Deflation, contrary to inflation, is when prices fall for certain goods and services. Deflation tends not to occur across the overall U.S. economy outside of recessions. However, consumer prices have ...

Deflation measures how quickly prices are declining for consumer goods and services. Prices have deflated for a range of items like physical goods, airfare, gasoline and some groceries since June 2023 ...

Inflation has throttled back significantly since peaking two years ago. The U.S. economy is even seeing some prices deflate for consumers. Deflation measures how quickly prices are falling for a ...

Inflation is higher than policymakers would like across the broad U.S. economy. Yet, there are many sectors seeing the opposite dynamic: deflation. Deflation means prices are declining for consumers.

As inflation has throttled back from pandemic-era highs, consumers have seen prices decline outright for many household items. This dynamic, known as deflation, generally doesn't occur on a broad, ...