There are four main types of inflation. The various types of inflation are briefed below.

Wage Inflation: Wage inflation is also called as demand-pull or excess demand inflation. This type of inflation occurs when total demand for goods and services in an economy exceeds the supply of the same. When the supply is less, the prices of these goods and services would rise, leading to a situation called as demand-pull inflation. This type of inflation affects the market economy adversely during the wartime.

Cost-push Inflation: As the name suggests, if there is increase in the cost of production of goods and services, there is likely to be a forceful increase in the prices of finished goods and services. For instance, a rise in the wages of laborers would raise the unit costs of production and this would lead to rise in prices for the related end product. This type of inflation may or may not occur in conjunction with demand-pull inflation.

Pricing Power Inflation: Pricing power inflation is more often called as administered price inflation. This type of inflation occurs when the business houses and industries decide to increase the price of their respective goods and services to increase their profit margins. A point noteworthy is pricing power inflation does not occur at the time of financial crises and economic depression, or when there is a downturn in the economy. This type of inflation is also called as oligopolistic inflation because oligopolies have the power of pricing their goods and services.

Sectoral Inflation: This is the fourth major type of inflation. The sectoral inflation takes place when there is an increase in the price of the goods and services produced by a certain sector of industries. For instance, an increase in the cost of crude oil would directly affect all the other sectors, which are directly related to the oil industry. Thus, the ever-increasing price of fuel has become an important issue related to the economy all over the world. Take the example of aviation industry. When the price of oil increases, the ticket fares would also go up.

There are different degrees of inflation. It includes mild inflation, strato-inflation and hyper-inflation.

Mild inflation is a slow rise in price level of no more than 5 percent per annum. It is associated with a low level of unemployment and is during the upswing phase of a trade cycle. Such creeping inflation has beneficial effects on an economy. It is a sign of a buoyant economy or an expanding economy, implying the generation of jobs, output and growth.

For strato-inflation, the inflation rate ranges from about 10 percent to several hundred per cent. Many developing countries particularly those in Latin America experienced this.

Hyper-inflation is a very rapidly accelerating inflation which is also know as runaway inflation or galloping inflation. This usually leads to the breakdown of the country's monetary system as the existing currency may have to be withdrawn and a new one introduced. In 1923, the inflation rate in Germany averaged 322 percent per month with the highest inflation rate at 29 000 percent in October. Hyper-inflation usually occurs during or soon after a war when a government turns to the printing press to create money to pay its debts. It is usually short-lived and should not be regarded as typical of inflation.

When there is a rise in general price level for all goods and services it is known as inflation. An inflationary movement could be because of the rise in any single price or a group of prices of related goods and services.

Types of Inflation
There are four main types of inflation. The various types of inflation are briefed below.

Wage Inflation: Wage inflation is also called as demand-pull or excess demand inflation. This type of inflation occurs when total demand for goods and services in an economy exceeds the supply of the same. When the supply is less, the prices of these goods and services would rise, leading to a situation called as demand-pull inflation. This type of inflation affects the market economy adversely during the wartime.

Cost-push Inflation: As the name suggests, if there is increase in the cost of production of goods and services, there is likely to be a forceful increase in the prices of finished goods and services. For instance, a rise in the wages of laborers would raise the unit costs of production and this would lead to rise in prices for the related end product. This type of inflation may or may not occur in conjunction with demand-pull inflation.

Pricing Power Inflation: Pricing power inflation is more often called as administered price inflation. This type of inflation occurs when the business houses and industries decide to increase the price of their respective goods and services to increase their profit margins. A point noteworthy is pricing power inflation does not occur at the time of financial crises and economic depression, or when there is a downturn in the economy. This type of inflation is also called as oligopolistic inflation because oligopolies have the power of pricing their goods and services.

Sectoral Inflation: This is the fourth major type of inflation. The sectoral inflation takes place when there is an increase in the price of the goods and services produced by a certain sector of industries. For instance, an increase in the cost of crude oil would directly affect all the other sectors, which are directly related to the oil industry. Thus, the ever-increasing price of fuel has become an important issue related to the economy all over the world. Take the example of aviation industry. When the price of oil increases, the ticket fares would also go up. This would lead to a widespread inflation throughout the economy, even though it had originated in one basic sector. If this situation occurs when there is a recession in the economy, there would be layoffs and it would adversely affect the work force and the economy in turn.

Fiscal Inflation: Fiscal Inflation occurs when there is excess government spending. This occurs when there is a deficit budget. For instance, Fiscal inflation originated in the US in 1960s at the time President Lydon Baines Johnson. America is also facing fiscal type of inflation under the president ship of George W. Bush due to excess spending in the defense sector.

Hyperinflation: Hyperinflation is also known as runaway inflation or galloping inflation. This type of inflation occurs during or soon after a war. This can usually lead to the complete breakdown of a country’s monetary system. However, this type of inflation is short-lived. In 1923, in Germany, inflation rate touched approximately 322 percent per month with October being the month of highest inflation.

To sum up, any type of inflation could affect the economy of a country badly.

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There are three major types of inflation, as part of what Robert J.
Gordon calls the "triangle model":

Demand-pull inflation: inflation caused by increases in aggregate
demand due to increased private and government spending, etc. Demand
inflation is constructive to a faster rate of economic growth since
the excess demand and favourable market conditions will stimulate
investment and expansion. The failing value of money, however, may
encourage spending rather than saving and so reduce the funds
available for investment.

Cost-push inflation: presently termed "supply shock inflation," caused
by drops in aggregate supply due to increased prices of inputs, for
example. Take for instance a sudden decrease in the supply of oil,
which would increase oil prices. Producers for whom oil is a part of
their costs could then pass this on to consumers in the form of
increased prices.

Built-in inflation: induced by adaptive expectations, often linked to
the "price/wage spiral" because it involves workers trying to keep
their wages up (gross wages have to increase above the CPI rate to net
to CPI after-tax) with prices and then employers passing higher costs
on to consumers as higher prices as part of a "vicious circle." Built-
in inflation reflects events in the past, and so might be seen as
hangover inflation.

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Inflation is associated with rising price. It is a situation in which there is a sustained, inordinate (excessive), and general increase in prices. There is a continuous fall in the value of money as there is too much money chasing after too few goods.
The increase in prices must last for a reasonable period of time. If prices go up during this period and fall in the next, then it is mere price fluctuation. The increase in price must be excessive by that country's experience. Inflation is the rise in average price of all goods that we buy and not just of one item.

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