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Inflation - when prices increases - decreases the value of money over time. Deflation is the opposite of inflation (negative inflation), when prices decreases over time.
The future value of money after periods with a uniform inflation rate can be expressed as
F = P (1 + i)n (1)
where
F = future value
P = present value
i = average inflation rate per period
n = number of periods
The future value of 100 after 10 periods with 4% inflation can be calculated as
F = 100 (1 + 0.04)10 =
= 148
The future value of money after several periods with variable inflation rates can be calculated as:
F = P (1 + i1) (1 + i2) ...... (1 + in) (2)
where
in = inflation rate of period n
The average inflation rate for all periods can be calculated as
(1 + ia)n = (1 + i1) (1 + i2) ...... (1 + in) (3)
or
ia = [(1 + i1) (1 + i2) ...... (1 + in)]1/n - 1 (3b)
where
ia = average inflation rate