deflator

Noun

Meaning

a statistical factor designed to remove the effect of inflation; inflation adjusted variables are in constant dollars

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The overall GDP price index rose at a 1.3 percent annual rate, the same as for the fourth quarter of 2019, while the core Personal Consumption Expenditure (PCE) deflator rose at a 1.8 percent annual rate. Source: Internet

To standardize the data, he converted all individuals into “family units” of three and adjusted for inflation (using Bureau of Economic Analysis’ Personal Consumption Expenditure price deflator). Source: Internet

Other common measures of inflation are: * GDP deflator is a measure of the price of all the goods and services included in gross domestic product (GDP). Source: Internet

The US Commerce Department publishes a deflator series for US GDP, defined as its nominal GDP measure divided by its real GDP measure. Source: Internet

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