FRB: Monetary Policy Report to the Congress--July 18, 2007

Monetary Policy Report submitted to the Congress on July 18, 2007, pursuant to section 2B of the Federal Reserve Act

Table for figure of Consumer Prices for Major Foreign Economies, 2004-07
Percent
Period	Canada	Euro area	Japan	United Kingdom
Jan-04	1.27	1.88	-0.30	1.36
Feb-04	0.68	1.61	0.00	1.25
Mar-04	0.78	1.67	-0.10	1.14
Apr-04	1.66	2.04	-0.40	1.14
May-04	2.44	2.47	-0.50	1.45
Jun-04	2.54	2.38	0.00	1.66
Jul-04	2.34	2.29	-0.10	1.35
Aug-04	1.85	2.30	-0.20	1.34
Sep-04	1.84	2.11	0.00	1.13
Oct-04	2.33	2.37	0.50	1.23
Nov-04	2.42	2.20	0.80	1.44
Dec-04	2.13	2.36	0.20	1.64
Jan-05	1.94	1.93	0.20	1.65
Feb-05	2.13	2.10	-0.10	1.65
Mar-05	2.31	2.09	0.00	1.95
Apr-05	2.40	2.08	0.10	1.94
May-05	1.62	1.99	0.10	1.94
Jun-05	1.71	2.07	-0.50	1.94
Jul-05	2.00	2.17	-0.30	2.35
Aug-05	2.58	2.24	-0.30	2.34
Sep-05	3.24	2.59	-0.30	2.44
Oct-05	2.57	2.50	-0.79	2.34
Nov-05	1.99	2.32	-0.99	2.13
Dec-05	2.09	2.22	-0.40	1.92
Jan-06	2.75	2.39	-0.10	1.93
Feb-06	2.18	2.33	-0.10	2.13
Mar-06	2.16	2.23	-0.20	1.81
Apr-06	2.44	2.46	-0.10	2.01
May-06	2.81	2.48	0.10	2.20
Jun-06	2.43	2.48	0.50	2.50
Jul-06	2.33	2.43	0.30	2.40
Aug-06	2.14	2.26	0.90	2.49
Sep-06	0.74	1.75	0.60	2.39
Oct-06	1.02	1.56	0.40	2.48
Nov-06	1.39	1.87	0.30	2.68
Dec-06	1.67	1.92	0.30	2.97
Jan-07	1.11	1.84	0.00	2.69
Feb-07	2.04	1.84	-0.20	2.78
Mar-07	2.30	1.94	-0.10	3.07
Apr-07	2.20	1.91	0.00	2.75
May-07	2.19	1.87	0.00	2.54
Jun-07	n.a.	1.89	n.a.	n.a.

Note: The data are monthly; they extend through May for Canada, Japan, and the United Kingdom and through June for the euro area. Change is from one year earlier.

Source: Haver.

n.a. Not available.

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