Table 29.  Projected Economic Impacts of Carbon Reduction Cases
Assuming Personal Income Tax Rebate

(Changes From Reference Case)

Analysis Case

2010

2015

2020

1990-3%

     

 Collections (Billion Nominal Dollars)

585 633 674
 Wholesale Price Index for Fuel and Power (Percent Change) 99.1 89.9 78.9
 Producer Price Index (Percent Change) 15.7 14.6 12.9
 Consumer Price Index (Percent Change) 6.0 4.2 2.9
 Unemployment Rate (Difference in Rate) 1.6 -0.4 0.1
 Federal Funds Rate (Difference in Rate) -0.7 0.5 0.1
 Potential GDP (Percent Change) -1.2 -0.8 -0.6
 Real GDP (Percent Change) -3.5 -0.1 -0.7
 Real GDP (Billion 1992 Chain-Weighted Dollars) -327 -12 -72
 Consumption (Percent Change) -2.3 0.8 0.4
 Investment (Percent Change) -3.6 3.3 -0.0
 Industrial Output (Percent Change) -5.8 -2.5 -3.6
1990+9%      
 Collections (Billion Nominal Dollars) 317 340 391
 Wholesale Price Index for Fuel and Power (Percent Change) 55.7 53.7 52.5
 Producer Price Index (Percent Change) 9.0 8.8 8.7
 Consumer Price Index (Percent Change) 3.5 2.5 2.1
 Unemployment Rate (Difference in Rate) 0.9 -0.2 0.2
 Federal Funds Rate (Difference in Rate) -0.4 0.2 -0.1
 Potential GDP (Percent Change) -0.7 -0.4 -0.4
 Real GDP (Percent Change) -2.0 -0.1 -0.6
 Real GDP (Billion 1992 Chain-Weighted Dollars) -187 -15 -68
 Consumption (Percent Change) -1.5 0.2 -0.2
 Investment (Percent Change) -1.5 1.8 -0.1
 Industrial Output (Percent Change) -3.0 -1.6 -3.1
1990+24%      
 Collections (Billion Nominal Dollars) 128 206 271
 Wholesale Price Index for Fuel and Power (Percent Change) 21.5 29.3 32.9
 Producer Price Index (Percent Change) 3.6 4.9 5.5
 Consumer Price Index (Percent Change) 1.5 1.6 1.4
 Unemployment Rate (Difference in Rate) 0.5 0.2 0.1
 Federal Funds Rate (Difference in Rate) -0.2 -0.0 -0.1
 Potential GDP (Percent Change) -0.2 -0.3 -0.3
 Real GDP (Percent Change) -1.0 -0.5 -0.5
 Real GDP (Billion 1992 Chain-Weighted Dollars) -96 -54 -49
 Consumption (Percent Change) -0.8 -0.4 -0.3
 Investment (Percent Change) -1.8 0.2 0.1
 Industrial Output (Percent Change) -1.3 -1.3 -2.0
Source: Simulations of the Data Resources, Inc. (DRI) Macroeconomic Model of the U.S. Economy.