Meaning of Inflation a rise in the general level of prices Consumer Price Index ▪ An index that measures the prices of a fixed market basket of goods and services that is bought by a typical consumer. ▪ Statistics Canada sets the CPI for 2009 equal to 100, so the CPI for any particular year is 1©2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.Chapter 7, LO3
Rate of Inflation Example: the CPI was in 2011, up from in So the rate of inflation for 2011 is 2©2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.Chapter 7, LO3
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Demand-Pull inflation Excess demand Cost-Push inflation Due to a rise in per-unit production costs Supply shocks Complexities 5©2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.Chapter 7, LO3
The underlying increases in the Consumer Price Index after volatile food and energy prices are removed. Policymakers become greatly concerned when core inflation is high and rising. 6©2013 McGraw-Hill Ryerson Ltd.Chapter 7, LO3