#rising_prices__inflation a general and progressive increase in prices; "in inflation everything gets more valuable except money"
exclusion: deflation.economic_process disinflation
supertype: economic_process any process affecting the production and development and management of material wealth
subtype: cost-pull_inflation inflation caused by an increase in the costs of production
subtype: demand-pull_inflation inflation caused by an increase in demand or in the supply of money
subtype: inflationary_spiral an episode of inflation in which prices increase at an increasing rate and currency rapidly loses value
subtype: reflation inflation of currency after a period of deflation; restore the system to a previous state
subtype: stagflation a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)
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