How is inflation percentage determined and how it is related to petroleum price?

Answer:

As with any percentage increase, you work out the actual increase in the quantity, multiply by 100, and divide by the value of the quantity before the increase.

Thus if the price of crude oil goes from $120 to $130, the increase is $10, multiply by 100 gives 1000, divide by 120 gives 8.33 percent

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