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Deflation

In economics, deflation is an increase in the real value of the monetary unit of account, as reflected in a decrease in the general price level of goods and services exchanged, measurable by broad price indices.

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Deflationary spiral

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Deflation

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related to External links · 20
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related to Scarcity of official money · 20
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related to Ireland · 16
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related to Counteracting deflation · 12
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related to On spending and borrowing · 10
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related to Credit deflation · 9
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related to Money supply-side deflation · 9
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related to Hong Kong · 8
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related to Growth deflation · 7
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Deflationis aincrease in the real value of the monetary unit of account0.90text
Deflationis anatural condition of economies when the supply of money is fixed0.90text
Deflationis aenduring decrease in the real cost of goods and services as the result of technological progress0.90text
Deflationis adecrease in the bank credit supply due to bank failures or increased perceived risk of defaults by private entities or a contraction of the money supply by the central bank.Debt…0.90text
Deflationis adecrease in the bank credit supply due to bank failures or increased perceived risk of defaults by private entities or a contraction of the money supply by the central bank0.90text
Deflationis aphenomenon associated with the end of long-term credit cycles0.90text
dollarization are commoninstance ofbarter and other alternate currency arrangements0.80text
and therefore when the 'official' money becomes scarceinstance ofbarter and other alternate currency arrangements0.80text
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