Inflation is caused by

(A) Increase in supply of goods
(B) Increase in cash with the government
(C) Decrease in money supply
(D) Increase in money supply

Correct Answer : Increase in money supply
Question Asked : SSC Combined Graduate Level 2004
Explanation : In economics, inflation is a rise in the general level of prices of goods and services in an economy over a period of time. Economists generally agree that high rates of inflation and hyperinflation are caused by an excessive growth of the money supply. Low or moderate inflation may be attributed to fluctuations in real demand for goods and services, or changes in available supplies such as during scarcities, as well as to growth in the money supply. However, the consensus view is that a long sustained period of inflation is caused by money supply growing faster than the rate of economic growth.
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