This is based on the inflation of the country this is an Managerial economics

1. UNIT 4

2. What is Inflation?
 Inflation refers to the rise in the prices of most goods
and services of daily or common use, such as food,
clothing, housing etc.

3.  Inflation measures the average price change in a
basket of commodities and services over time.
 The opposite and rare fall in the price index of this
basket of items is called ‘deflation’.
 Inflation is measured in percentage.
 WPI (Wholesale Price Index)
 CPI (Consumer Price Index)

4. CPI (Consumer Price Index)
 The CPI calculates the difference in the price of
commodities and services such as food, medical care,
education, electronics etc, which Indian consumers
buy for use.

5. WPI (Wholesale Price Index)
 On the other hand, the goods or services sold by
businesses to smaller businesses for selling further is
captured by the WPI.
 In India, both WPI (Wholesale Price Index) and CPI
(Consumer Price Index) are used to measure inflation.

6. FACTORS AFFECTING INFLATION
 Primary Causes
 In an economy, when the demand for a commodity
exceeds its supply, then the excess demand pushes the
price up.
 On the other hand, when the factor prices increase,
the cost of production rises too. This leads to an
increase in the price level as well.

7. Increase in Public Spending
 In any modern economy, Government spending is an
important element of the total spending. It is also an
important determinant of aggregate demand.
 When the government spends more freely, prices
go up.
 https://ourworldindata.org/government-spending

8. Increased Velocity of Circulation
 In an economy, the total use of money = the money
supply by the Government x the velocity of circulation
of money.
 When an economy is going through a booming phase,
people tend to spend money at a faster rate increasing
the velocity of circulation of money.

9. Population Growth
 As the population grows, it increases the total demand
in the market. Further, excessive demand creates
inflation.

10. Hoarding
 Hoarders are people or entities who stockpile
commodities and do not release them to the market.
Therefore, there is an artificially created demand
excess in the economy. This also leads to inflation.

11. Genuine Shortage
 It is possible that at certain times, the factors of
production are short in supply. This affects production.
Therefore, supply is less than the demand, leading to
an increase in prices and inflation.

12. Exports
 In an economy, the total production must fulfill the
domestic as well as foreign demand. If it fails to meet
these demands, then exports create inflation in the
domestic economy.

13. Trade Unions
 Trade union works in favor of the employees. As the
prices increase, these unions demand an increase in
wages for workers. This invariably increases the cost of
production and leads to a further increase in prices.

14. The imposition of Indirect Taxes
 Taxes are the primary source of revenue for a
Government. Sometimes, Governments impose
indirect taxes like excise duty, VAT, etc. on businesses.
 As these indirect taxes increase the total cost for the
manufacturers and/or sellers, they increase the price
of the product to have a minimal impact on their
profits.

15. Price-rise in the International Markets
 Some products require to import commodities or
factors of production from the international markets
like the United States.
 If these markets raise prices of these commodities or
factors of production, then the overall production cost
in India increases too. This leads to inflation in the
domestic market.

16. Non-economic Reasons
 There are several non-economic factors which can
cause inflation in an economy. For example, if there is
a flood, then crops are destroyed. This reduces the
supply of agricultural products leading to an increase
in the prices of the commodities.

17. Types of inflation by rate of increase

18. Creeping inflation (1-4%)
 It occurs when prices rise by 3% or less per year.
 when prices increase by 2% or less, it benefits economic
growth.
 That kind of mild inflation makes consumers expect that
prices will keep going up, which boosts demand.
 Consumers buy now in order to beat higher future prices.
That's how mild inflation drives economic expansion.

19. Walking Inflation
 This strong, or destructive, inflation is between 3% and
10% per year.
 It is harmful to the economy, because it heats up economic
growth too quickly.
 People start to buy more than they need, to avoid
tomorrow's much-higher prices.
 This increased buying drives demand even further so that
suppliers can't keep up. More important, neither can
wages. As a result, common goods and services are priced
out of the reach of most people.

20. Galloping Inflation
 When inflation rises to 10% or more, it wreaks
absolute havoc on the economy.
 Money loses value so quickly that business and
employee income can't keep up with costs and prices.
 Foreign investors, in turn, avoid the country where this
occurs, depriving it of needed capital.
 The economy becomes unstable, and government
leaders lose credibility.
 Galloping inflation must be prevented at all costs.

21. Hyperinflation
 It occurs when prices skyrocket by more than 50% per
month.
 It is very rare.
 In fact, most examples of hyperinflation occur when
governments print money to pay for wars.
 Examples of hyperinflation include Germany in the
1920s, Zimbabwe in the 2000s, and Venezuela in the
2010s.