deflator
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deflators
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A broad measure of inflation, the GDP deflator, accelerated at a 3.8% clip, well ahead of Wall Street’s 2.7% forecast.
From Barron's ● Dec. 23, 2025
The personal-consumption expenditures deflator, widely seen as the Fed’s preferred measure of inflation, held below 3% in September and indicated a moderate month-over-month increase in prices.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 8, 2025
"Real" statistics are inflation-adjusted using the most relevant deflator.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 9, 2025
It added that this was because it is more than the 1.7% predicted inflation in the economy for next year, known as the GDP deflator, as calculated by official forecasters.
From BBC ● Dec. 18, 2023
The Patriots said the word "deflator" used in the texts cited by Wells in his report was taken out of context.
From Reuters ● May 14, 2015
Real GDP was likely also flattered by statistical effects like a low base and weak deflators, DBS’s economic team said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
Twice since 1968, would-be deflators have pierced Harvard's bubble?but an alarm system brought maintenance crews on the double.
From Time Magazine Archive
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