The increase in inflation that usually occurs when the economy reaches such employment levels has been temporarily postponed by the decline in the price of oil and by the 20% rise in the value of the dollar. The stronger dollar not only lowers the cost of imports, but also puts downward pressure on the prices of domestic products that compete with imports.
总体失业率已降至5.5%，大学毕业生失业率更是只有2.5%。经济达到如此就业水平时常常出现的通胀的增加因为石油价格下跌和美元升值20%而被暂时遏制。升值的美元不但降低了进口品的成本，也给予进口品竞争的国产商品造成了降价压力。通胀可能在未来一年中开始上升。