deflator
Americannoun
plural
deflatorsExample Sentences
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Minutes of the FOMC’s January meeting and U.S. economic data such as PCE deflator due out this week are unlikely to materially alter market pricing for Fed rate cuts, the team says.
China’s GDP deflator, a broad price gauge, has been negative since 2023, a sign of inadequate demand at home.
Real GDP was likely also flattered by statistical effects like a low base and weak deflators, DBS’s economic team said.
It added that this was because it is more than the 1.7% predicted inflation in the economy for next year, known as the GDP deflator, as calculated by official forecasters.
From BBC
With what this team’s done and the rugby they played and the momentum they built, its such a deflator.”
From Washington Times
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