inelastic demand
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While higher prices could trigger reduced buying or weaker demand in the near term, he expects limited substitutes and inelastic demand to cushion the impact.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 22, 2026
The vast majority of people who hire lawn services will continue to do so; i.e., inelastic demand.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 31, 2022
Every straight-line demand curve has a range of elasticities starting at the top left, high prices, with large elasticity numbers, elastic demand, and decreasing as one goes down the demand curve, inelastic demand.
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
This is called an inelastic demand meaning a small response to the price change.
From Textbooks ● Nov. 29, 2017
The prices of all other goods and services facing inelastic demand in the USA are regulated by government.
From New York Times ● Jan. 4, 2017
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