这题这么简答能拿分吗？
- rising consumer confidence index implies consumer spending will increase. a rising consumer spending is likely to drive up prices. so inflation will increase in the near term.
- the inventory/sales ratio is declining, which implies the economy is getting stronger. a stronger economy leads to higher inflation.
- the GDP gap is closing and expected to become positive, which implies an overheating economy. with an overheating economy comes higher inflation level.
