deflator
Americannoun
plural
deflatorsExample Sentences
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Minutes of the FOMC’s January meeting and U.S. economic data such as PCE deflator due out this week are unlikely to materially alter market pricing for Fed rate cuts, the team says.
From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 16, 2026
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
"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
"We still believe that, barring some further shock, year-over-year headline consumption deflator inflation will be below the Fed's 2% target by the fourth quarter of 2024."
From Reuters • Sep. 13, 2023
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