Chapter 13 : Lesson 2 Inflation
Essential Question: Whom does inflation hurt the most?
Deflation: sustained decrease in the general level of the prices of goods and services
World Inflation Rates
Price Index: statistical series used to measure changes in the price level over time
Market Basket: representative collection of goods and services used to compile a price index
Base Year: year serving as point of comparison for other years in the price index or other statistical measure
Creeping Inflation: relatively low rate of inflation, usually 1 to 3 percent annually
Hyperinflation: abnormal inflation in excess of 500 percent per year; last stage of monetary collapse
Stagflation: combination of stagnant economic growth and inflation
Demand-pull Inflation: explanation the prices rise because all sectors of the economy try to buy more goods and services than the economy can produce
Cost-push Inflation: explanation that rising input costs, especially energy and organized labor, drive up the cost of products for manufacturers and thus cause inflation
Creditors: persons or institutions to whom money is owed
debtors: persons or institutions that owe money
Review Question: Chapter 13 : Lesson 2 Read pages 375-381 and answer Review Questions on page 381. Hand in Google Class Room.