unanticipated inflation

the future INFLATION rate in a country that is not generally expected by business people, trade union officials and consumers, and thus takes them by surprise. Unanticipated inflation is not incorporated in the current prices set for products, wage rates agreed for workers and asset values, unlike ANTICIPATED INFLATION, and thus is more painful in its effects. See RISK AND UNCERTAINTY.

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