Babson Forecast for 1968 Economic Outlook
Babson projects consumer spending lifting the economy through 1967 into 1968 with incomes rising about 6 percent after taxes and Christmas sales at an all time high. GNP is expected to grow about 8 percent to 548 billion with tax increases and spending cuts dampening momentum. Industrial production faces a plateau and inflationary pressures loom globally as monetary policy seeks to stabilize the dollar.