Tips on How to Thrive During Inflation – for Households and Companies

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Inflation has been affecting households and companies alike, be in the form of increase in prices of goods and services or be it in the form of decrease in the value of the currency held. While other economic indicators like GDP (Gross Domestic Product) growth rate, trade balance, government debt etc have an indirect impact in terms of the broad outlook and future strategy of households and companies, inflation has a direct impact on the day-to-day activities of these entities. To a common man, inflation means a rise in rents, rise in food prices, decline in value of currency, increase in interest on loans and negative returns on term deposits!

What is inflation?

Inflation is often one of the most misunderstood economic indicators.  While inflation is broadly understood as the general rise in the prices of goods and services year on year, inflation is a more complex phenomena associated with the money supply and currency values. An increase in the money supply, or currency in circulation in simple terms, leads to a decrease in the value associated with the currency – a persistent decrease in the purchasing power of money. This decrease in the value increases the prices of goods and services, i.e., more of the currency is required to buy the same goods and services as compared to the prior year.  The  PPT on inflation on www.india-reports.com  provides a detailed explanation of inflation, its causes and effects and the ways to control inflation apart from the below tips on inflation.

How to survive and thrive during inflation?

Thrive during inflation - Households:

Households and individual consumers should make sure to account for the projected inflation rates when planning for future goals and savings. Gold, real estate, inflation indexed investments are often considered a good hedge against inflation. To understand how inflation affects the economy and the individual households in detail, refer to our PPT on inflation.

Thrive During Inflation: Companies

During times of high inflation, companies should wisely deal with several day-to-day operating and financial decisions in order to negate the affects of high inflation on the company’s bottom line. The effects of inflation have an impact on not only the operational and financial decisions, but also on the human resources decisions. The following list provides a brief glimpse into the actions that need to be taken by the companies. Refer to our PPT on inflation to get a detailed insight.

Operations:

• Smart cash management: Companies should invest in smart cash management by investing excess cash in land or other investment assets that yield a rate of return greater than rate of inflation. The value of cash held is lessened due to impact of inflation and hence a prudent strategy towards cash management will yield the required returns.
• The other areas of attention are accounts receivables, inventory management among others. To understand the relation between inflation and these areas, refer to our PPT on inflation.

Finance:

• Recalculations to account for inflation: Index payments and contracts should be recalculated such that the sales price reflects inflation adjusted prices. These adjustments will reflect the true value of these contracts, rather than an inflated value not accounting for the decrease in the value of currency.
• The other areas of attention are long term no adjusting rates, future/forward contracts among others. To understand the relation between inflation and these areas, refer to our PPT on inflation.

Human Resources:

• Labor management relationships require extra work as wages need frequent adjustments – any negligence might lead to labor unrest.
• The other areas of attention are manager training and wage negotiations among others. To understand the relation between inflation and these areas, refer to our PPT on inflation.

On a whole, inflation affects households and companies alike by reducing the value of cash that they hold.  Households and companies, in times of high inflation, should protect themselves by following above tips while the monetary and fiscal policies take effect. To get a better understanding of the inflation concepts and the survival tactics, refer to our PPT on inflation.

For a detailed report on Inflation Survival Guide for India, please refer
http://www.india-reports.com/summary/inflation.aspx

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