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Adjust a debt-to-GDP ratio for inflation?

• hinkley 8y ago
  > (though absolute US household debt continues to climb) Absolute debt means total value of debts outstanding. The title is, like a lot of ones that get complained about here, making something out of a statistic that doesn't matter. If you aren't going to adjust for inflation, then simply waiting ten years (or about the time since the housing bubble) will give you a new record due to inflation.
  • beojan 8y ago
    The title (both here, and on the article) is talking about debt-to-GDP ratios. The parenthetical note is just a parenthetical note.
    • hinkley 8y ago
      Should I just keep quoting back sections of the line I quoted in my first post? That’s the other half of my quoted line. GDP debt ratio has fallen. It was a hair under 100% and now it’s back down to 78%. Generally when you are reporting that things are bad you do so when the trend line is going up.
      • beojan 8y ago
        Please re-read the title. Swiss household is now higher...