A general and ongoing rise in the level of prices in an entire economy is:
AInflation
BDeflation
CRecession
DIndexing
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Inflation
1. It is not a one-time jump in one price.
2. Inflation is a general, ongoing rise.
3. Deflation is the opposite.
_Source: OpenStax Principles of Macroeconomics for AP Courses 2e, Chapter 8, Inflation (CC BY 4.0)._
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