Since the higher resource prices are paid to suppliers elsewhere in the world, this also acts somewhat like a tax on spending, hence
aggregate demand falls.
But the effect of the higher prices, assuming they are typically paid to suppliers elsewhere in the world, also acts somewhat like a tax on spending, hence
aggregate demand falls.
Not exact matches
Potential supply in some areas of the economy
falls, but
aggregate demand will probably rise rather than
fall, due to the terms of trade gain, and it is more likely that there will be a problem of inflation in the non-traded sector.
Its austerity policies inhibit growth and constantly pull down
aggregate demand, and when as a result the budget deficit grows instead of
falls, that is used as a pretext for another massive round of cuts (another # 9.8 bn in this year alone).
These usually precede recessions, which often lead to
falling interest rates as
aggregate demand lessens.