Archive for December, 2006

What is Inflation

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 13,011 Views

The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising, and, subsequently, purchasing power is falling. As inflation rises, every dollar will buy a smaller percentage of a good. For example, if the inflation rate is 2%, then a $1 pack of gum will cost ...

GDP - Gros Domestic Product

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 828 Views

This article is about GDP in the context of economics. For other meanings see GDP (disambiguation).

What is CPI

Wednesday, December 27th, 2006 556 Views

In economics, a consumer price index (CPI) or retail price index (RPI) is a statistical time-series measure of a weighted average of prices of a specified set of goods and services purchased by consumers. It is a price index that tracks the prices of a specified basket of consumer goods ...