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Year 8 NSW
Topic : Price change
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Chapter 1 :
Inflation: consumer price and wage rates
Inflation occurs when the average price level of goods and services in the economy rises.
Inflation in prices can have a major impact on consumer sentiment and spending.
The Consumer Price Index (CPI) is used to measure inflation.
Rises in the level of prices are measured against a benchmark of purchasing power.
Purchasing power refers to the amount of something money can buy.
Chapter 2 :
The effect of change in the Australian dollar
Foreign exchange involves converting one country's currency into another's.
Around $US1.3 trillion in currency is traded every day.
The demand for currency sets the value of each currency - the exchange rate.
Like interest rates, exchange rates fluctuate in response to a number of factors.
The economic performance and interest rate levels of a country affect the exchange rate, as does the political stability of the country.
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