Unit 2 - The UK economy - performance and policies
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Unit 2 - The UK economy - performance and policies
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Inflation
What is meant by inflation ?
What is meant by deflation ?
What is meant by disinflation ?
QUESTION
Inflation: a sustained rise in the average price level over time.
Deflation: a sustained fall in the average price level over time.
Disinflation: a fall in the rate at which the general price is rising.
ANSWER
, CPI - consumer price
index
What is the CPI?
What is the CPI used for?
What is the CPI represented as ?
What is the base year?
How to calculate percentage change?
QUESTION
CPI: is the weighted average of items on which people spend their money.
The rate of inflation is measured by the UK by changes in the CPI.
• It is also used to make international comparisons of the rate of inflation.
The CPI is an index number. This means it is a number shown as a percentage relative to the
base year.
The base year is given the value 100.
The percentage change is the CPI between the two years is inflation rate.
Percentage change = (new - old)
Old
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