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Summary of Economic Projections
Compilation and Summary of Individual Economic Projections
June 23-24, 2009 Tables and Charts
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Table 1
Economic Projections of Federal Reserve Governors and Reserve Bank
Presidents, June 2009
Percent

Central tendency1
Variable

Range2

2009

2010

2011

Longer
Run

2009

2010

2011

Longer
Run

Change in real GDP

-1.5 to -1.0

2.1 to 3.3

3.8 to 4.6

2.5 to 2.7

-1.6 to -0.6

0.8 to 4.0

2.3 to 5.0

2.4 to 2.8

April projection

-2.0 to -1.3

2.0 to 3.0

3.5 to 4.8

2.5 to 2.7

-2.5 to -0.5

1.5 to 4.0

2.3 to 5.0

2.4 to 3.0

Unemployment rate

9.8 to 10.1

9.5 to 9.8

8.4 to 8.8

4.8 to 5.0

9.7 to 10.5

8.5 to 10.6

6.8 to 9.2

4.5 to 6.0

April projection

9.2 to 9.6

9.0 to 9.5

7.7 to 8.5

4.8 to 5.0

9.1 to 10.0

8.0 to 9.6

6.5 to 9.0

4.5 to 5.3

1.0 to 1.4

1.2 to 1.8

1.1 to 2.0

1.7 to 2.0

1.0 to 1.8

0.9 to 2.0

0.5 to 2.5

1.5 to 2.1

April projection

0.6 to 0.9

1.0 to 1.6

1.0 to 1.9

1.7 to 2.0

-0.5 to 1.2

0.7 to 2.0

0.5 to 2.5

1.5 to 2.0

Core PCE inflation3

1.3 to 1.6

1.0 to 1.5

0.9 to 1.7

1.2 to 2.0

0.5 to 2.0

0.2 to 2.5

April projection

1.0 to 1.5

0.7 to 1.3

0.8 to 1.6

0.7 to 1.6

0.5 to 2.0

0.2 to 2.5

PCE inflation

NOTE: Projections of change in real gross domestic product (GDP) and of inflation are from the fourth quarter of
the previous year to the fourth quarter of the year indicated. PCE inflation and core PCE inflation are the
percentage rates of change in, respectively, the price index for personal consumption expenditures (PCE) and the
price index for PCE excluding food and energy. Projections for the unemployment rate are for the average civilian
unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of the year indicated. Each participant's projections are based on his or
her assessment of appropriate monetary policy. Longer-run projections represent each participant's assessment of
the rate to which each variable would be expected to converge under appropriate monetary policy and in the
absence of further shocks to the economy. The April projections were made in conjunction with the FOMC meeting
on April 28-29, 2009.
1. The central tendency excludes the three highest and three lowest projections for each variable in each
year. Return to table
2. The range for a variable in a given year includes all participants' projections, from lowest to highest, for that
variable in that year. Return to table
3. Longer-run projections for core PCE inflation are not collected. Return to table

Table 1a
Economic Projections for the First Half of 2009*
(in percent)
Central Tendencies and Ranges
Central Tendency

Range

-3.5 to -3.3

-4.0 to -3.0

PCE Inflation

0.2 to 0.6

-0.1 to 1.0

Core PCE Inflation

1.8 to 2.0

1.5 to 2.0

Change in Real GDP

Participants' Projections
Projection

Change in Real GDP

PCE Inflation

Core PCE Inflation

1

-3.6

1.0

1.9

2

-3.3

-0.1

1.9

3

-4.0

0.0

2.0

4

-3.3

0.9

1.8

5

-3.5

0.3

1.9

6

-3.5

0.3

1.8

7

-3.5

0.0

1.5

8

-3.5

0.3

1.9

9

-3.3

0.6

2.0

10

-3.4

0.3

2.0

11

-3.5

0.4

1.8

12

-3.5

0.2

1.5

13

-3.4

0.4

2.0

14

-3.0

0.5

1.7

15

-3.9

0.6

2.0

16

-3.3

0.3

1.9

17

-3.3

0.3

1.9

* Growth and inflation are reported at annualized rates. Return to text

Table 1b
Economic Projections for the Second Half of 2009*
(in percent)
Central Tendencies and Ranges
Central Tendency

