6 Things Important About Inflation
By: Branden and Angelo
Inflation Information
1. What inflation is... Inflation is an increase in the price of goods and services. It is measured in CPI (Consumer Price Index), and it is a year to year number from a comparison of select products. If inflation is Tame , it can have growth in the economy.
2. How it affects you... You will have to pay more for goods that you normally get for a lower price. But, you could benefit from inflation if you are a recipient of income inflation. Many people get aggravated with prices changing and going up; major ones include gas prices and food, which effects your daily life.
3. Industries most affected by inflation... Air transport is at the top of the list of most effected. This is because oil prices increase, causing jet fuel to become super expensive. Other industries include the food, apparel, and appliance industries. An example would be cereal, and how grain prices are going up, and for apparel, wool and leather prices would increase.
4. Countries with the highest inflation... . The highest percentage of inflation rate is the country Venezuela, which is 159.06%. 2nd one is Ukraine which 49.98%. 3rd one is South sudan 41.1%. This is not good for these countries economies because the inflation rate is super high, and the countries cannot be very well run as of right now.
5. Countries with the lowest inflation…. Greece has a -1.3 % inflation and Niger has -0.9%. But, this doesn't actually mean that this is a good thing. There should be a mild amount of inflation, for good economic growth.
6.Causes of inflation... There are many causes of inflation. The two main causes are demand pull inflation, and cost push inflation. Demand pull inflation is when the price level is rising because there is an unbalance with supply and demand. Cost push inflation is when the price level is rising because of wages and natural materials.