US: Inflation to still remain above the 3% level by Q4 2023 – TDS

Both Core CPI inflation and core PCE inflation will remain above target inflation levels by the end of 2023, in the opinion of economists at TD Securities.

Will inflation fizzle out?

“We continue to forecast inflation (as measured by the CPI) to still remain above the 3% level by Q4 2023 despite the expected cumulative aid from goods deflation and shelter disinflation. We continue to judge the move to below 3% to be the real challenge as the more persistent factors driving services inflation will become more evident.”

“We look for headline inflation to end the year at a robust 7.1% YoY pace in Q4, but to slow to 3.1% in Q4 2023. We also forecast Core CPI inflation to end the year at a still-high 6.0% but to decelerate to 3.3% in Q4 2023.”

“We also expect the spread between the CPI and PCE measures to shrink through the end of next year as the factors driving the wedge normalize. We project core PCE inflation at 3.0% YoY by end-2023.”