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deflator

American  
[di-flayt-er] / dɪˈfleɪt ər /

noun

plural

deflators
  1. a person or thing that deflates something or someone.


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China’s GDP deflator, a broad price gauge, has been negative since 2023, a sign of inadequate demand at home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 28, 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

The report detailed what Wells described as incriminating texts by Jastremski and McNally, and in one of them, McNally called himself "the deflator".

From Reuters • Sep. 16, 2015

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