// Inflation

Inflation Lab

Decompose CPI/PPI and separate pricing-power winners from margin losers.

CPI Component Heatmap

ComponentWeightYoYMoMEquity Read
Shelter34%4.8%+0.3%Pressures REITs, discretionary
Energy7%1.2%-0.4%Bullish oil/gas majors
Food13%2.1%+0.1%Watch staples pricing power
Core Services28%4.1%+0.3%Sticky — hurts long-duration tech
Core Goods18%0.4%-0.1%Deflation — good for retail margins

PPI Transmission Chain

Stage 1

Crude / Raw

-1.2%

Energy, Metals

Stage 2

Intermediate

+0.6%

Chemicals, Steel

Stage 3

Finished Goods

+1.8%

Autos, Machinery

Stage 4

Consumer PPI

+2.4%

Retail, Staples

Rising upstream + flat downstream = margin compression. Filter your radar for names with historically stable gross margins in similar regimes.

Real Rate 10Y

1.28%

Nominal 10Y 4.38% − CPI 3.1%. Falling real rates = biggest tailwind for growth; rising real rates = pain for long-duration.

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