Deflation: related pages

The rate at which prices rise. There are many measures used for different purposes.

The Fisher hypothesis, suggests that, in the long run, inflation and nominal interest rates move together, implying that real interest rates are stable in the long term.

GDP deflater

The inflation measure that is used to adjust economic growth statistics.

Hedonic price index

A price index adjusted for changes in factors such as product quality.

HICP

The consumer price index. The UK measure is another name for the EU's HICP.

Stagflation

Simultaneous inflation and recession.