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In 1923 Germany set a record, a record that no other nation wishes to near or beat. In that year, Germany’s prices rose a trillion times over. “Prices rose so fast that workers had to take “shopping breaks” to spend their twice-a-day paychecks before they became worthless (Schiller, 2013).” During this time of inflation, prices more than doubled every day causing people the inability to save, invest, lend money, or make any long-term plans.
According to B. R. Schiller, inflation is the general increase in the average level of prices of goods and services, and when the inflation rate is in excess of 200 percent lasting at least one year, that is hyperinflation. Because inflation is an increase in the average price of goods and services, it …show more content…

Conversely, if there is a record crop or oranges, we would expect to see the price of oranges fall, as orange sellers will need to reduce their prices in order to clear their inventory. These are scenarios of inflation and deflation, respectively, though in the real world inflation and deflation are changes in the average price of all goods and services, not just one (Moffatt, n.d.).”
There are a several ways to measure inflation – The GDP deflator, the Product Price Index, or the Consumer Price Index. The GDP deflator is a price index that refers to all goods and services included in GDP. The Product Price Index program measures the average change over time in the selling prices received by domestic producers for their output. The prices included in the Product Price Index are from the first commercial transaction for many products and some services. Finally, the most common measure of inflation is the Consumer Price Index (CPI). “The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is a measure of the average change over time in the prices paid by urban consumers for a market basket of consumer goods and services (Consumer Price Index Frequently Asked Questions, 2014)” - Note that items in this basket can be purchased from either domestic or foreign companies, which is one way in which the Consumer Price Index differs from the GDP deflator

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