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EFFECTS OF
INFLATION
SUBMITTED TO:-
DR MEENA SHABOO
SUBMITTED BY:-
HIMANSHU GAUTAM
SEM:-VI SEC:-C
Effects of Inflation
• explain the effects of inflation on
households and firms
• explain the effects of inflation on
growth and trade
Inflation and Households
Purchasing power:
 Inflation reduces purchasing power (get less for same
price).
 i.e. family on an income = $100/week, they buy one product
worth $5. This means they can purchase 20 of this good. But if
the price were to increase to $10 for the product they could
now only purchase 10.
 Standard of living has declined.
 If a households income increases with inflation then
the price increases will not hurt their purchasing
power. Fixed income households will suffer a decrease
in purchasing power.
Inflation and Households
Inflationary expectations:
When we expect inflation to
occur, we buy goods and
services before we normally
would to beat the price rise,
but instead help cause
inflation.
Inflation and households
 To control inflation the RBNZ may rise the
OCR. This leads to interest rates increasing,
and in turn decreasing consumer spending…..
Interest Rates and Households
 Interest rates are the price of money: savers
receive interest as the price paid to them by
borrowers for the use of their money.
 Increase in interest rates:
 cost of borrowing increases which will discourage
consumers from purchasing goods and services on
credit (loan, mortgage, credit card, hire purchase)
therefore consumption will decrease.
 Increase in return from savings which will encourage
people to save, therefore consumption will
decrease.
I would like to
borrow $100
please Mr
Krabs, to buy
Gary a new
bed
Ok, I will lend you
$100 but in one
year you must pay
back 6% interestmeo
w
MEANWHILE
Prices in bikini bottom
are rising at 10%! Who will be better
off in a years time,
Mr Krabs or
Spongbob?
Here’s your
$106 Mr Krabs
But…. Prices have rose by !
0%, if I wanted to buy a
new cash register a year
ago I would only have to
pay
$100, now I have to pay
$110
Inflation and Borrowers vs. Lenders
Borrowers will become better off in times when the
inflation rate is more than the nominal interest
rate.
 Example: say you borrow $100 at an interest rate of 6%
at a time when prices are rising at a rate of 10%. In one
years time you will repay $106.
 The lender receives this back, but if they (the lender)
wanted to buy the same good you bought for $100 a
year ago they must now pay $110 for it (due to 10%
inflation) and so cannot afford it now. They could have
afforded it at the time you borrowed the money.
 The real rate of interest would be -4% (the nominal
interest rate – inflation = real interest rate). Therefore
making savers worse off than borrowers.
Interest Rates and Households
 Decrease in interest rates:
 Cost of borrowing decreases which will
encourage people to purchase more goods
and services on credit, therefore consumption
will increase.
 Decrease in return from savings which will
discourage people to save, therefore
consumption will increase.
Firms and Inflation
 Firms also get hit by inflation:
 Increased costs of resources
 Resources cost more to buy profits down.
 E.g. materials, fuel.
 Firms will either pass increased costs to consumers by increasing price
(which can cause a decrease in demand for their product) OR they will
keep the price the same and decrease their profits.
Firms and Inflation
Increased demand for wage rises
Firms will feel pressure from unions to pay higher
wages if inflation continues to exist.
This reduces their profits and may cause
redundancies.
Double hit to firms
 The RBNZ will try and minimise the effects of inflations
and will increase the OCR causing higher interest rates
(more expensive to invest by firms).
 Higher interest rates attract Foreign Investment to NZ.
 This increases the demand for the $NZ, therefore
appreciation of the $NZ.
 Export receipts will drop as it becomes more
expensive for overseas consumers to buy our
exports.
 Imported raw materials become relatively
cheaper
Growth and Inflation
 Growth is an increased amount of GDP being
produced each year.
 GDP= AD = C + I + G + (X – M)
 If the horizontal axis on our AD/AS model
changes this effects NZ Growth.
 How will inflation effect Growth???
Trade and Inflation
 Inflation pushes NZ costs of production up
 E.g. a good that costs $100 to make will soon cost $110 to
make.
 The higher costs of production will then usually be
passed onto consumers (our international trading
partners).
 Our goods become relatively more expensive
compared to our international competitors,
therefore we lose out international competitiveness.
X decreases (decreasing net exports).
 Imports now become relatively cheaper so M will
increase (decreasing net exports).

