Supply shocks accompanied by demand pressures such as high fiscal deficit reflected in high money supply growth further accentuated inflationary pressures. In a long-term framework, the inflation rate can be hypothesized to evolve around a trend. The underlying trend can be considered as the core which is largely influenced by demand conditions.
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