INFLATION Inflation is a term that refers to a persistent increase in general price levels of goods and services over a given period of time. The rise in inflation is mainly attributed to rise in food and fuel costs which results in a sharp rise in the prices of goods and services in the local market. MEASURING INFLATION Consumer Price Indices Inflation rate is calculated as the rate of change in consumer price indices from one period to another. Periods can be yearly or monthly. Pa-(Pa-1)Pa-1×100Where:
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Andrews University Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary Short Essay on Personal Insights Gained from the Book of Daniel In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Course GSEM511-001 Dr. Jacques Doukhan By Taurus Montgomery October 7‚ 2010 The goal of this essay is to share personal insights gained from studying the book of Daniel. These insights fall under the umbrella of the human dimension. A great majority of the sermons‚ lectures‚ and talks I’ve heard
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THE EFFECTS OF EXCHANGE RATE IN INFLATION OUTPUT AND THE CURRENT ACCOUNT ABSTRACT The empirical studies on the effects of changes in exchange rates on inflation and real activity can be broadly divided into four categories: Single-equation econometric methods‚ Vector autoregressive (VAR) models‚ Structural macro econometric models and DSGE models - Dynamic stochastic general equilibrium. Methodologies: First‚ most participants use single-equation econometric methods that estimate
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Inflation and Consumer Price Indices Maryam A. Bello and Hilda N. Chukwu Multimedia University Contents ABSTRACT 2 INTRODUCTION 3 A literature Review 5 Methodology 6 Statement Of The Problem 6 Objectives Of The Study 10 Summary and Conclusions 10 Abstract Consumer price index has been confused by a lot of people in recent times. CPI‚ which is one of the most frequently used statistics to identify periods of inflation is also sometimes viewed as an indicator of the effectiveness
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policies in helping control inflation in the U.K Inflation is the general increase in the price level and results in the value of money falling. The government sets a target rate of inflation of 2%‚ measured by the consumer price index within a band 1% above and 1% below the target. Currently inflation is 2.6% and is inside the target rate even though the U.K economy is in a recession. Even though the monetary policy is used by the Bank of England to control inflation‚ supply side policies could
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Sciences (JETEMS) 2 (1): 1-8 © Scholarlink Research Institute Journals‚ 2011 (ISSN: 2141-7024) Journal of Emerging Trends in jetems.scholarlinkresearch.org Economics and Management Sciences (JETEMS) 2(1):1-8 (ISSN:2141-7024) Budget Deficit and Inflation in Nigeria: A Causal Relationship 1 1 S. O. Oladipo and 2T. O. Akinbobola Department of Economics and Accounting‚ Bells University of Technology‚ Ota‚ Nigeria 2 Department of Economics‚ Obafemi Awolowo University‚ Ile-Ife‚ Nigeria Corresponding
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The Effectiveness of Monetary Policy and Inflation Management through the Interest Rate Channel in Sri Lanka 1. Introduction Monetary policy comprises the rules and actions adopted by the central banks to achieve their objectives. In most countries the primary objective of the monetary policy is price stability. The Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) has two core objectives: (1) maintaining price and economic stability and (2) maintaining financial system stability (Central Bank of Sri Lanka 2012
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trend of inflation in Bangladesh. The factors contributed the most in the rise hike of essential items‚ particularly food‚ are slow growth in agriculture‚ rise in the world prices of food items‚ sharp depreciation of taka against US dollar and especially against the Indian rupee‚ and rise in the prices of diesel and kerosene. These causes affect our general people directly. As per capita GDP is not responding with inflation‚ purchasing power of people has shrunk drastically. Food inflation is causing
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The relationships between inflation and exchange rate The existence of linkages between the level of the exchange rate and the rate of inflation has been more commonly established in the theoretical literature. Using this definition‚ we can show the link between inflation and exchange rates. What is exchange rate and what is inflation? An exchange rate is the value of one currency expressed in terms of another currency. Exchange rates are expressed as a comparison of the currencies of two countries
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List of Illustration Figure 1: Malaysia Inflation Rate Chart Figure 2: Malaysia Interest Rate Chart Figure 3: Malaysia’s Budget Operational Expenditure 1998-2009 Chart Figure 4: Malaysia Corporate and Personal Income Tax Rate Trend Abstract The inflation rate in Malaysia has last reported 3.3 in May of 2011. Although this rate is not quite high but the government must to control before it continue rising because in many other countries‚ the inflation has brought a lot of troubles and become
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