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Effects of inflation

  • 1. EFFECTS OF INFLATION SUBMITTED TO:- DR MEENA SHABOO SUBMITTED BY:- HIMANSHU GAUTAM SEM:-VI SEC:-C
  • 2. Effects of Inflation • explain the effects of inflation on households and firms • explain the effects of inflation on growth and trade
  • 3.
  • 4. Inflation and Households Purchasing power:  Inflation reduces purchasing power (get less for same price).  i.e. family on an income = $100/week, they buy one product worth $5. This means they can purchase 20 of this good. But if the price were to increase to $10 for the product they could now only purchase 10.  Standard of living has declined.  If a households income increases with inflation then the price increases will not hurt their purchasing power. Fixed income households will suffer a decrease in purchasing power.
  • 5. Inflation and Households Inflationary expectations: When we expect inflation to occur, we buy goods and services before we normally would to beat the price rise, but instead help cause inflation.
  • 6. Inflation and households  To control inflation the RBNZ may rise the OCR. This leads to interest rates increasing, and in turn decreasing consumer spending…..
  • 7. Interest Rates and Households  Interest rates are the price of money: savers receive interest as the price paid to them by borrowers for the use of their money.  Increase in interest rates:  cost of borrowing increases which will discourage consumers from purchasing goods and services on credit (loan, mortgage, credit card, hire purchase) therefore consumption will decrease.  Increase in return from savings which will encourage people to save, therefore consumption will decrease.
  • 8. I would like to borrow $100 please Mr Krabs, to buy Gary a new bed Ok, I will lend you $100 but in one year you must pay back 6% interestmeo w
  • 9. MEANWHILE Prices in bikini bottom are rising at 10%! Who will be better off in a years time, Mr Krabs or Spongbob?
  • 10. Here’s your $106 Mr Krabs But…. Prices have rose by ! 0%, if I wanted to buy a new cash register a year ago I would only have to pay $100, now I have to pay $110
  • 11. Inflation and Borrowers vs. Lenders Borrowers will become better off in times when the inflation rate is more than the nominal interest rate.  Example: say you borrow $100 at an interest rate of 6% at a time when prices are rising at a rate of 10%. In one years time you will repay $106.  The lender receives this back, but if they (the lender) wanted to buy the same good you bought for $100 a year ago they must now pay $110 for it (due to 10% inflation) and so cannot afford it now. They could have afforded it at the time you borrowed the money.  The real rate of interest would be -4% (the nominal interest rate – inflation = real interest rate). Therefore making savers worse off than borrowers.
  • 12. Interest Rates and Households  Decrease in interest rates:  Cost of borrowing decreases which will encourage people to purchase more goods and services on credit, therefore consumption will increase.  Decrease in return from savings which will discourage people to save, therefore consumption will increase.
  • 13. Firms and Inflation  Firms also get hit by inflation:  Increased costs of resources  Resources cost more to buy profits down.  E.g. materials, fuel.  Firms will either pass increased costs to consumers by increasing price (which can cause a decrease in demand for their product) OR they will keep the price the same and decrease their profits.
  • 14. Firms and Inflation Increased demand for wage rises Firms will feel pressure from unions to pay higher wages if inflation continues to exist. This reduces their profits and may cause redundancies.
  • 15. Double hit to firms  The RBNZ will try and minimise the effects of inflations and will increase the OCR causing higher interest rates (more expensive to invest by firms).  Higher interest rates attract Foreign Investment to NZ.  This increases the demand for the $NZ, therefore appreciation of the $NZ.
  • 16.  Export receipts will drop as it becomes more expensive for overseas consumers to buy our exports.  Imported raw materials become relatively cheaper
  • 17. Growth and Inflation  Growth is an increased amount of GDP being produced each year.  GDP= AD = C + I + G + (X – M)  If the horizontal axis on our AD/AS model changes this effects NZ Growth.  How will inflation effect Growth???
  • 18. Trade and Inflation  Inflation pushes NZ costs of production up  E.g. a good that costs $100 to make will soon cost $110 to make.  The higher costs of production will then usually be passed onto consumers (our international trading partners).  Our goods become relatively more expensive compared to our international competitors, therefore we lose out international competitiveness. X decreases (decreasing net exports).  Imports now become relatively cheaper so M will increase (decreasing net exports).