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1. 通货收缩：以致许多经济学家认为中国经济进入了通货收缩(deflation)的新阶段. 通货收缩是与通货膨胀(inflation)相对应的概念. 按被大多数经济学家所普遍接受的通货膨胀的定义,通货膨胀是物价的普遍持续上涨. 与此相对应,
1. 通货紧缩
Deflation is a reduction in economic activity that leads to lower levels of industrial output, employment, investment, trade, profits, and prices.
e.g. Deflation is beginning to take hold in the clothing industry.
通货紧缩开始全面影响服装业。
noun
1. the act of letting the air out of something
2. a contraction of economic activity resulting in a decline of prices
3. (geology) the erosion of soil as a consequence of sand and dust and loose rocks being removed by the wind
e.g. a constant deflation of the desert landscape