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deflation

[dih-fley-shuhn] / dɪˈfleɪ ʃən /


NOUN
depreciation
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Food inflation eased slightly to 3.4% from 3.5% a month earlier, while prices of non-food goods increased by 0.1% on year, swinging from deflation of 0.1% in Feburary, the report showed.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

A 0% target leaves little room for error since even a minor shock could result in deflation, or falling prices—which is arguably more problematic than inflation.

From Barron's • Mar. 31, 2026

Not everyone is on board with his deflation view, however.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

When accompanied by a vicious cycle of falling prices and falling demand, that turns into a process known as deflation.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 26, 2026

I follow the same tortured trajectory over and over—from my rush of disbelieving joy to my crashing deflation.

From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen




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