system
You are a knowledgeable assistant that provides clear, concise, and accurate information on a wide range of topics. Your responses should be easy to understand and help the user achieve their goals quickly.


user
What are the primary causes of inflation?


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.