Inflation Expectations

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Inflation Expectations

This term refers to what households, businesses, and investors anticipate regarding future inflation. These expectations can influence wage-setting behavior and pricing decisions in the economy.

Introduction to Macroeconomics: The Cost of Living Crisis

24th August 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – What is likely to happen to UK inflation over the next year? (July 2026)

2nd July 2026
Macro Case Study: Argentina and debt

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In the News Teaching Activity – Could the UK economy tip into recession? (Mar 2026)

23rd March 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – How worrying is the recent increase in inflation? (Jan 2026)

26th January 2026
In the News Teaching Activity – why is UK inflation still above target? (Sept 2025)

22nd September 2025
In the News Teaching Activity – the £ has been appreciating against the $ (July 2025)

7th July 2025
Inflation’s Second Wind: How Energy Costs Are Heating Up the UK Economy

20th November 2024
Bank of England's Rate Dilemma: Why Lower Interest Rates Won’t Drop Fast

7th November 2024
Bank of England Eyes Interest Cuts as Inflation Hits Three-Year Low

17th October 2024
IB Economics - Types and Causes of Inflation

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IB Economics - Consequences of Inflation

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IB Economics - Inflation, Disinflation and Deflation

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In the News Teaching Activity – with inflation back in its target range, is the cost-of-living crisis over? (May 2024)

30th May 2024
Key Update on the UK Economy - December 2023

27th November 2023
In the News Teaching Activity – China’s economy experiences deflation in October (Nov 2023)

20th November 2023
2.1.2 Inflation (Edexcel)

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2.1.2 Introduction to Inflation (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

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4.2.3.3. Inflation and Deflation (AQA A Level Economics Teaching Powerpoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
2.1.2 Policies to Control Inflation (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
2.1.2 Consequences of Inflation (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
2.6.4 Macro Trade-Offs - The Phillips Curve (Edexcel A-Level Economics Teaching PowerPoint)

Teaching PowerPoints
What do we mean by inflation expectations and why do they matter?

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What is creeping inflation?

Study Notes
UK Economy - Inflation Falls to Below 8%

19th July 2023
Stagflation - How labour shortages are causing rising prices and interest rates

13th June 2023
Why does the UK have the highest inflation in G7?

6th June 2023
UK Economy Update: Inflation Rate Drops to 8.7%

24th May 2023
Inflation has made us poorer but whose fault is it?

1st May 2023
Economics of the NAIRU

Topic Videos
UK Economy - How Best to Bring Down Inflation?

Topic Videos
Inflation remains stubbornly high above 10%

20th April 2023
High inflation and shoe leather costs

28th March 2023
How can a central bank combat high inflation?

Study Notes
Policies to Control Inflation

Study Notes
Four Reasons to Expect Falling Inflation during 2023

27th December 2022
Are higher wages to blame for fast rising prices?

18th December 2022
Has UK inflation peaked?

15th December 2022
Is the UK heading for a 1970s-style Winter of Discontent?

14th December 2022
Are we reaching a turning point for inflation?

14th December 2022
Inflation Reaches 11% - A Look Inside Britain's Cost of Living Crisis

16th November 2022
Inflation reaches 10.1% - will the Triple Lock for pensions be maintained?

19th October 2022
Bank of England raises interest rates to 2.25% - highest level for 14 years

22nd September 2022
Is this a time for central banks to be more cautious in raising interest rates?

12th September 2022
Bank of England raises interest rates and now forecasts a recession in 2023

4th August 2022
Could UK inflation reach 15% by the start of 2023?

4th August 2022
What is profit-push inflation?

24th July 2022
Economics made simple: 10 experts on the cost of living crisis

17th July 2022
Is the UK economy facing a summer of discontent on pay?

17th July 2022
How deep is the UK's economic crisis? Six charts to help students understand what is really going on

11th July 2022
2022 Exams - Key Statistics on the UK Economy

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Inflation (Quizlet Revision Activity)

Quizzes & Activities
Interest Rates and Inflation - Chains of Reasoning

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UK Economy - The Surge in Inflation

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US Economy - Inflation jumps to highest level in thirty years

11th November 2021
Economics of Inflation - The Wage-Price-Spiral

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Inflation - Are the musings of the MPC irrelevant in the inflation debate?

21st October 2021
Supply Crunch - Inflation to remain higher for two years, warns OECD

22nd September 2021
UK Economy - Policy Focus - Minimum Wages and Inflation

Topic Videos
Is double digit inflation a relic of the past?

16th May 2021
Competition rather than central bankers have kept inflation low

19th October 2016
Inflation and Deflation (Revision Presentation)

Teaching PowerPoints
Inflation - Problems in Forecasting Inflation

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Inflation - Policies to Control Inflation

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Consequences of Inflation

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Inflation - Consequences of Inflation

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Factors Affecting the Supply of and Demand for Money (Financial Economics)

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Inflation and Deflation - 2021 Revision Update

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Bank of Jamaica Inflation-Targeting Dubplate for 2020

29th August 2020
Benefits and Costs of High Inflation for a Government

Topic Videos
Why is high inflation a problem?

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Inflation - Measuring Inflation

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Monetary Policy - Effects of Interest Rate Changes

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Monetary Policy - The Bank of England

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Inflation - Main Causes of Inflation

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Inflation (Update Summer 2018)

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Test 8: A Level Economics: MCQ Revision on Inflation and Unemployment

Practice Exam Questions
UK Inflation - Building Questions Around the Data

Study Notes
Causes of Inflation

Topic Videos
The absurdity of controlling inflation by adjusting interest rates

25th October 2017
Reduced Fear of Deflation in the Euro Area

16th June 2017
Inflation in Emerging and Advanced Countries (Chains of Reasoning)

Exam Support
Raising the Inflation Target (Evaluation Skills Video)

Topic Videos
The importance of Central Bank credibility

15th December 2015
Beyond the Bike - photo of the week on cost-push inflation in Zambia

27th November 2015
Balancing out Good and Bad Deflation

19th February 2015

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