Deflation
Summary of Deflation
A decline in the general level of prices, attributable to excessive savings or other factors that have reduced consumption relative to the supply of goods available. Very often, deflation is reflected during the decline phase of the business cycle. There has been no deflation in the United States since the Great Depression, although declines have occurred in the prices of selected commodities.
(Main Author: William J. Miller)
Concept of Deflation
An introductory definition of Deflation is provided here: money is gaining value relative to goods and services produced in an economy
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- Foregin Policy
- Foreign Affairs
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- Public Finance
- Public Policy
- Tax Law
- Financial Regulation
Hierarchical Display of Deflation
Economics > Economic policy > Economic policy
Finance > Monetary economics > Monetary policy
Economics > Economic conditions > Economic cycle > Inflation
Deflation
Concept of Deflation
See the dictionary definition of Deflation.
Characteristics of Deflation
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Translation of Deflation
- Spanish: Deflación
- French: Déflation
- German: Deflation
- Italian: Deflazione
- Portuguese: Deflação
- Polish: Deflacja
Thesaurus of Deflation
Economics > Economic policy > Economic policy > Deflation
Finance > Monetary economics > Monetary policy > Deflation
Economics > Economic conditions > Economic cycle > Inflation > Deflation
See also
- Deflationary policy