deflationary

[di-flay-shuhn-er-ee]

adjective

1. Economics.,  characterized by or causing a reduction in the supply of available money or credit, typically leading to a decline in prices.

2. characterized by or having the effect of deflating something.

Example Sentences

“If that sale had been maybe 24 hours later, I think it could have been a very different and potentially deflationary result,” Barker said.

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“For a sustained improvement, we will need to see a clearer exit from the deflationary environment.”

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It may also be a reaction to the broader deflationary influence that removing tariffs would have on the world’s biggest economy, even as the injection of the tariff refund would stimulate growth in 2026.

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While Van de Put sees cocoa as “deflationary” in 2026, other factors such as the government shutdown and tariffs look to shake consumer confidence and affect chocolate demand.

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The "main issue" is the consumption slump, she said, describing recent data as evidence of "really bad deflationary pressure".

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