.0 2.00 1.0 1.00 0.0 0.00 -1.0 -1.00 -2.0 -2.00 2007:Q1 2008:Q1 2009:Q1 Recession Source: BEA, NBER / Haver Analytics 2010:Q1 2011:Q1 2012:Q1 2013:Q1 Figure 5 Growth in Real Government Spending by Federal and State and Local Governments 2007:Q1 - 2013:Q1 Percent Change at Annual Rate 15 15.0 Series4 Federal 10 Series2 State and Local 10.0 5 5.0 0 0.0 -5 -5.0 -10 -10.0 -15 -15.0 2007:Q1 2008:Q1 2009:Q1 Recession Source: BEA, NBER / Haver Analytics 2010:Q1 2011:Q1 2012:Q1 2013:Q1 Figure 6 Growth in Government Spending During Current and Previous Three Recoveries Index, Trough = 100 130 1982:Q4 1991:Q1 2001:Q4 120 2009:Q2 110 100 90 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Quarters from Trough Source: BEA, NBER / Haver Analytics 10 11 12 13 14 15 Figure 7 Nonfarm Payroll Employment Growth: All Industries and Private Industries 2007:Q1 - 2013:Q1 Percent Change from Year Earlier 3 3.00 2 2.00 1 1.00 0 0.00 -1 -1.00 -2 -2.00 -3 -3.00 -4 -4.00 -5 Series4 Series3 Private Industries All Industries -6 -5.00 -6.00 2007:Q1 2008:Q1 2009:Q1 Recession Source: BLS, NBER / Haver Analytics 2010:Q1 2011:Q1 2012:Q1 2013:Q1 Figure 8 Inflation Rate: Change in Total and Core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) Price Indexes January 2007 - March 2013 Percent Change from Year Earlier 5 1 4 1 PCE 3 Target (2%) 2 1 0 Core PCE (Excluding Food and Energy) 0 1 0 -1 -2 0 Jan-2007 Jan-2008 Jan-2009 Recession Source: BEA, NBER / Haver Analytics Jan-2010 Jan-2011 Jan-2012 Jan-2013 Figure 9 Three-Month Treasury Bill Yield Minus Core PCE Inflation Rate January 2007 - March 2013 Percent Change from Year Earlier 3 1 2 1 1 1 0 0 -1 0 -2 0 Jan-2007 Jan-2008 Jan-2009 Jan-2010 Jan-2011 Jan-2012 Recession Note: Core PCE Inflation Rate is the percent change in the Core PCE from one year earlier Source: BEA, Federal Reserve Board, NBER / Haver Analytics Jan-2013 Figure 10 Central Bank Assets in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Euro Area December 2006 - April 2013 Index Level December 2006 = 100 600 United Kingdom 500 United States Euro Area (17) 400 300 200 100 0 Dec-2006 Dec-2007 Dec-2008 Dec-2009 Dec-2010 Dec-2011 Source: Bank of England, European Central Bank, Federal Reserve Board / Haver Analytics Dec-2012 Figure 11 Growth in Real Government Spending in the United States, the United Kingdom and the Euro Area 2010 - 2012 Percent Change from Year Earlier 3 2010:Q4 2011:Q4 2012:Q4 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 United States United Kingdom Note: Includes only government consumption expenditures. Source: BEA, Eurostat, Office for National Statistics (U.K.) / Haver Analytics Euro Area (17) Figure 12 Estimated General Government Structural Budget Balance 2010 - 2013 Percent of Potential GDP 0 -3 -6 2010 2011 2012 2013 (Estimate) -9 United States United Kingdom Euro Area (17) Note: For the Euro area, 2012 is also based on estimates of the budget balance for some countries Source: IMF, World Economic Outlook Database