Trend shifted down, but sensitivity up.
The Declining Driving Miles Intensity of GDP
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Trend shifted down, but sensitivity up.
From EIA:
As of Mid October for Gasoline:
We have weekly gasoline prices through week ending 9/30:
EJ Antoni/Heritage presents this picture which should scare the beejeebus out of us.
In real dollars:
As recorded by EIA.
Readers [1] [2] inquired why there appears to be a trend break in (log) CPI at 2022M06. My best guess is the spike in oil prices.
From EIA (May 7, 2024):
From EIA, and BEA NIPA: