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Inflation - Measuring Inflation

Level:: A-Level, IB Diploma

Board:: AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas, IB, OCR, WJEC

Last updated 27 Dec 2018

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What is inflation?

Inflation is a sustained increase in the cost of living or the general price level leading to a fall in the purchasing power of money

Revision Video - Measuring Inflation

Inflation rate: Percentage change year on year of the Consumer Price Index (CPI) in the United Kingdom (UK) from 2000 to 2017

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