Range

Change in Real GDP

0.5 to 1.4

0.1 to 2.9

PCE Inflation

1.8 to 2.5

1.4 to 3.2

Core PCE Inflation

0.7 to 1.4

0.5 to 2.0

Participants' Projections

Projection

Change in Real GDP

PCE Inflation

Core PCE Inflation

1

0.4

1.4

1.3

2

0.1

2.9

0.9

3

2.9

2.0

2.0

4

0.9

2.1

1.0

5

1.0

2.5

0.5

6

1.4

2.5

1.0

7

0.5

2.0

1.5

8

1.6

2.1

1.3

9

0.7

1.8

0.8

10

1.7

2.3

1.4

11

1.2

2.8

1.4

12

1.0

1.8

1.1

13

1.3

3.2

1.8

14

1.0

1.9

1.3

15

1.0

1.4

0.6

16

1.4

1.7

0.7

17

0.5

2.5

0.7

* Projections for the second half of 2009 implied by participants' June projections for the first half of 2009 and for
2009 as a whole. Growth and inflation are reported at annualized rates. Return to text

Table 2
June Economic Projections
(in percent)
Projection

Year

Change in Real GDP

Unemployment Rate

PCE Inflation

Core PCE Inflation

1

2009

-1.6

10.3

1.2

1.6

2

2009

-1.6

10.1

1.4

1.4

3

2009

-0.6

9.9

1.0

2.0

4

2009

-1.2

10.0

1.5

1.4

5

2009

-1.3

10.0

1.4

1.2

6

2009

-1.1

10.1

1.4

1.4

7

2009

-1.5

10.0

1.0

1.5

8

2009

-1.0

9.8

1.2

1.6

9

2009

-1.3

10.5

1.2

1.4

10

2009

-0.9

9.8

1.3

1.7

11

2009

-1.2

9.8

1.6

1.6

12

2009

-1.3

10.0

1.0

1.3

13

2009

-1.1

10.0

1.8

1.9

14

2009

-1.0

9.8

1.2

1.5

Projection

Year

Change in Real GDP

Unemployment Rate

PCE Inflation

Core PCE Inflation

15

2009

-1.5

10.0

1.0

1.3

16

2009

-1.0

10.0

1.0

1.3

17

2009

-1.4

9.7

1.4

1.3

1

2010

2.2

9.8

1.0

0.8

2

2010

0.8

10.6

1.1

0.8

3

2010

4.0

9.2

2.0

2.0

4

2010

2.9

9.8

1.4

1.0

5

2010

3.2

9.6

0.9

0.5

6

2010

2.8

9.7

1.2

1.0

7

2010

2.0

9.8

1.5

1.0

8

2010

3.3

9.4

1.3

1.3

9

2010

2.1

10.3

1.6

1.2

10

2010

2.9

9.5

1.8

1.5

11

2010

3.0

9.5

1.3

1.0

12

2010

1.5

9.7

1.3

1.3

13

2010

2.4

9.8

1.6

1.5

14

2010

3.0

8.5

2.0

2.0

15

2010

3.3

9.6

2.0

1.4

16

2010

3.3

9.6

1.2

1.1

17

2010

2.2

9.7

1.5

1.4

1

2011

4.6

8.6

1.0

0.8

2

2011

4.3

9.2

1.0

0.5

3

2011

3.8

8.7

2.0

2.0

4

2011

4.5

8.5

1.6

1.0

5

2011

4.0

8.6

0.5

0.2

6

2011

4.4

8.6

1.2

1.1

7

2011

4.5

9.0

1.5

1.0

8

2011

4.5

8.7

1.2

1.2

9

2011

5.0

8.7

1.8

1.8

10

2011

4.7

8.4

2.0

1.5

11

2011

4.4

8.5

1.5

1.0

12

2011

2.3

8.5

1.5

1.5

13

2011

4.0

9.2

1.5

1.5

14

2011

2.7

6.8

2.5

2.5

15

2011

3.9

8.1

2.1

1.7

16

2011

4.8

8.0

1.1

0.9

17

2011

3.6

8.8

1.6

1.6

1

LR

2.5

4.8

2.1

Projection

Year

Change in Real GDP

Unemployment Rate

PCE Inflation

2

LR

2.8

5.0

2.0

3

LR

2.8

5.3

1.5

4

LR

2.5

4.8

2.0

5

LR

2.5

4.8

2.0

6

LR

2.5

5.0

1.8

7

LR

2.8

5.0

1.5

8

LR

2.4

5.0

2.0

9

LR

2.4

5.0

2.0

10

LR

2.5

5.0

2.0

11

LR

2.5

5.0

2.0

12

LR

2.5

5.2

2.0

13

LR

2.7

5.0

1.5

14

LR

2.7

5.0

1.7

15

LR

2.7

4.5

2.0

16

LR

2.5

5.0

2.0

17

LR

2.5

6.0

Core PCE Inflation

2.0

Figure 1
Central tendencies and ranges of economic projections, 2009-11 and over the
