Deflation

Deflation
Deflation is a broad decline in prices. Deflation occurs when the prevailing demand cannot absorb the supply of goods. Companies attempt to stimulate demand by cutting prices, which in turn may lead to cost-cutting wage reductions.

Deflation
Deflation is simply negative inflation.
In general, inflation is positive at the level of an economy as a whole. Deflation at that level is most likely during recessions, and does not always occur even then.

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Deflation definition :
Decline in the prices of goods and services. Antithesis of inflation.
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Deflation Definition
Deflation is defined as a decrease in the general price level.

Deflation
A phase of the business cycle during which consumer spending is seriously curtailed, bank loans shrink, and the amount of money in circulation is reduced. It is the opposite of inflation.

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A sustained fall in the prices of goods and services, and thus the opposite of inflation. Not to be confused with disinflation, which is a slowing down of price rises (a fall in the inflation rate).

deflation
the opposite of inflation. A decline in general price levels, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit.

Deflation
The opposite of inflation -- that is, a sustained fall over time in the general level of prices, ...

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Inflation - in economics, persistent and relatively large increase in the general price level of goods and services.

Deflationary gap
Definition: A deflationary gap exists when there is insufficient demand available in the economy to generate a full-employment equilibrium.

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Deflation - A general decline in prices, often caused by a reduction in the supply of money or credit. Deflation can be caused also by a decrease in government, personal or investment spending.

Deflation: a reduction in the general level of prices sustained over several months, usually accompanied by declining employment and output.

Deflation
A general price decline during which consumer spending is substantially curtailed, bank loans contract and the amount of money in circulation is reduced.

Deflation:
The increase of purchasing power due to a general decrease in the prices of goods and services.
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Deflation
A sustained decrease in the price level. The opposite of an inflation.
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Deflation: A period in which the general price level of goods and services is declining.
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Deflationary:
A situation where the general price level of goods and services is declining.
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Deflation A phenomenon of falling prices in an economy, which may be due to a contraction in MONEY SUPPLY.

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Since 1930 it has been the norm in most developed countries for AVERAGE PRICES to rise year after year. However, before 1930 deflation (falling prices) was as likely as INFLATION.

Deflation:
Opposite of inflation. i.e. a sharp decline in prices, leading to an improvement in the purchasing power of money, ...

Deflation - A measure of the lowering of prices in the economy.
Deposit - Entering money into an account using cash, cheque, or other means.
Depreciation - A decrease in value through age, wear, or deterioration.

Deflation
When the value of an item (e.g. property) goes down in value.
Dependent
A person that is financially reliant on another, often a child.

Deflation The situation in which the average of all prices of goods and services in an economy is falling.

DEFLATION:  Decline in the price of goods and services.
DERIVATIVE SECURITIES:  Securities that derive their value in whole or in part by having a claim on some underlying security.

Deflation: A drop in overall prices, often the result of a shortage of money or credit. Deflation is the opposite of inflation.

Deflation
Deflation, the opposite of inflation, is a gradual drop in the cost of goods and services, usually caused by a surplus of goods and a shortage of cash.

Deflation
Decline in the prices of goods and services. Antithesis of inflation.

Deflation: Reduction in the price of goods and services. Deflation occurs when there is an outright decline in the consumer price index (CPI) or producer price index (PPI).

DEFLATION " A persistent and appreciable fall in the general level of prices. It is characterized by production exceeding demand and normally takes place during a recession.

deflation: A decrease in the cost of goods and services.
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Deflation
A sustained fall in prices where the annual change in the CPI is negative year after year.
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Deflation
An actual decline in the general level of prices in the economy.
Delinquency
A debt or other financial obligation on which payment is overdue, such as a failure to make mortgage payments when they are due.

Deflation
A decline in the general level of prices in the economy.
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Deflation - A situation where prices are falling in the economy.
Deflationary gap -The shortfall of national expenditure below national income (and injections below withdrawals) at the full-employment level of national income.

what is deflation?
Deflation is the exact opposite of inflation. In other words, it’s a drop in prices. While it may sound great, it’s not the best news because it typically means that the value of everything you own could fall.

Postwar Deflationary Pressures
During World War I many nations of Europe abandoned the gold standard in an attempt to use inflationary policies to fund government expenditure. This had a number of economic consequences in its own right.

DEFLATION: An extended decline in the average level of prices. This is the exact opposite of inflation--in which prices are rising over an extended period, and it should be contrasted with disinflation--which is a decline in the inflation rate.

Deflation [r]: a persistent sequence of reductions in the general level of prices. [e]
Deleveraging [r]: a reduction of the proportion of debt in a company's capital structure - such as the action of banks during the 2008 banking panic. [e] ...

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Deflation continues to dog the economy. Consumer prices fell by 1.2% in December 2009, the biggest drop since the current consumer price index began in 1970.
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DEFLATION
An economic condition that is characterized by the decline in the prices of goods and services (the reverse of inflation).
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Deflation
A persistent price decline of goods and services--the inverse to inflation.

deflation a decrease in the overall price level, or a negative inflation rate. (28)
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Deflation, in contrast, is a widespread decline in prices that also has the potential to undermine the economy by stifling production and increasing unemployment.
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Deflation. Fewer units of currency "chasing" an unchanged amount of goods and services. Also defined as a contraction in the volume of available money or credit resulting in a decline of the general price level.

See: Deflation; Inflation; Consumer Price Index
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A precipitous drop in stock prices. Crashes usually occur after periods of inflated stock prices followed by a loss in investor confidence.

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Definiton: The buying and selling of stocks and/or bonds (ie:securities) of a company by someone who is in possession of "material" (ie: important) information about the company that the investing ...

Even if there is no deflation but if inflation remains low, then long term rates will likely decline and medium to long term bonds will do well.
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Related: Defined benefit plan Deflation Decline in the prices of goods and services. Antithesis of inflation. Deflator A statistical factor used to convert current dollar purchasing power into inflation-adjusted purchasing power.

Reflation Government monetary action that causes a reversal of deflation. Refund To retire existing bond issues through the sale of a new bond issue, usually to reduce the interest rate being paid.

deflation A decline in general price levels, often caused by a reduction in the supply... deflator A statistical tool that converts current dollars into inflation-adjusted dollars,... defunct Out of business.

The derivative can be positive (inflation), negative (deflation), or null (stable prices). The increase in the general price level in percentage terms gives the rate of inflation.

deflation A contraction in the supply of money or credit that results in declining prices; the opposite of inflation.

Deflation - A sustained and continuous decrease in the general price level.
Demand - A schedule of how much consumers are willing and able to buy at all possible prices during some time period.

On the other hand, if a country has an adverse BOP its will experience a net loss of gold, which will automatically have a deflationary effect, unless it chooses to leave the gold standard.

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Ben Bernanke remarked in 2002 that the US Government had a technology called the printing press, or today its electronic equivalent, so that if rates reached zero and deflation was threatened the government could always act to ensure deflation was ...

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