41.   One was the maintenance of high inflation rates despite the collapse of output.

42.   They argue that higher interest rates lead to a lower rate of growth of credit and the money supply and, consequently, a lower inflation rate.

43.   So with a ten point six percent inflation rate, what should the government do?

44.   Although inflation was edging down, the great expectation then was that strong economic growth would inevitably generate a destructive rise in the inflation rate.

45.   Already, the inflation rate on services, which are less prone to competition from overseas, has been edging up steadily.

46.   Also lifting gold prices higher were signs that the U.S. economy may be expanding at a fast enough pace to raise the inflation rate.

47.   Also, the Italian inflation rate is almost double that of France and Germany.

48.   Although the inflation rate rose, traders and investors focused instead on signs the economy is slowing, traders said.

49.   An increase in the inflation rate will force the central bank to maintain high interest rates in order to slow economic growth and ease pressure on consumer prices.

50.   An uptick in the inflation rate helps to explain the latest inflation-adjusted wage data.