Let me tell you what some other people say, though: 1  The EWGâs Skin Deep Database lists it as a 5-6 (or moderate hazard), but trying to find the studies they used for their rating proved difficult, and the ones I did find were the nebulous âborax or boric acidâ test studies.
1 This is so because, my nominal wages have increased by 10% while the average price level (CPI) has increased by only 5%. 2  Thus today (in 2010) with my higher nominal wage ($1100.00) I can buy more than I could buy last year.
Price levels provide a snapshot of prices at a given time, making it possible to review changes in the broad price level over time. As prices rise (inflation), or fall (deflation), consumer demand for goods is also affected, which leads broad production measures like gross domestic product (GDP) higher or lower.f price levels begin to rise too quickly, central bankers or governments will look to decrease the money supply or otherwise decrease the aggregate demand for goods and services.