Comment expliquer l’inflation ?
L’inflation est une situation de hausse généralisée et durable des prix des biens et des services. Cette situation correspond à une baisse du pouvoir d’achat de la monnaie. En clair, avec la même somme d’argent, on peut acheter moins de choses qu’auparavant.
Quels sont les effets de l’inflation sur la croissance ?
L’inflation peut pénaliser la compétitivité d’une économie et le commerce extérieur (les produits importés peuvent devenir moins chers que les produits domestiques). L’inflation pénalise surtout l’épargne en entraînant une perte de valeur des sommes épargnées et en diminuant le taux de rendement.
What do you mean by inflation?
- Definition of Inflation. Inflation is basically a rise in prices. A more exact definition of inflation is a situation of a sustained increase in the general price level in an economy. Inflation means an increase in the cost of living as the price of goods and services rise. Inflation leads to a decline in the value of money.
What are inflation expectations and why do they matter?
- Why are inflation expectations important? Inflation expectations are simply the rate at which people—consumers, businesses, investors—expect prices to rise in the future. They matter because actual inflation depends, in part, on what we expect it to be.
What is the relationship between inflation and value of money?
- Inflation and value of money Inflation leads to a decline in the value of money. The inflation rate is the annual percentage change in the price level. Inflation is measured by government statistics such as RPI (retail price index) and CPI (consumer price index)
What does deflation mean in economics?
- Definition of Deflation. Deflation is a fall in the price level of the economy. It means there will be a negative inflation rate. Measuring inflation. Gives a weighting to different goods depending on how important they are in a typical basket of goods. An index is created with calculates the weighting of good * price change.
