1) For a century, the word INFLATION meant THE INCREASE IN FIAT (artificial) MONEY SUPPLY. 2) The SYMPTOM of the artificial increase of money supply, is PRICE INCREASES. 3) The central bank regime managed to redefine 'inflation' to mean "consumer price increases", thus hiding the cause of price increases (their moneyprinting). It's a real conspiracy, the history and theory of which is described by Austrian Economics. It is worth taking time to study seriously: Free resources at https://mises.org