<|im_start|>user
What are the primary causes of inflation?<|im_end|>
<|im_start|>assistant
In an economy with too much money (the money supply), the currency value decreases when the total amount of money increases.
Prices of goods/services increase (price inflation) when the money supply increases (monetary inflation) over a longer period of time.
Economists disagree on the causes over shorter periods of time.<|im_end|>
