The effects of inflation will depend partly on whether it is ‘anticipated’ or ‘unanticipated’ inflation. The Impact also depends on the levels of inflation; high levels are more damaging than low levels. Inflation can cause a number of problem for an economy‚ such as the following: • If prices are increasing this creates costs for firms because they may have to update menus‚ price lists‚ brochures‚ and other materials when prices change in an economy to reflect the higher prices. Because this
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Inflation in Russia Inflation in Russia is characterized by the contrast. The most striking example - unreasonably high growth rate of inflation in the medium of the poor and reduce the cost of living for the wealthy strata of the population. Poor in Russia is much more than the rich. Poor mainly acquire essential goods and the high demand for them. Because of this‚ their prices are rising faster and more intense than for other goods. As a result‚ the poor are gradually becoming poorer and the rich
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A sustained rise in the prices of commodities that leads to a fall in the purchasing power of a nation is called inflation. Although inflation is part of the normal economic phenomena of any country‚ any increase in inflation above a predetermined level is a cause of concern. High levels of inflation distort economic performance‚ making it mandatory to identify the causing factors. Several internal and external factors‚ such as the printing of more money by the government‚ a rise in production
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argued that inflation is both good and bad. How can this be?Explain. Are government efforts to control inflation well-advised? Explain. In economics‚ inflation is a rise in general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. When the general price level rises ‚ each unit of currency buys fewer goods and services. It is a loss of real value in the internal medium of exchange and unit of account in the economy. A chief measure of price inflation is the inflation rate. As
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Inflation Facts 1. In economics‚ inflation is a sustained increase in the general price level of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. 2. As inflation rises‚ every dollar will buy a smaller percentage of a good. For example‚ if the inflation rate is 2%‚ then a $1 pack of gum will cost $1.02 in a year. 3. A dollar from 1950 is now worth only $0.12 4. The term “inflation” is from the Latin term inflare‚ meaning to “blow up or inflate‚” and it was first used in a monetary sense
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Money and Inflation The nation’s economic stability has many factors which amount to inflation. Inflation may be caused by a number of problems‚ but there are some specific examples which have direct control over which way the prices and spending sway. Inflation simply means that the American dollar‚ in this case‚ is less valuable on the foreign exchange market and the gold standard is moved to higher prices; which simply means that more currency is needed to exchange for gold. Any slight
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Chapter 08 INFLATION 8.1 Introduction Stable inflation is recognized as an integral component of sound macroeconomic policies. Over the last decade‚ with a few exceptions inflation around the world has been at a retreat. More recently‚ with a pick-up in growth‚ inflation has started to rise again. Pakistan’s economy exhibited a similar trend with a low inflation environment for last several years with a sharp pick up over the last three years. There are several internal and external factors which
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Inflation : measurement ‚ causes and consequences Measuring Inflation The main measure of inflation is the consumer prices index (CPI) : a measure of changes in the price representative basket of consumer goods and services . Differs from retail prices index (RPI) in methodology and coverage. - It forms the basis for the inflation target that the government requires the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee to achieve. - It is also the main measure used in the rest of the European
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GDP growth in China 1952-2009 Sharp increase in GDP during the reform period GDP has risen from Rmb362.4 billion in 1978‚ at the start of the reform period‚ to Rmb30 trillion in 2008 (both figures at current prices). Structural change in the Chinese economy during the reform period The share of primary industry in GDP has fallen from 28% in 1978‚ at the beginning of the reform period‚ to 11% in 2008. This fall occurred because agricultural output grew more slowly than output of other
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What Is Inflation? Inflation is when the prices of most goods and services continue to creep upward. When this happens‚ your standard of living falls. That’s because each dollar buys less‚ so you have to spend more to get the same goods and services. If inflation is mild‚ it can actually spur further economic growth. If prices rise slowly and gradually‚ it can encourage people to buy now and avoid future price increases. This increases demand‚ driving further economic growth. In this way‚ a
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