The underlying trend of inflation is still upwards.

通货膨胀的潜在趋势仍然是上升的。

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Then, however, the general trend of inflation was downwards; now it is rising.

然而那时的通胀是处于下降的趋势中，而现在却是上升的。

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The judges noted an interesting new trend in this category: title inflation is no longer in importance but in word length.

评委们注意到这类奖项有个有趣的趋势，那就是头衔的膨胀不再是职位的重要性而是名称的长度。

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It is also likely that governments may want to create above trend inflation in order to reduce the real value of the debt issued by Greece, Italy, Spain, etc.

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Core inflation, which is a better measure of the underlying inflation trend than overall inflation, seems likely to moderate gradually over time.

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At the same time, Asia has clearly been dealing with an upward trend in inflation over the last decade, which has increased investor interest in strategies to protect against future inflation.

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