Inflation tends to be understood as higher prices resulting either from increased costs-global supply-chain issues and hard-to-find workers—or from increased demand, such as easy monetary policy from the Federal Reserve and blowout spending from Congress.

通货膨胀往往被理解为价格上涨的原因，要么是成本增加(全球供应链问题和难以找到的工人)，要么是需求增加(如美联储的宽松货币政策和国会的支出井喷)。