Moreover, surveys of consumer expectations show that US households expect prices to rise at more than 2% in both the coming year and the more distant future. That expected inflation rate is consistent with the difference in interest rates between ordinary US government bonds and Treasury Inflation Protected Securities.
此外针对消费者预期的调查显示，美国家庭预计商品价格会在来年以及未来上升大概2%。这个预期通胀率是与普通美国政府债券与通货膨胀保值债券两者之间的利息差相吻合的。在这样的预期之下，消费者没理由会停止采购。