Inflation Rate
The rate at which the general price level rises, usually measured by CPI. Enters valuation twice: inside the nominal risk-free rate, and inside terminal growth, since nominal growth is roughly real growth plus inflation. Discounting nominal cash flows at a real rate, or the reverse, is a common and expensive error.
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