San Francisco Fed
WEBThe Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco is one of the 12 Reserve Banks in the Federal Reserve System. San Francisco is the headquarters of the Twelfth Federal Reserve District. The SF Fed is a nonprofit public service institution that supports the economy through research, community development, and banking supervision.
Economic Research at the SF Fed.
WEBEconomic Research. The Economic Research Department conducts research on a wide range of topics in support of the Federal Reserve’s policy and public outreach functions. Research is widely disseminated, including in leading peer-reviewed scholarly journals. The department has an active visiting scholar program, collaborates with global ...
Office of the President - San Francisco Fed
WEBMary C. Daly is president and chief executive officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco.In 2024, she is a voting member of the Federal Open Market Committee, the monetary policymaking body of the Federal Reserve System.. Daly assumed leadership of the San Francisco Fed in 2018, building on a distinguished career as a labor economist, policy advisor, and leader.
How Much Do Supply and Demand Drive Inflation?
WEBJun 21, 2022 · Inflation has remained at levels well above the Federal Reserve’s inflation goal of 2% for over a year. Separating the underlying data from the personal consumption expenditures price index into supply- versus demand-driven categories reveals that supply factors explain about half of the run-up in current inflation levels. Demand factors are responsible for about one-third, with the ...
Total Factor Productivity - San Francisco Fed
WEBThis site presents a real-time, quarterly series on total factor productivity (TFP) for the U.S. business sector, adjusted for variations in factor utilization – labor effort and capital’s workweek. The utilization adjustments follows Basu, Fernald, and Kimball (BFK, 2006). Using relative prices and input-output information, the series is ...
Contact Us - San Francisco Fed
WEBHours of Operation: Monday – Friday, 8:00 am – 5:00 pm, Pacific Time. Requesting Records of the SF Fed (pdf, 61 kb) Transparency and Accountability Policy (pdf, 142 kb) Media Inquires. For media inquiries, please reach out to: Jennifer Chamberlain 415-636-2232. Musadiq Bidar 415-265-1254.
What’s Driving Inflation? Our New Data Page Gives a Detailed Look
WEBMar 7, 2024 · Our New Data Page Gives a Detailed Look. Keeping a stable and moderate level of inflation is important for a healthy economy. Policymakers and economists therefore need to understand not only how overall inflation is evolving, but what is driving it. Knowing why inflation changes in any given month requires looking beyond the headline number.
Careers at the SF Fed
WEBWe pursue careers that are true to ourselves, from economists and cash processors to bank supervisors and cloud engineers. When you join the SF Fed, you join a team of people working together to promote an inclusive economy that works for everyone. If that’s the kind of impact you’d like to make with your everyday work, find your next ...
Why Is U.S. Inflation Higher than in Other Countries?
WEBMar 28, 2022 · Inflation rates in the United States and other developed economies have closely tracked each other historically. Problems with global supply chains and changes in spending patterns due to the COVID-19 pandemic have pushed up inflation worldwide. However, since the first half of 2021, U.S. inflation has increasingly outpaced inflation in other developed countries. Estimates suggest that fiscal ...
The Highs and Lows of Productivity Growth - San Francisco Fed
WEBAug 3, 2020 · Productivity growth shows evidence of switching between long periods of high and low average growth. Estimates suggest that the United States has been in the low-growth regime since 2004. Assuming this low growth continues, productivity growth in the year 2025 would be 0.6%. By dropping this assumption and allowing for a switch to consistent higher growth, an alternative estimate forecasts ...
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