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Outcomes - Inflation

Inflation can cause a variety of problems for the economy. If our prices are rising more quickly than those of our competitors abroad, then we will rapidly become uncompetitive and our exports will fall. Inflation will also cause problems domestically as wages try to keep up and those on fixed incomes suffer. People's savings will also fall in value.

To help understand why inflation occurs and how to avoid it there are a variety of resources:

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