Once we had economists, there would no longer be a problem and no inflation would ever happen again, right? WRONG! Here are 5 instances of terrible inflation from both recent history and way back in the past.
The oil and gas industry is, like many sectors, still feeling the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. Inflation, the rising influence of ESG practices, and other factors are also influencing the industry.
Consumers may have to shell out more money for their daily use products as FMCG firms, which are facing inflationary pressure on their key raw material inputs, are considering marginal hike on their products price to offset it. Some FMCG companies like Marico and others have already gone for price hike, while some which include Dabur, Parle and Patanjali are closely monitoring the situation. FMCG players have been trying to absorb the price increase of raw material inputs such as coconut oil, edible oil and palm oil, but they are unlikely to hold the prices of their commodities for a long time as that will impact their gross margins.