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How worrying is the rise in companies' price expectations?

Concerns about the knock-on effects of the rise in inflation on inflation expectations tend to focus on the expectations of households and financial markets. But of most direct importance for the inflation outlook is whether firms think that there has been a permanent shift towards a higher inflation world and adjust their pricing behaviour accordingly. However, there is still limited evidence of this.

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