Economic Dashboard

Grappone

outputPrice = Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers: New Vehicles in U.S. City Average

inputPrice = Producer Price Index by Industry: New Car Dealers: New Vehicle Sales

Bank of New Hampshire

outputPrice = Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 10-Year Constant Maturity

inputPrice = Market Yield on U.S. Treasury Securities at 3-Month Constant Maturity

Comptus

outputPrice = Producer Price Index by Commodity: Machinery and Equipment: Miscellaneous Instruments

inputPrice = Producer Price Index by Commodity: Metals and Metal Products: Nonferrous Metals

What is happening to your client business’s profit margin?

Despite the fluctuating input prices, Grappone’s output prices remain consistent from 0-15% growth rate between 2014 to 2022. In February 2022 input prices rose by 182/7% and so did the output prices by 12.5%. In order to keep up with the vehicles being sold Grappone had to import more of them slightly raising their output price. The car industry is stable even in an economic downturn, many people with a consistent pay rate often take advantage of the downturn and buy more cars. Grappone will continue to see a grow in their profit margin even in times of economic downturns.