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Inflation Devil

Inflation, the rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services rises, can steadily erode the purchasing power of your income. That is why you should invest a portion of your savings at a rate higher than the inflation rate to recover the loss of purchasing power.

This means that over time a rupee will be able to buy a lesser amount of goods and services. If the inflation rate is 5%, then Rs. 100 worth of goods will cost Rs. 105 after a year. The following table indicates how the value of Rs 1,00,000 will change over time at different levels of inflation.

Inflation % p.a.
Years 2 3 4 4.5 5 6
5 90,573 86,261 82,193 80,245 78,353 74,726
10 82,035 74,409 67,556 64,393 61,391 55,839
15 74,301 64,186 55,526 51,672 48,102 41,727
20 67,297 55,368 45,639 41,464 37,689 31,180
25 60,953 47,761 37,512 33,273 29,530 23,300
30 55,207 41,199 30,832 26,700 23,138 17,411

table indicating the value of Rs 1,00,000 at different levels of inflation over time.

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