Participate to the macro forecast game

To add your forecast to the table, read the instructions below and fill in the blanks in the form below.

Instructions

Provide forecasts for each of the following variables:

1. Real chained GDP growth for 2002 Quarter III - SAAR (Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate).

2. Growth rate in the deflator for GDP (GDP Price Index with Chain Weights) for 2002 Quarter III - SAAR.

Note: The preliminary estimate for the 2002 Quarter  II were 1.1% for GDP Growth and 1.0% for the growth rate in the GDP deflator (Chain-Weight Price Index).

3. The 30-year Treasury rate reported in section D of the New York Times on December 12, 2002.

4. The Fed Funds rate reported on page C1 of the Wall Street Journal on December 12, 2002?

5. The Dow Jones Industrial Average index of the stock market reported on page C1 of the Wall Street Journal on December 12, 2002.

6. The exchange rate for the Japanese Yen (Yen per US Dollar) reported on page C1 of the Wall Street Journal on December 12, 2002.

7. The exchange rate for  the Brazilian Real (Reals per US Dollar) reported on the Wall Street Journal on December 12, 2002.

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GDP Inflation: 
Long Term Bond yield: 
Federal Funds Rate: 
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Yen-Dollar Exchange Rate: 
Brazilian Real-Dollar exchange Rate: 

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