Editing Inflation (section)

=== Related concepts ===
Other economic concepts related to inflation include: [[deflation]]{{snd}}a fall in the general price level;<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ashford |first=Kate |date=2023-11-16 |title=What Is Deflation? Why Is It Bad For The Economy? |url=https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/what-is-deflation/#:~:text=Deflation%20Definition,in%20prices%20across%20the%20economy.https://www.forbes.com/advisor/investing/what-is-deflation/#:~:text=Deflation%20Definition,in%20prices%20across%20the%20economy. |access-date=2024-01-30 |work=Forbes Advisor |language=en-US}}</ref> [[disinflation]]{{snd}}a decrease in the rate of inflation;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Disinflation: Definition, How It Works, Triggers, and Example |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/d/disinflation.asp |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Investopedia |language=en}}</ref> [[hyperinflation]]{{snd}}an out-of-control inflationary spiral;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hyperinflation |url=https://corporatefinanceinstitute.com/resources/economics/hyperinflation/ |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Corporate Finance Institute |language=en-US}}</ref> [[stagflation]]{{snd}}a combination of inflation, slow economic growth and high unemployment;<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Stagflation, What Causes It, and Why Is It Bad? |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/s/stagflation.asp |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Investopedia |language=en}}</ref> [[reflation]]{{snd}}an attempt to raise the general level of prices to counteract deflationary pressures;<ref>{{Cite web |title=What Is Reflation? |url=https://www.thebalancemoney.com/what-is-reflation-5210962 |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=The Balance |language=en}}</ref> [[asset price inflation]]{{snd}}a general rise in the prices of financial assets without a corresponding increase in the prices of goods or services;<ref>{{Cite web |title=Asset-Price Inflation vs. Economic Growth |url=https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032715/what-difference-between-assetprice-inflation-and-economic-growth.asp |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Investopedia |language=en}}</ref> and [[agflation]]{{snd}}an advanced increase in the [[Food inflation|price for food]] and industrial agricultural crops when compared with the general rise in prices.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Agflation: What It Means, How It Works, Impact |url=https://www.investopedia.com/terms/a/agflation.asp |access-date=2024-01-30 |website=Investopedia |language=en}}</ref>

More specific forms of inflation refer to sectors whose prices vary semi-independently from the general trend. "House price inflation" applies to changes in the [[house price index]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=UK House Price Index: November 2021 |url=https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-house-price-index-november-2021 |access-date=2023-11-19 |website=GOV.UK |language=en}}</ref> while "energy inflation" is dominated by the costs of oil and gas.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Rubene |first1=Ieva |last2=Koester |first2=Gerrit |date=2021-05-06 |title=Recent dynamics in energy inflation: the role of base effects and taxes|journal=ECB Economic Bulletin |issue=3 |url=https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic-bulletin/focus/2021/html/ecb.ebbox202103_04~0a0c8f0814.en.html |language=en}}</ref>