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Inflation
The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, subsequently, purchasing power is falling.

Notes:
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.

Most countries' central banks will try to sustain an inflation rate of between 2-3%.


Inflation
The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising.

inflation
A general increase in the price level of goods and services. Unexpected inflation tends to be detrimental to security prices, primarily because it forces interest rates higher. A point to keep in mind is that a certain amount of inflation is already embodied in security prices. Compare deflation. See also consumer price index (CPI), core inflation, cost-push inflation, demand-pull inflation, GDP deflator, producer price index, purchasing power risk.


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