inflationary spiral
Example Sentences
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That began to change in 1950, when the process of paying for war expenses had triggered an inflationary spiral.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 27, 2025
Chancellor OIaf Scholz has sought to find ways with unions and employers to address the impact of rising prices while preventing an inflationary spiral.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 29, 2022
"The Reserve Bank finds itself facing the real risk of an inflationary spiral," said Michael Gordon, acting chief economist at Westpac NZ.
From Reuters • Nov. 22, 2022
If such expectations took hold, the economy would risk entering a 1970s-style inflationary spiral, in which consumers buy more now in anticipation of higher prices later, fueling those very price rises.
From Washington Post • Nov. 1, 2022
While the devaluation is likely to help Mexican exporters, whose products are now cheaper, it also raises the specter of an inflationary spiral if domestic producers increase their prices and workers demand wage hikes.
From The 1995 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency
