cost-push
noun
: an increase or upward trend in production costs (such as wages) that tends to result in increased consumer prices irrespective of the level of demand compare demand-pull
cost-push
adjective
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And second, the core services ex-shelter inflation measure is often used to gauge something called cost-push inflation, which is driven by wage or wealth increases, and can signal rising prices have become entrenched in the economy.
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 May 2024
In the ice cream shop scenario, cost-push inflation would happen if the cost of ingredients like milk and sugar increases, and the ice cream shop owner has to raise prices in order to continue making a profit.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 28 Jan. 2024
Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 May 2024
In the ice cream shop scenario, cost-push inflation would happen if the cost of ingredients like milk and sugar increases, and the ice cream shop owner has to raise prices in order to continue making a profit.
—Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 28 Jan. 2024
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“Cost-push.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cost-push. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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