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Inflation And Trade Cycles

Telangana Open School (TOSS) · Class 12 · Economics

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Inflation: Definition and Types

  • Inflation is a persistent rise in the general price level over time.
  • It reduces the purchasing power of money.
  • Types of inflation based on rate: creeping, walking, running, galloping, and hyperinflation.
2

Causes and Effects of Inflation

  • Main causes: government expenditure, deficit financing, population growth, tax reduction, and increased money supply.
  • High inflation harms fixed-income groups like pensioners and salaried workers.
  • Debtors gain and creditors lose during inflation.
3

Measures to Control Inflation

  • Monetary measures: Central bank controls money supply and credit (e.g., increasing interest rates).
  • Fiscal measures: Government uses taxation, spending, and borrowing to control inflation.
  • Direct measures: Price controls and rationing of essential goods like food and fuel.
4

Trade Cycles: Features and Phases

  • Trade cycles are periodic fluctuations in economic activity like output, employment, and prices.
  • They are not regular but have distinct phases: expansion, peak, contraction, depression, and recovery.
  • Originate in market economies and affect all sectors due to interdependence.

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Inflation is the persistent increaseInflation is classified based on itsDemandTrade cycles are recurring fluctuationsThe five phases

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