Chicago Mercantile Association: Certain market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved.Everyoneisworriedtheeconomyis'overheating'.Butwhatdoesthatactuallymean?ByAnnekenTappe,CNNBusinessUpdated1307GMT(2107HKT)May1,2021JUSTWATCHEDAmerica'seconomiccomebackisunderwayReplayMoreVideos...MUSTWATCH(16Videos)America'seconomiccomebackisunderwayWallStreetwantsemployeesbackintheofficeTheFederalReservetoraiseinterestratessoonerthanexpectedIMFChief:VaccinepolicyisthemostimportanteconomicpolicyStewLeonard'sCEO:MeatpricesareatrecordhighlevelsUSconsumerpriceskeepgoingupChildcareworkershortages,waitlists-parentsfacehurdlesreturningtoworkUSeconomyadded559,000jobsinMayLaborsecretary:Unemploymentinsuranceisputtingfoodontables'Thisishistoricprogress':BidenonnewjobsaddedinMayMarkCarney:InflationisapositivesignofeconomicprogressJoblessclaimsfallto385,000-lowestofthepandemicEconomist:Here'swhat'skeepingworkersonthesidelinesUStruckershortagemeanseverythingismoreexpensive'I'mnotlazy':SinglemomreliesonunemploymentbenefitstocarefordaughterOpenTableCEO:DiningiscomingbackbutrestaurantsstillfacechallengesNewYork(CNNBusiness)Theeconomyisonthepathtorecoverybutit'sstillfarfromrepaired.Yetinvestorsandeconomistsarealreadyworrieditmightbegrowingtoofast.Here'swhatexpertsactuallymeanwhentheytalkaboutthe"overheating"economy.Justoverayearago,theUSeconomyfaceditsworstdownturnonrecordasbusinessesshutteredandthenationhunkereddowninthefaceofthepandemic.Economicactivitygroundtoahaltlastspringandthenreboundedoverthesummer.Thisreboundisongoing,butwe'renotquitebacktonormal.Forexample,thesizeoftheeconomywasnearly$19.1trillionattheendofMarch,some$166billionlowerthanitwasattheendof2019,beforethepandemichit.Americaisalsostilldownmorethan8millionjobscomparedwithFebruary2020.That'sallgoodnews.Sowhyaresomeexpertsworried?Inaword:inflation.ReadMorePandemicpricewoesThepandemichasthrownpricesforgoodsandservicesforaloop.Peoplestoppedspendingmoneyonahostofthings,includingtr