Some Evidence on the Adjustment of Producer Prices*

B-Tier
Journal: Scandanavian Journal of Economics
Year: 2008
Volume: 110
Issue: 3
Pages: 489-518

Authors (2)

David Cornille (not in RePEc) Maarten Dossche (European Central Bank)

Score contribution per author:

1.009 = (α=2.02 / 2 authors) × 1.0x B-tier

α: calibrated so average coauthorship-adjusted count equals average raw count

Abstract

We document producer price adjustment using a low‐inflation micro price dataset. On average 24% of prices adjust each month, with an average increase/decrease of 6%. Producer prices adjust more frequently than consumer prices, but their size of adjustment is typically smaller. Sectoral heterogeneity in the frequency of price adjustment is strongly related to heterogeneity in the cost structure. Fluctuations in aggregate producer price inflation occur to a large extent through variation in the relative share of upward and downward price adjustment.

Technical Details

RePEc Handle
repec:bla:scandj:v:110:y:2008:i:3:p:489-518
Journal Field
General
Author Count
2
Added to Database
2026-01-25