Deflation vs. Disinflation
Deflationnoun
An act or instance of deflating.
Deflationnoun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
Deflationnoun
An economic contraction.
Deflationnoun
the act or process of deflating.
Deflationnoun
a fall in the average prices of goods and services; - usually associated with contraction of economic activity. Opposite of inflation. Compare disinflation.
Deflationnoun
the reduction of available credit or a contraction of economic activity resulting from or associated with a decline of prices.
Deflationnoun
the act of letting the air out of something.
Deflationnoun
the erosion of land structures such as sand or soil due to the action of wind.
Deflationnoun
(geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind;
Deflationnoun
a general and progressive increase in prices;
Deflationnoun
the act of letting the air out of something
Deflation
In economics, deflation is a decrease in the general price level of goods and services. Deflation occurs when the inflation rate falls below 0% (a negative inflation rate).
Disinflationnoun
(economics) A decrease in the inflation rate.
Disinflationnoun
(economics) Deflation
Disinflationnoun
a reduction in the rate of price increases; a lessening of inflationary pressure.
Disinflationnoun
a reduction of the value of a currency in international exchange markets caused by a government; - usually done as a means to improve the country's international balance of payments.
Disinflationnoun
a general and progressive increase in prices;
Disinflation
Disinflation is a decrease in the rate of inflation – a slowdown in the rate of increase of the general price level of goods and services in a nation's gross domestic product over time. It is the opposite of reflation.
