Inflation

$300.00 in 1945 had the same buying power as $3,986.38 in 2016.

Inflation is when..... say a sweet cost 50p one year and the next 1 pound then you have to go borrow the extra 50p to buy the sweet

It means that inflation is negative, also known as deflation.

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deflation

$0.05 in 1955 had the same buying power as $0.44 in 2016.

Yes. Inflation causes businesses to have to cut costs, and labor is one of the easily cuttable costs. See the Phillips Curve.

In certain economic circumstances, governments decide to follow a course of action to increase inflation. As one example, they do this by in affect, printing money, in order to fund social projects. The idea here is cause a controlled amount of inflation, which is not always easy to do.

Printing money to cause inflation can also be used to counter "deflation". In serious recessions and depressions, the money supply "decreases" as the value of property declines and stocks and bonds decline as well. Also, some people will cut back spending to such a large degree that businesses fail or must lay off employees. In addition to the aforementioned examples, some people will invest in precious metals. This decreases the amount of "spendable cash" in the hands of consumers.

By inflating the money supply, the affects of deflation can be, not always, be corrected.

One Guinea GBP in 1674 had the purchasing power of about £107.10 GBP today.

NOTE - This historical conversion is the result of many calculations and considerations by a purpose designed program for which I can take no credit. The resulting answer should only be regarded as an approximation.

To someone unfamiliar with economics, this answer is likely to be difficult to understand, so I'll try to answer it as simply as possible. I would imagine, however, for you to be asking this question, to have an above average background in economics, but just in case, I'll go through the basic causes of inflation.

Inflation is known to economists as a general, persistent and appreciable rise in the cost of goods and services, and is quantified through the calculation of a consumer price index (CPI).

There are two key types of inflation which are characterised by their causes, which are :

Demand pull-which is simply defined as "too much money chasing too few goods", relating to the level of aggregate demand in the economy and/or the demand for labour(related to cost push) and/or the money supply in the economy. This inflation occurs when there are bottlenecks in supply relative to demand, and thuse prices go up. And,

Cost push, which is related to the cost of factors of production, for example, labour, capital and company regulations.

Given that much of monetary policy (policies which control the supply of money and the availability of credit) hinges upon demand management, demand pull inflation is often the key focus of counter-inflationary policy. This is also because the demand pull effect is easier to manage and more predictable, also being a more recurrent cause of inflation.

The simplest way to answer your question explicitly is to state that, 2-3% inflation is considered to be positive, as it has negligible redistributive and output related ramifications. Furthermore, it is a sign of sustainable growth, suggesting that demand is slightly outstripping supply, and hence, there is still a manageable level of economic activity. In essence, 2-3% inflation is associated with growth and can be managed to the benefit of the macroeconomy.

Furthermore, there are little inherent benefits associated with 0% inflation, when one considers the sizeable input required to balance the demand and supply sides of the economy. The market mechanism is dynamic and subject to a significant multiplicity of factors and hence, it is infeasible to retain this inflation figure.

In Australia, as of September 2009 headline inflation was approximately 3%. This is seen as the maximum threshlod limit of inflation. However, in developing responsible monetary policy, the underlying figure of 3.9% should be considered also.

I hope that answers your question.

I've included quite a bit of extra info here, and I apologise if you were just looking for a concise answer, but saying that, this is the fifth time I've heard this question, so I figured more may look to this in the future. Thanks.

The decline of the Roman economy started in what had been called the crisis of the 3rd century, during which:

a) There were constant invasions across the frontiers of the empire which massively overstretched the army.

b) There was a string of usurpations with as many as 35 usurper emperors and two part of the empire broke away for a short time.

c) There was runaway inflation.

Hyperinflation was caused by many years of debasement of the Roman coins. The silver and gold content of silver and gold coins had been continually decreased by many emperors to have more coins to finance their expenses and to increase the size and the pay of the army. This devalued the coins. The coins eventually came to have virtually no value. They had as little as only 5 % of precious metal. This led to inflation. The usurper emperors made this worse by issuing their own coins, which increased the supply of money. Inflation became runaway and went out of control. Its effects were:

1) A breakdown in trade. It became difficult to exchange goods with a worthless currency.

2) Agricultural production on the large landed estates became localised. These estates decreased their sales of crops to the cities and concentrated on production for local barter.

3) The urban economy collapsed. Manufacturing in cities shrunk because their goods, which were for long-distance trade, could not be traded.

4) Many people migrated from the cities to the countryside and the population of the cites shrunk.

5) The owners of the large estates employed the migrants from the cities as servile labour. These people lost their rights and became tied to their landlords.

6) Distresses peasants, who were leaseholders on the large estates, were leaving their land in search for better opportunities. They were often turned into servile labour in the large estates as well.

6) The tax revenue of the state decreased, while expenditure increased as the size of the army increased. The mentioned invasions also led to greater reliance on a much expanded cavalry, which was even more expensive.

7) Taxation was increased and was raised in the form of demanding goods, which did not help the economy. Emperor Diocletian resorted to confiscating goods. Taxation remained a big burden on the people for the rest of the history of the empire.

Constantine I managed to bring inflation under control by scrapping the silver coins and amassing large quantities of gold to create a viable gold coinage. However, this benefitted only those who could afford god coins. The masses had to make do with copper token money (the follis) which had been created because the previous coins had collapsed. The follis was very vulnerable to inflation. The overall result of the crisis was a decline of the economy of the empire which became fragmented and localised. Trade did not regain its previous levels, the economy remained less based on money, and the widened gap between the rich and the poor who had to rely of the vulnerable follis became irreversible.

Inflation is an increase in the price level. Arguably, it can be attributed to changes in unemployment and deviations from the natural unemployment rate, since employees demand real wages, so as the price level increases, wages must increase simultaneously or people will quit their jobs, since the benefit of leisure (i.e. not working) out ways the cost (i.e. not earning income). However, this relationship may by a correlation, and causation may not exist. Nonetheless, inflation is a positive change in the price level of all goods. It is a phenomena caused by short run changes in the structure of the economy.

As prices of raw materials goes up, prices would go up, causing the currency to buy less.

A motor deficit is caused by either a malfunction of the central nervous system or a malfunction of the peripheral nervous system. Involuntary muscle contractions can also develop as a motor deficit.

Do you think the standard IMF policy prescriptions of tight monetary policy and reduced government spending are always appropriate for developing nations experiencing a currency crisis

Since that's Fed they probably use Consumer Price Index so you can check for annual increase although it is manipulated by the Feds so inflation doesn't look as bad as it really is it is used for just about all Fed programs, housing programs, etc

the inflationary situation is terrible only in the short to medium term as it was artificially supressed for months. in the long run, nothing drastic is going to happen. the inflation would normalise in the months to come. the situation would be different after a year. so dont panic.

store of value

according to sources, the inflation starting date in the U.S. is roughly 1770

Consumers want more and more goods and services

When adjusting something (such as costs, budgets, profit, etc etc) for inflation, one has to multiply the figure by the infaltion for the period you are examining. For instance, if we are looking at profits from 1950 in today's dollars, you want to mulitply the profit in 1950 by the inflation factor (which will be very high) to get the figure in "today's dollars".

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Countries that are currently undergoing industrialization are switching to a market based economy.