Current Inflation Rate
Current Inflation Rate is calculated by the International Monetary Fund. The latest report of IMF reveals that the growth in world economy has taken long strides. It has grown in leaps and bounds in the year 2007.The world economy has grown at a rate of 4.9% in the year 2007 which is a remarkable improvement from what it was in the last financial year. The increase in the oil price rate and the wage rate negatively influences the economy leading to inflation. During inflation the prices of goods and services rise along with a rise in the supply of money. On the other hand the demand for goods increase and the supply of goods and services decrease.
USA Inflation Rate of 2007
The rates of goods and services are increasing in USA at a daily basis. According to the latest reports USA is facing an inflationary period where the rates of every thing have gone up. The rate of goods have gone up to 16.7% and the rates of food items are going up at a rate of 31.6% which is quite a striking discovery . The US economy is the parameter which is used to measure the changes in the other economies of the world.
Unemployment Rate in USA
It has been noted that the highest rate of unemployment i.e 15.7% prevails within teenagers and the lowest rate i.e 1% spread among the adult men. The employment increased by 166000 in the month of October. The month of October witnessed a great deal of changes in the professional employment which went up by 65000 in USA. However, the slash in the rate of interest by the US Federal Bank might lead to an inflationary situation. Many other Central Banks of various countries followed the footsteps of the FED Bank and ended up creating a complicated situation for their respective economic structure.