Inflation is a fundamental problem for the development of any country. There are no common approaches to the nature, causes and consequences of this phenomenon and the ways of its reduction in economics. Macroeconomical inflation impact on the economy has its own distinctive aspects in terms of the building of marketing relationships in the countries with transition economy (Ukraine, for example). Using methods of functional analysis, system analysis and analogy method the causes and consequences of inflation as well as anti-inflationary policy conducted in a market economy are analyzed in the article. Special attention is paid to macroeconomical problems of inflation in the economy of modern Ukraine. The conclusion about the necessity of making the deliberated political and economical decisions that affect the future economy of our country is made. 

inflation, deflation, balance, imbalance, stabilization, inflationary expectations