cost-push
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This is what economists call a cost-push shock: Rising input costs work through the supply chain, lifting intermediary material costs and overheads.
From MarketWatch ● May 13, 2026
But Sheana Yue, senior economist at Oxford Economics, told AFP that "this type of energy-driven cost-push inflation is unlikely to generate sustained reflationary pressures without meaningful demand recovery".
From Barron's ● Apr. 14, 2026
If the commodity price shock sparks cost-push inflation, consumer demand will suffer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 23, 2026
A weak yen fuels cost-push inflation and reduces households’ purchasing power, rather than the demand-led growth policymakers are targeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 28, 2026
Under current projections made in April, the BOJ expects the recent cost-push rise in core consumer inflation to moderate in coming months, but bounce back again driven by strong demand and wage growth.
From Reuters ● Jun. 21, 2023
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