It's when prices decline. That has largely occurred for goods such as furniture, appliances and cars in the past year.

This paper examines the impact of deflation on fiscal aggregates. With deflation relatively rare in modern history, it relies mostly on the historical records, using a dataset panel covering 150 years ...

Deflation, on the other hand ... For instance, using the above example, let’s say inflation fell from 3% to 2%—the individual with the savings account would now have a real interest rate ...

However, deflation is typically a sign of a weak economy ... investment flows and commodity prices," Rose says. For example, China imports about 70% of the global share of traded iron ore ...

Working Papers describe research in progress by the author(s) and are published to elicit comments and to further debate This paper examines the cost of deflation in the context of Japan's ongoing ...

As the trade war knocks down export orders, deflation in China's wholesale prices will likely deepen to 2.8% in April, from 2.5% in March, according to a team of economists at Morgan Stanley.