The following inflation and discount rates are recommended for use in BridgeLCC.
| Inflation Rate | |||||
| Length of Study Period | |||||
| Base year | 3-year | 5-year | 7-year | 10-year | 30-year |
| 2003 and beyond | 1.5% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.7% | 1.8% |
| Real Discount Rate | |||||
| Length of Study Period | |||||
| Base year | 3-year | 5-year | 7-year | 10-year | 30-year |
| 2003 and beyond | 1.6% | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.5% | 3.2% |
Source:
Office of Management and Budget, Guidelines
and Discount Rates for Benefit-Cost Analysis of Federal Programs, Appendix C, OMB Circular A-94, Washington, D.C., January, 2003.
Home | Overview | Screenshots |
Download | Analyses |
Bug Report | OAE |
BFRL | NIST
Office of Applied Economics, Building and Fire Research
Laboratory,
National Institute of Standards and Technology. September 24, 2003.