Noun
the rate of change of prices (as indicated by a price index) calculated on a monthly or annual basis
Source: WordNetIf unemployment could be brought down to say 2 percent at the cost of an assured steady rate of inflation of 10 percent per year, or even 20 percent, this would be a good bargain. William Vickrey
In most Western economies, the general relationship is not in fact between the rate of inflation and the level of unemployment, but between the rate of change of inflation and the rate of change of unemployment. Paul Ormerod
Every portfolio benefits from bonds; they provide a cushion when the stock market hits a rough patch. But avoiding stocks completely could mean your investment won't grow any faster than the rate of inflation. Suze Orman
We don't have a major problem right now in our country, and life is normal. Things like unemployment, which the youth are suffering from, and the rate of inflation - these are chronic conditions and we have to solve them. Hashemi Rafsanjani
I've made a commitment that state spending in Vermont won't grow any more than the rate of inflation plus population growth. James Douglas, Lord of Douglas