Hyperinflation cannot, although inflation can, be the result of a change in commodity prices. Commodity prices are (to much less than an order of magnitude) con

Hyperinflation cannot, although inflation can, be the result of a change in commodity prices. Commodity prices are (to much less than an order of magnitude) constant worldwide, and Venezuela is far from the only economy overwhelmingly dependent on oil, but those others are not seeing triple-digit inflation rates. Hyperinflation is the result of printing money.