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Question
Define inflation.
Solution
Inflation is a consistent and appreciable rise in the general price level. In other words, inflation is the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising and consequently the purchasing power of currency is falling. “Too much of money chasing too few goods” – Coulbourn “A state of abnormal increase in the quantity of purchasing power” – Gregory
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