Economics

What Is Demand Pull And Cost Push Inflation?

Inflation is caused by four basic factors. Cost-push inflation, defined as a reduction in aggregate supply of goods and services due to an increase in the cost of production, and demand-pull inflation, defined as an increase in aggregate demand, are two examples. They are classified by the four sections of the macroeconomy: households, businesses, governments, […]

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What Is GDP Level?

The BEA’s interactive data tool has historical time series for these estimations. Register for BEA’s data application programming interface to have access to BEA data (API). Refer to our monthly online publication, the Survey of Current Business, for further information on BEA statistics. NIPA Handbook: U.S. National Income and Product Accounts Concepts and Methods The […]

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How Do You Buy Treasury Inflation Protected Securities?

TIPS (Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities) give inflation protection. As assessed by the Consumer Price Index, the principal of a TIPS increases with inflation and falls with deflation. When a TIPS matures, the adjusted principal or the original principal, whichever is greater, is paid to you. TIPS pay a fixed rate of interest twice a year. Because […]

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