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  2. Inflation - Wikipedia

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    There is no reliable evidence of inflation in Europe for the thousand years that followed the fall of the Roman Empire, but from the Middle Ages onwards reliable data do exist. Mostly, the medieval inflation episodes were modest, and there was a tendency that inflationary periods were followed by deflationary periods. [26]

  3. What Causes Inflation? - AOL

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    The federal government generally keeps inflation to a relatively narrow range, based on a combination of fiscal and monetary policy, but as the business cycle ebbs and flows, it tends to push up ...

  4. Why has inflation increased and what does it mean for ... - AOL

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    Inflation in the UK lifted to a six-month high of 2.3% in October, official data has revealed. The Office for National Statistics said inflation rebounded from the three-year-low it recorded in ...

  5. Body inflation - Wikipedia

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    Body inflation or Inflation fetish is the practice of inflating or pretending to inflate a part of one's body, often for sexual gratification. It is commonly done by inserting items such as balloons, bouncy balls, or beach balls underneath clothes or a skin-tight suit and then inflating them. Some people have specially made inflatable suits, to ...

  6. Economy Explained: What Is Inflation and What Does It Mean ...

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    Inflation is trying to make you poor, but a little is good. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Mail. Sign in ...

  7. United States Consumer Price Index - Wikipedia

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    The most commonly used indices are the CPI-U and the CPI-W, though many alternative versions exist for different uses. For example, the CPI-U is the most popularly cited measure of consumer inflation in the United States, while the CPI-W is used to index Social Security benefit payments.

  8. EXPLAINER: Why US inflation is so high, and when it may ease

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    The inflation of the 1970s and early 1980s peaked at 14.8% in March 1980 before the Fed exorcized high prices with aggressive rate hikes that caused brutal back-to-back recessions in 1980 and 1981 ...

  9. Monetary inflation - Wikipedia

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    Monetary inflation is a sustained increase in the money supply of a country (or currency area). Depending on many factors, especially public expectations, the fundamental state and development of the economy, and the transmission mechanism, it is likely to result in price inflation, which is usually just called "inflation", which is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services.