Macroeconomics: Principles for a Changing World
Macroeconomics: Principles for a Changing World
4th Edition
ISBN: 9781464186929
Author: Eric Chiang
Publisher: Worth Publishers
Question
Chapter 6, Problem 1QP
To determine

The measures of inflation.

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The inflation can be calculated using the methods of price index numbers and GDP deflator. The price index number includes consumer price index (CPI) and wholesale price index (WPI). The consumer price index focuses on the changes in the prices of consumer goods and services in a given period of time, and this index is normally published on monthly basis. The wholesale price index, which is also known as the producer price index, measures the changes in the price of wholesale commodities before the retail level. GDP deflator indicates the percentage change in the price level of all final goods and services produced in an economy over a specific period of time.

Economics Concept Introduction

Inflation: Inflation is the situation of abnormal increase in the price level of an economy.

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