The continued expansion of the dispersion of the balances, relative to GDP, of individual households, nonfinancial businesses, and governments during the past decade is arguably related to the shift in trade and financing from within the borders of the United States to cross-border trade and finance. In simple terms, some U.S. domestic businesses previously purchasing components from domestic suppliers switched to foreign suppliers.
Bread costs about R11 at the moment.3 If inflation stays at around 6%, bread is going to cost R35 in 20 years‟ time. If inflation goes back to pre-democracy levels, that same loaf of bread is going to cost R180 in 20 years. These kinds of huge price increases will leave many more people behind.