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Examining the CRB index as a leading indicator for US inflation

Ram N. Acharya Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business, New Mexico State University, MSC 3169, PO Box 30003, Las Cruces, NM, 88003-8003, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Paul F. Gentle Department of Economics and Finance, City University of Hong Kong Kowloon, Hong Kong, PR China
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Krishna P. Paudel Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 70810, USA
Pages 1493-1496 | Published online: 11 Dec 2009

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