longer run
Central tendencies and ranges of economic projections for years 2009 through 2011 and over the longer run.
Actual data (annual) for years 2004 through 2008. Definitions of variables are in the notes to table 1.
Change in real GDP
Percent

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Longer
Run

3.1

2.7

2.4

2.3

-0.8

-

-

-

-

Upper End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

-0.6

4.0

5.0

2.8

Upper End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

-1.0

3.3

4.6

2.7

Lower End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

-1.5

2.1

3.8

2.5

Lower End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

-1.6

0.8

2.3

2.4

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Longer
Run

5.4

4.9

4.4

4.8

6.9

-

-

-

-

Upper End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

10.5

10.6

9.2

6.0

Upper End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

10.1

9.8

8.8

5.0

Lower End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

9.8

9.5

8.4

4.8

Lower End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

9.7

8.5

6.8

4.5

Actual

Unemployment Rate

Percent

Actual

PCE Inflation
Percent

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

Longer
Run

3.1

3.3

1.9

3.5

1.9

-

-

-

-

Upper End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

1.8

2.0

2.5

2.1

Upper End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

1.4

1.8

2.0

2.0

Lower End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

1.2

1.1

1.7

Lower End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

1.0

0.9

0.5

1.5

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2.2

2.2

2.3

2.2

1.9

-

-

-

Upper End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

2.0

2.0

2.5

Upper End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

1.6

1.5

1.7

Lower End of Central Tendency

-

-

-

-

-

1.3

1.0

0.9

Lower End of Range

-

-

-

-

-

1.2

0.5

0.2

Actual

Core PCE Inflation
Percent

Actual

Uncertainty and Risks - GDP Growth
2(a): Please indicate your judgment of the uncertainty attached to your projections relative
to levels of uncertainty over the past 20 years.
Lower
(C)

Broadly similar
(B)

Higher
(A)

0

1

16

Number of participants

2(b): Please indicate your judgment of the risk weighting around your projections.
Weighted to downside
(C)

Broadly balanced
(B)

Weighted to upside
(A)

7

10

0

Number of participants
Individual Responses
Respondent

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

2(a)

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

2(b)

B

B

B

B

C

C

C

B

C

B

C

C

B

B

C

B

B

Uncertainty and Risks - Unemployment Rate
2(a): Please indicate your judgment of the uncertainty attached to your projections relative
to levels of uncertainty over the past 20 years.
Lower
(C)
Number of participants

Broadly similar
(B)

Higher
(A)

0

1

16

2(b): Please indicate your judgment of the risk weighting around your projections.

