[填空题]Business and government leaders also consider the inflation rate to be an important general indicator. Inflation is a period of increased (51) that causes rapid rises in prices. (52) your money buys fewer goods so that you get (53) for the same amount of money as before, inflation is the problem. There is a general rise (54) the price of goods and services. Your money buys less. Sometimes people describe inflation as a (55) when "a dollar is not worth a dollar any- more".
Inflation is a problem for all consumers. People who live on a fixed income are hurt the (56) . Retired people, for instance, cannot (57) on an increase in income as prices rise. Elderly people who do not work face serious problems in stretching their incomes to (58) their needs in time of inflation. Retirement income (59) any fixed income usually does not rise as fast as prices. Many retired people must cut their spending to (60) up with risin