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Correct Answer: Option (B) — Inflation
Concept & Option Breakdown
Standard Reference VerifiedEconomic growth increases aggregate economic activity, employment, and disposable incomes. This expands aggregate demand for goods and services, which exerts upward pressure on prices, leading to mild/moderate inflation (known as creeping inflation). Hence, moderate inflation is generally coupled with steady economic growth.
Growth boosts demand, which pulls prices upward (Demand-Pull Inflation). Deflation, on the other hand, is associated with recession/slowdown.
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