Blog – Inflation – Cost of Living – United States 1. USA prices - https://www.thestar.com/life/health_wellness/2021/06/10/another-jump-in-prices-tightens-the-squeeze-on-us-consumers.html 2. Housing costs - https://www.millionacres.com/real-estate-market/homebuying/why-are-houses-so-expensive-investors-guide-housing-prices-us/ 3. Carbon prices - https://www.scmp.com/news/china/article/3135977/us-economist-joseph-stiglitz-warns-carbon-pricing-mismatch-may-trigger 4. EMEA - https://taxfoundation.org/carbon-taxes-in-europe-2021/ 5. Wage growth - https://www.reuters.com/business/us-job-growth-picks-up-may-unemployment-rate-falls-58-2021-06-04/ 6. Construction materials - https://www.worldconstructiontoday.com/news/construction-material-shortages-to-continue-in-2021/ 7. Construction - http://www.infrastructure-intelligence.com/article/jun-2021/construction-growth-reaches-seven-year-high-inflation-and-supply-fears-remain 8. Climate change - https://catalyst.independent.org/2021/06/02/bidens-climate-justice/ 9. Government - https://icma.org/blog-posts/4-factors-influencing-local-government-financial-decisions or https://www.pewtrusts.org/en/research-and-analysis/articles/2021/06/10/how-california-detects-fiscal-distress-in-local-governments 10. Skills gaps - https://www.burning-glass.com/research-project/skills-gap-different-skills-different-gaps/ 11. Corporate tax - https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=27940294-9f50-477c-85f2-ea5d1861fe68 12. Competitiveness - https://silveradopolicy.medium.com/two-big-steps-forward-for-u-s-competitiveness-f707cd8f6519

1. COST OF LIVING –
UNITED STATES
Paul Young CPA CGA
June 13, 2021

2. PAUL YOUNG - BIO
• CPA, CGA
• Academia (PF1, FA4, FN2, MU1. and MS2)
• SME – Risk Management
• SME – Close, Consolidate and Reporting
• SME – Public Policy
• SME – Emerging Technology
• SME – Business Process Change
• SME – Financial Solutions
• SME – Macro/Micro Indicators
• SME – Supply Chain Management
• SME – Data, AI, Security, and Platform
• SME – Internal Controls and Auditing
Contact information: Paul_Young_CGA@hotmail.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-young-055632b/
SlideShare - https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga

3. AGENDA
• BMO – Consumer Price Index – United States
• Housing Price Index
• Gasoline Prices
• Average housing Price
• Stimulus / Inflation

4. BMO –
CONSUMER
PRICE
INDEX
Source -
https://economics.bmo.com/e
n/publications/detail/6fc291d
7-3560-41e1-84b0-
28e397c48aaf/

5. HOUSING PRICE INDEX
Source - https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/CSUSHPINSA

6. GASOLINE PRICES
Source - https://ycharts.com/indicators/us_gas_price

7. AVERAGE HOUSING PRICE
Source - https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/MSPUS

8. INFLATION / STIMULUS
@VP
• The reality is @WHO needs to have performance measurements
and operational audit reports for all their programs. WHO needs to
be held accountable for disease management and prevention!
• There is also a need for mandatory crisis and emergency reports
that are audited on annual basis for all depts and agencies as part of
mitigating geopolitical risks -
https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/why-there-needs-to-be-
audited-reports-of-crisis-emergency-management-policies-and-
procedures
She is all talk and no action! @VP
https://www.ctvnews.ca/world/kamala-harris-to-tell-un-body-it-s-
time-to-prep-for-next-pandemic-
1.5402034?cid=sm%3Atrueanthem%3A%7B%7Bcampaignname%
7D%7D%3Atwitterpost%E2%80%8B&taid=60867a0e0266c00001
329ae7&utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm
_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter
@POTUS45 was not perfect but had the USA going down a pretty
good path!
• https://www.slideshare.net/paulyoungcga/key-macro-and-micro-
indicators-united-states-february-2021-245192755
Source - https://www.ft.com/content/50d3468a-
3b23-4e42-9444-68ed3de9b75d