Sentence examples similar to above average inflation from inspiring English sources
In 1980, for example, the city used above-average returns on its investments not to build up a reserve but to give bonuses to pensioners who would otherwise have been hit by above-average inflation.
It has not helped that Germany has the highest real interest rates in the euro area because it has the lowest inflation rate.By contrast, in Spain, Ireland and the Netherlands, which have seen the biggest house-price gains in the euro zone, real interest rates in recent years have been much lower, or even negative, because these countries have had above-average inflation rates.
One problem: College tuitions are prone to above-average inflation.
Krugman said he believes that the Federal Reserve should print more money to spur "above-average" inflation for five years, raising prices to bring down both unemployment and debt.
His income is "above average," Abdullah said, but inflation has made everyone take notice.
Rising wages have helped sustain average inflation rates above 3percentt for the producer index and above 4percentt for the consumer index, many economists say.
In the 1980s four countries recorded average inflation rates above 200percentt a year, and the average regional inflation rate stood at 145percentt.
Anchored inflation expectations are one sign of the success of this monetary-policy regime, together with stable average inflation and economic growth far above that of most other countries in Europe.
The average inflation in 2007 was 2.1%, just above the European Central Bank's desired 2% ceiling.
The average inflation in Britain from 1970 to 1997 was 8%, with inflation often going above 20%.
