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Introduction to Economics (Econ101)

Case Study Four


Inflation/Deflation for Egypt

 Submit the presentation slides to your tutor. Deadline: week 5/11/2018 to


10/11/2018
 Presentation takes place in the week 24/11/2018 to 29/11/2018.
 The presentation is worth 10% of the overall mark of the course.
 Your presentation should not be longer than 10 minutes. You may use PowerPoint for
your presentation.

You may visit the following webpages:


 http://www.cbe.org.eg/en/EconomicResearch/Statistics/Pages/Inflationhistorical.aspx
 www.cbe.org.eg/en/MonetaryPolicy/.../Monthly_Inflation_Jan_2017.pdf
 https://www.tutor2u.net/economics/reference/inflation-consequences-of-inflation

Questions:

1) Download the annual inflation data for Egypt from 2010 to 2017 from the Central of Egypt
webpage and present the data in graph. Critically evaluate the behavior of the inflation rate
over time.
2) What is the difference between core and headline CPI? What are the main components
of the headline CPI? Is the headline CPI representative for your own circumstances?
3) What are the main consequences of inflation?

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