ECONOMICS (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -Cost-push inflation can occur when higher costs of production decrease the aggregate supply (the amount of total production) in the economy. Since the demand for goods hasn’t changed, the price increases from production are passed onto consumers creating cost-push inflation.

Detailed explanation-2: -Cost-push inflation occurs when the rising price of input goods and services increases the price of final goods and services. For example, commodity prices spiked sharply during the pandemic as a result of radical shifts in demand, buying patterns, cost to serve, and perceived value across sectors and value chains.

Detailed explanation-3: -When a supply shortage happens-due to a natural disaster, an increase in labor prices or supply chain problems-companies typically respond by increasing their prices to cover higher production costs. This is referred to as cost-push inflation.

Detailed explanation-4: -Supply shocks that disrupt production, such as natural disasters, or raise production costs, such as high oil prices, can reduce overall supply and lead to “cost-push” inflation, in which the impetus for price increases comes from a disruption to supply.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cost-push inflation occurs when supply costs rise or supply levels fall. Either will drive up prices-as long as demand remains the same. Shortages or cost increases in labor, raw materials, and capital goods create cost-push inflation. These components of supply are also part of the four factors of production.