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Disinflation

Meaning in economics, with examples

/ˌdɪsɪnˈfleɪʃn/nounCommon term

In economics, disinflation means: A fall in the rate of inflation: prices are still rising, but more slowly than before.

In Turkish: dezenflasyon, enflasyonun düşmesi

How it is used

Common in central bank statements and economic news: the disinflation process, a period of disinflation, the disinflation path. Central banks often describe their aim as bringing inflation down through sustained disinflation.

Example sentences

  1. The disinflation process is expected to continue next year as demand cools.

  2. Annual inflation fell from 9% to 5%, a clear sign of disinflation.

Common collocations

  • disinflation process
  • disinflation path
  • sustained disinflation
  • a period of disinflation
  • deflationA general and lasting fall in the prices of goods and services across an economy; the opposite of inflation.
  • inflationA general and continuing rise in the prices of goods and services in an economy, which means each unit of money buys less over time.
  • inflation targetThe rate of inflation that a central bank officially aims to achieve over the medium term, such as 2% a year.
  • core inflationA measure of inflation that leaves out the most volatile prices, usually food and energy, to show the underlying trend in prices.
  • base effectThe effect on a year-on-year rate caused by an unusually high or low figure in the same month of the previous year, rather than by current changes.

More terms: Inflation and Prices

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