cost-push inflation
noun
inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
Origin of cost-push inflation
1First recorded in 1965–70
- Also called cost-push .
- Compare demand-pull inflation.
Words Nearby cost-push inflation
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British Dictionary definitions for cost-push inflation
cost-push inflation
noun
See inflation
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