disinflation
1
7.0
- noun
- /ˌdɪsɪnˈfleɪʃən/
- Specialized
:
desinflación
- Investing during disinflation requires an asset allocation that takes advantage of falling interest rates and economic stability.
- disinflation and inflation
Examples
-
However, the Committee will certainly use its tools as needed to maintain price stability—avoiding excessive inflation or further disinflation—and to promote the continuation of the economic recovery.
Blog text (29) -
The recent disinflation trend indicates that consumers will notice smaller price increases in the coming months.
-
Yeah, disinflation is inflation at a lower rate.
-
However, the loss of tax base from sudden disinflation was not anticipated.
Academic text (1990) -
Financial market changes, regulatory changes, a conscious policy of disinflation, and a contractionary fiscal policy have produced a less severe recession than we experienced in the 1970s.
Academic text (1993) -
Please note that deflation is not the same as disinflation, which is when the rate of inflation decreases but stays positive (for example, a change from a 3% rate to a 2% rate).
Blog text (5) -
The rapid disinflation post-1994 might be argued to be due to domestic stabilization policies and the sequence of bumper harvests that put downward pressure on China's food prices.
Academic text (2004) -
While the economy is experiencing disinflation, prices are still rising, just at a slower pace.
-
Government policies aimed at achieving disinflation helped to stabilize the economy during the recession.
Antonyms
How Inflationary
- Specialized
25
7.3
- Specialized
424
3.8
- Specialized
1
7.0
363
3.1
- Specialized
24
6.3
Surface Forms
Morphology
disinflation = inflation (semi-transparent) = dis + inflation
Formed by adding the productive prefix 'dis-' to the noun 'inflation'; while the morphological relation is regular, the precise technical meaning ('a reduction in the rate of inflation' rather than 'no inflation' or 'deflation') is specialized and can be confusing.
Etymology
Disinflation comes from the parts dis- (meaning 'less' or 'stop') and inflation (from inflate, like when you 'blow up' a balloon). So disinflation is like slowing how fast the price balloon grows: prices still go up, but more slowly.