Weighted to downside
(C)

Broadly balanced
(B)

Weighted to upside
(A)

0

10

7

Number of participants
Individual Responses
Respondent

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

2(a)

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

2(b)

B

B

B

B

A

A

A

B

A

B

A

A

B

B

A

B

B

Uncertainty and Risks - PCE Inflation
2(a): Please indicate your judgment of the uncertainty attached to your projections relative
to levels of uncertainty over the past 20 years.
Lower
(C)

Broadly similar
(B)

Higher
(A)

1

2

14

Number of participants

2(b): Please indicate your judgment of the risk weighting around your projections.
Weighted to downside
(C)

Broadly balanced
(B)

Weighted to upside
(A)

2

14

1

Number of participants
Individual Responses
Respondent

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

2(a)

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

C

A

A

A

A

2(b)

B

B

B

B

C

B

B

B

B

B

C

B

B

A

B

B

B

Uncertainty and Risks - Core PCE Inflation
2(a): Please indicate your judgment of the uncertainty attached to your projections relative
to levels of uncertainty over the past 20 years.
Lower
(C)

Broadly similar
(B)

Higher
(A)

1

2

14

Number of participants

2(b): Please indicate your judgment of the risk weighting around your projections.
Weighted to downside
(C)

Broadly balanced
(B)

Weighted to upside
(A)

2

14

1

Number of participants
Individual Responses
Respondent

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

17

2(a)

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

B

A

A

A

A

C

A

A

A

A

2(b)

B

B

B

B

C

B

B

B

B

B

C

B

B

A

B

B

B

Figure 2.A.
Distribution of participants' projections for the change in real GDP, 2009-11 and
over the longer run
Histograms, four panels. Definitions of variables are in the general note to table 1.
Number of participants (except as noted)

2009
Percent
range

2010

2011

Longer Run

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

-2.6 - -2.5

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-2.4 - -2.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-2.2 - -2.1

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

-2.0 - -1.9

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

-1.8 - -1.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-1.6 - -1.5

4

7

0

0

0

0

0

0

-1.4 - -1.3

4

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

-1.2 - -1.1

4

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

-1.0 - -0.9

4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.8 - -0.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.6 - -0.5

1

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.4 - -0.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.2 - -0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.0 - 0.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.2 - 0.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.4 - 0.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.6 - 0.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.8 - 0.9

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

1.0 - 1.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.2 - 1.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.4 - 1.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

0

0

1.6 - 1.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

1.8 - 1.9

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

2.0 - 2.1

0

0

2

3

0

0

0

0

2.2 - 2.3

0

0

2

0

1

1

0

0

2.4 - 2.5

0

0

1

1

0

0

11

10

2.6 - 2.7

0

0

0

4

1

1

3

4

2.8 - 2.9

0

0

3

3

0

0

3

2

3.0 - 3.1

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

1

3.2 - 3.3

0

0

4

0

0

0

0

0

3.4 - 3.5

0

0

0

1

0

2

0

0

3.6 - 3.7

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

2009
Percent
range

2010

2011

Longer Run

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

3.8 - 3.9

0

0

0

1

2

1

0

0

4.0 - 4.1

0

0

1

1

2

2

0

0

4.2 - 4.3

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

4.4 - 4.5

0

0

0

0

5

3

0

0

4.6 - 4.7

0

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

4.8 - 4.9

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

5.0 - 5.1

0

0

0

0

1

3

0

0

Greenbook
percent range

-1.2 - -1.1

-1.6 - -1.5

3.0 - 3.1

2.6 - 2.7

4.8 - 4.9

4.8 - 4.9

-

-

Figure 2.B.
Distribution of participants' projections for the unemployment rate, 2009-11 and
over the longer run
Histograms, four panels. Definitions of variables are in the general note to table 1.
Number of participants (except as noted)

