Macroeconomics

Commodity Price Shock

Definition

What is Commodity Price Shock?

A sudden large change in the price of an important commodityA standardised physical good such as gold, crude oil, wheat, or cocoa..

Example in practice

How This Looks in Practice

A crude-oil spike raises transport costs and inflationA sustained increase in the general price level, reducing the purchasing power of money..

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