INFLATION:
DEMAND-PULL
AND
COST-PUSH
Reporter: Vanessa Ericka A. Lara
BSED-III
What is Inflation?
The increase in the amount of
money necessary to obtain the
same amount of product or
service before the inflated price
was present.
Inflation refers to the rise in the prices of most
goods and services of daily or common use.
The two (2) types of Inflation
1. Demand Pull Inflation
2. Cost-Push Inflation
What’s the difference?
The difference between these two types
of inflation is found in their types of
inflation is found in their causes.
Both have the same effects (increasing
price level), but they are(increasing price
level), but they are cause d by different
things cause d by different things.
Basic Terms:
Aggregate demand
is the total volume of goods and
services demanded by the country.
Aggregate supply
Is the total volume of goods and
services produced by an economy
of a country at a given price level.
Demand-Pull Inflation
Demand–pull inflation occurs when the
level of aggregate demand increases
faster than the underlying level of supply.
“too much money chasing too few
goods”
Demand-Pull Inflation Curve
When there is a right war shift in the demand
curve, we can say that it is a demand-pull inflation
Factors for Increase in Demand
Increase in Reduction in Repayment of
Money Supply Taxes Past
Internal Debt
Increase in Increase in Depreciation of
Exports Income Local exchange
rates
Cost-Push Inflation
Demand–pull inflation occurs when the
level of aggregate demand increases
faster than the underlying level of supply.
“too much money chasing too few
goods”
Cost-Push Inflation Curve
When there is a shift in the supply curve
backwards, we say that inflation is a cost-push
Factors for Increase in Cost
Increase in Increase Increase in rent,
Cost of raw in Taxes wages, and bills
materials