Across
- 5. To stop something from growing or becoming stronger.
- 6. To make something less bad or less serious.
- 8. Inflation that occurs when the cost of producing goods (like worker wages or raw resources) goes up, forcing companies to increase retail prices.
- 15. Doing or buying more at the beginning instead of later.
- 17. An extreme economic crisis where prices rise uncontrollably and incredibly fast, usually by more than 50% in a single month.
- 18. Causing big changes or problems in the usual way things work.
- 19. A situation where inflation is still happening, but the speed of price increases is slowing down over time.
- 22. A major economic statistic that tracks the average price changes of a standard basket of goods used by regular households.
- 24. The financial ability of a currency to buy things; when inflation is high, your money loses purchasing power because you can buy less with it.
- 25. The ability to recover quickly after problems or difficulties.
- 26. To keep something under control or limit it.
- 28. The speed at which prices for goods and services go up over a specific period of time.
- 29. The ability to do better than others in business or trade.
- 30. The total money all people spend in an economy.
- 31. Making something stronger or more stable by combining parts together.
Down
- 1. Sudden, unexpected global events (like wars or pandemics) that heavily disrupt the availability and increase the price of key resources like oil or wheat.
- 2. A dangerous economic cycle where rising prices make workers demand higher wages, which increases company costs, forcing them to raise prices even more.
- 3. Using money from the European Union effectively.
- 4. The main government financial institution that regulates a country’s money supply, interest rates, and banking system.
- 7. Not changing, growing, or improving.
- 9. Inflation that happens when the general demand for products grows much faster than what the economy can physically produce.
- 10. The total amount of all goods and services that all businesses in a country are willing and able to produce and sell.
- 11. To encourage someone to do something by giving rewards or benefits.
- 12. A normal prediction used for comparison with other possible situations.
- 13. Connected to politics and relationships between countries.
- 14. easing When the government spends more money or lowers taxes to help the economy grow.
- 16. The amount of money a person needs to pay for basic everyday expenses like food, housing, and clothes.
- 20. The direction or path something follows over time.
- 21. When something, especially money, becomes less valuable.
- 23. A continuous, general drop in the prices of goods across the entire economy, meaning the inflation rate goes below 0%.
- 27. A specific type of inflation measurement that ignores volatile items like food and energy to show the stable, long-term price trend.