2009
Percent
range

2010

2011

Longer Run

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

4.4 - 4.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

1

4.6 - 4.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

4.8 - 4.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

3

4

5.0 - 5.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

10

9

5.2 - 5.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

2

3

5.4 - 5.5

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.6 - 5.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

5.8 - 5.9

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.0 - 6.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

6.2 - 6.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.4 - 6.5

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

6.6 - 6.7

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

6.8 - 6.9

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

7.0 - 7.1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.2 - 7.3

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

7.4 - 7.5

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

7.6 - 7.7

0

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

7.8 - 7.9

0

0

0

0

0

2

0

0

8.0 - 8.1

0

0

0

1

2

4

0

0

2009
Percent
range

2010

2011

Longer Run

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

8.2 - 8.3

0

0

0

0

0

3

0

0

8.4 - 8.5

0

0

1

0

4

3

0

0

8.6 - 8.7

0

0

0

0

6

0

0

0

8.8 - 8.9

0

0

0

2

1

0

0

0

9.0 - 9.1

0

1

0

6

1

1

0

0

9.2 - 9.3

0

6

1

3

2

0

0

0

9.4 - 9.5

0

4

3

3

0

0

0

0

9.6 - 9.7

1

4

6

2

0

0

0

0

9.8 - 9.9

5

1

4

0

0

0

0

0

10.0 - 10.1

9

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.2 - 10.3

1

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

10.4 - 10.5

1

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

10.6 - 10.7

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

Greenbook
percent range

10.0 - 10.1

9.2 - 9.3

9.6 - 9.7

9.0 - 9.1

8.0 - 8.1

7.6 - 7.7

-

-

Figure 2.C.
Distribution of participants' projections for PCE inflation, 2009-11 and over the
longer run
Histograms, four panels. Definitions of variables are in the general note to table 1.
Number of participants (except as noted)

2009
Percent
range

2010

2011

Longer Run

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

-0.5 - -0.4

0

2

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.3 - -0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

-0.1 - 0.0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.1 - 0.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.3 - 0.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5 - 0.6

0

6

0

0

1

1

0

0

0.7 - 0.8

0

5

0

1

0

1

0

0

0.9 - 1.0

5

2

2

7

2

4

0

0

1.1 - 1.2

4

2

3

2

3

2

0

0

1.3 - 1.4

5

0

4

1

0

0

0

0

1.5 - 1.6

2

0

4

3

6

5

3

3

1.7 - 1.8

1

0

1

1

1

0

2

2

1.9 - 2.0

0

0

3

2

2

3

11

12

2009
Percent
range

2010

2011

Longer Run

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

2.1 - 2.2

0

0

0

0

1

0

1

0

2.3 - 2.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5 - 2.6

0

0

0

0

1

1

0

0

Greenbook
percent range

1.3 - 1.4

0.7 - 0.8

1.1 - 1.2

0.9 - 1.0

1.1 - 1.2

0.7 - 0.8

-

-

Figure 2.D.
Distribution of participants' projections for core PCE inflation, 2009-11
Histograms, three panels. Definitions of variables are in the general note to table 1.
Number of participants (except as noted)

2009

2010

2011

Percent range

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

June
projections

April
projections

0.1 - 0.2

0

0

0

0

1

1

0.3 - 0.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

0.5 - 0.6

0

0

1

1

1

0

0.7 - 0.8

0

1

2

4

1

3

0.9 - 1.0

0

5

4

4

4

3

1.1 - 1.2

1

5

2

2

2

1

1.3 - 1.4

8

2

4

3

0

1

1.5 - 1.6

5

4

2

2

4

5

1.7 - 1.8

1

0

0

0

2

1

1.9 - 2.0

2

0

2

1

1

1

2.1 - 2.2

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.3 - 2.4

0

0

0

0

0

0

2.5 - 2.6

0

0

0

0

1

1

Greenbook
percent range

1.3 - 1.4

1.1 - 1.2

0.7 - 0.8

0.7 - 0.8

0.7 - 0.8

0.7 - 0.8

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