Answer:
Rate of inflation = 2.7(approx)
Explanation:
Given:
Real rate of interest (r) = 2.5% = 0.025
Nominal rate of interest (i) = 5.3% = 0.053
The rate of inflation(g) = ?
Computation:
[tex]The real rate of interest = \frac{i-g}{1+g}\\\\0.025 = \frac{0.053-g}{1+g} \\0.025 + 0.025g = 0.053 -g\\0.025g + g = 0.053 - 0.025\\1.025g = 0.028\\g = 0.02731\\[/tex]
Therefore, rate of inflation = 2.7(approx)