Inflation
Inflation
Inflation in practice
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22 20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22
USA
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22
USA
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22
USA Japan
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22
USA Japan
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22
USA
OECD
Japan
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation rates in selected industrial countries
26
UK EU 15
Inflation (% increase in retail prices)
24 22
USA
OECD
Japan
20 18 16 14 12 10 8 6 4 2 0 -2 1965
1970
1975
1980
1985
1990
1995
2000
Inflation
Aggregate demand, aggregate supply and the price level
Aggregate demand and aggregate supply
Price level
AS
Pe
AD O National output
Aggregate demand and aggregate supply
Price level
AS
Pe P2
b
a AD
O National output
Inflation
Demand-pull and cost-push inflation (a) demand-pull inflation
Demand-pull inflation
Price level
AS
P1
AD1 O
Q1 National output
Demand-pull inflation
Price level
AS
P1
AD2 AD1 O
Q1 National output
Demand-pull inflation
Price level
AS
P2 P1
AD2 AD1 O
Q1
Q2
National output
Inflation
Demand-pull and cost-push inflation (b) cost-push inflation
Cost-push inflation
Price level
AS1
P1
AD O
Q1 National output
Cost-push inflation AS1
Price level
AS2
P1
AD O
Q1 National output
Cost-push inflation
Price level
AS2
AS1
P2 P1
AD O
Q2
Q1 National output
Inflation
The interaction of demand-pull and cost-push inflation
The interaction of demand-pull and cost-push inflation
Price level
AS1
P1
AD1 O National output
The interaction of demand-pull and cost-push inflation
Price level
AS2
AS1
P2 P1
AD2 AD1 O National output
The interaction of demand-pull and cost-push inflation AS3 AS
Price level
2
AS1
P3
P2
AD3
P1
AD2 AD1 O National output
Inflation
The interaction of demand-pull and cost-push inflation (a) an initial increase in aggregate demand
Initial demand-pull inflation Subsequent supply response
Price level
AS1
P3
d
P2 P1 P0
AS
c b a AD2 AD
O National output
AD1
Initial demand-pull inflation Subsequent demand response
Price level
AS1 P4 P3
e d
P2 P1 P0
AS
c b a AD3 AD2 AD
O National output
AD1
Initial demand-pull inflation AS2 AS1 f
Price level
P5 P4 P3
e Subsequent supply response
d
P2 P1 P0
AS
c b a
AD3 AD2 AD
O National output
AD1
Initial demand-pull inflation
Price level
AS2 g
P6 P5
f
P4 P3
d
e
P2 P1 P0
AS1
AS Subsequent demand response
c b a AD3 AD2 AD
O National output
AD1
AD4
Inflation
The interaction of demand-pull and cost-push inflation (b) an initial reduction in aggregate supply / increase in aggregate costs
Initial cost-push inflation
Price level
AS2 AS1
P3 P2 P1 P0
AS
d c b a
Subsequent demand response
AD O National output
AD1
Initial cost-push inflation AS3
Price level
AS2 AS1
P4 P3 P2 P1 P0
e
AS
Subsequent supply response
d c b a
AD O National output
AD1