The most famous example of hyperinflation is Germany in the early 1920s, when inflation climbed to 30,000% per month. Zimbabwe had even worse hyperinflation in 2008, when prices soared by roughly ...

Understanding Inflation: Gradual price rise erodes purchasing power. CPI tracks changes in goods and services. Causes and Types: Inflation from cost-push or demand-pull factors creates price cycles.

Pictorial Parade / Getty Images It's 1974. The inflation rate hit double digits in February of 1974 and would stay in double digits until May 1975. Not much was looking any better. The stock ...