4  Jason G Cummins, Kevin A Hassett, and Stephen D Oliner, “Investment Behavior, Observable Expectations, and Internal Funds,” Finance and Economics Discussion Series Paper 1999-27 (Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, May 1999). 2  BIS Review 100/2001  Two unresolved issues regarding the link between wealth and consumption Let me return to the relationship between household wealth and consumption.
Compared to the forecasts made in July, figures were revised downward, mainly because of the change in the base year for the CPI, which takes place every five years and was conducted in August 2011.