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When inflation is in the double or triple digits, we call that _____.

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galloping inflation
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hyperinflation
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low inflation
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deflation
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Solution

The correct option is C galloping inflation

When prices of goods and services rise at a double, triple digit rate per annum that situation is known as 'galloping inflation'. It is a serious problem for an economy and causes various economic distortions and disturbances.


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