Examples of where inflation eased last month – and where it accelerated - Prices fell faster in December than November for a handful of household essentials, including carpets, lighting equipment and ...

Mainstream economists define “inflation” as general increases in consumer and producer prices. Yet, such a definition misses ...

This forces them to raise or inflate prices. The most common example of cost-push inflation occurs in the energy sector – oil and natural gas prices. You and pretty much everyone else need a ...

The history of inflation goes back centuries. One of the earliest specific examples of inflation through currency debasement ...

The slight drop last month in the overall rate of inflation to 2.5% was driven by changes in the cost of transport, household furniture and live entertainment, offset by prices rising for certain ...

Below is a list of examples of how the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rate has eased or accelerated. Two figures are listed for each item: the average rise in price in the 12 months to ...