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TAUX DEFLATION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-04-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Economic Fluctuations
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- deflation rate
1, record 1, English, deflation%20rate
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When prices are falling, the inflation rate is negative and its absolute value is called the deflation rate. The prices of various goods and services typically change at different rates. In this case, an inflation or deflation rate is defined in terms of the rate of change in the cost of a bundle of many different goods and services. 2, record 1, English, - deflation%20rate
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Fluctuations économiques
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- taux de déflation
1, record 1, French, taux%20de%20d%C3%A9flation
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La déflation représente une baisse durable, se répétant sur plusieurs périodes, du niveau général des prix. Le taux de déflation mesure, en pour-cent, la baisse de l'indice des prix. Au contraire de l'inflation, la déflation entraîne une hausse du pouvoir d’achat de la monnaie(désinflation). 2, record 1, French, - taux%20de%20d%C3%A9flation
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2009-09-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Economic Fluctuations
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- deflationary spiral
1, record 2, English, deflationary%20spiral
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A deflationary spiral occurs when high real interest rates depress demand, which further reduces inflation expectations, and so on. The result can be a long period of weak demand growth and deflation. 2, record 2, English, - deflationary%20spiral
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Fluctuations économiques
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spirale déflationniste
1, record 2, French, spirale%20d%C3%A9flationniste
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On est en présence d’une «spirale déflationniste» quand le niveau élevé des taux d’intérêt réels affaiblit la demande, modérant encore plus les anticipations d’inflation, de sorte que la demande se replie de nouveau, et ainsi de suite. On peut alors assister à un long épisode de croissance anémique de la demande et de déflation. 1, record 2, French, - spirale%20d%C3%A9flationniste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-11-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Economic Fluctuations
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- gradual deflation 1, record 3, English, gradual%20deflation
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Zero inflation appears extreme only because people have long been accustomed to higher interest rates, because of the lingering ghost of the Phillips Curve (which purports to show a trade-off between inflation and unemployment) and because economists dismiss out-of-hand the alternative of gradual deflation. 1, record 3, English, - gradual%20deflation
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Fluctuations économiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- déflation progressive
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9flation%20progressive
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si l'inflation zéro apparaît comme une option extrême, c'est parce que les agents économiques sont depuis longtemps accoutumés à des taux d’inflation élevés, parce que la fameuse courbe de Phillips(qui prétend démontrer l'existence d’un dilemme inflation-chômage) continue d’exercer une grande influence et également parce que les économistes rejettent d’emblée l'option de déflation progressive. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9flation%20progressive
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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