-->Tja, das wird nicht so ganz einfach für die FED, wenn nun 2. und 3. Preisrunden Effekte wirksam werden -

"....During the first five months of 2004, the CPI-U rose at a 5.1 percent
seasonally adjusted annual rate (SAAR). This compares with an increase of
1.9 percent for all of 2003. The index for energy, which increased 6.9
percent in 2003, increased at a 35.9 percent SAAR in the first five months
of 2004. Petroleum-based energy costs increased at a 70.4 percent annual
rate and charges for energy services rose at a 6.6 percent annual rate.
The food index has increased at a 3.4 percent SAAR thus far this year,
compared with an increase of 3.6 percent for all of 2003. Excluding food
and energy, the CPI-U advanced at a 2.9 percent SAAR in the first five
months, following a 1.1 percent rise in all of 2003....."

Nochmals die Quelle:
<ul> ~ http://www.bls.gov/news.release/cpi.nr0.htm</ul>