Measuring the Economy: Macroeconomic Indicators · Macroeconomics

Inflation and Purchasing Power

Exploring the causes of inflation and how it erodes the value of money over time.

Key Questions

  1. 1Who benefits and who loses when inflation is higher than expected?
  2. 2How does the Consumer Price Index track changes in the cost of living?
  3. 3What is the relationship between the money supply and the rate of inflation?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Economic Indicators - Grade 10ON: Money and Inflation - Grade 10
Grade: Grade 10
Subject: Economics
Unit: Measuring the Economy: Macroeconomic Indicators
Period: Macroeconomics

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