Table A1.

Questions and answers for estimating consumers’ and firms’ inflation expectations

Respondent groupMonthly questionsAnswers
Panel A. Consumers’ inflation expectations
Consumer6.“Price trends over the next 12 months”CONS. “COUNTRY”.TOT.6.BS.M (answer of 6th question balance statistic monthly per country)
Panel B. Firms’ inflation expectations
SectorMonthly questionsAnswers
Services6.“Expectations of the prices over the next 3 months”SERV.“COUNTRY”.TOT.6.BS.M (answer of 6th question balance statistic monthly per country)
Retail6.“Prices expectations over the next 3 months”RETA.“COUNTRY”.TOT.6.BS.M (answer of 6th question balance statistic monthly per county)
Industry (manufacturing)6.“Selling price expectations for the months ahead”INDU.“COUNT”.TOT.6.BS.M (answer of 6th question balance statistic monthly per country)
Building (construction)5.“Prices expectations over the next 3 months”BUIL.“COUNT”.TOT.5.BS.M (answer of 5th question balance statistic monthly per country)
Source(s): Authors own work: Consumer and business survey of the European commission [10]

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