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Re:US annual inflation declines to 7.1% in November vs. 7.3%... by r00fus on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @03:28PM (#33975266)
Reversion of price levels to standard increase slope is actually termed dis-inflation.

https://www.investopedia.com/ask/answers/032415/what-differe...

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Re:US annual inflation declines to 7.1% in November vs. 7.3%... by Wowfunhappy on Tuesday December 13, 2022 @09:25PM (#33979263)
Your link says:

> Disinflation occurs when price inflation slows down temporarily [...] Prices do not drop during periods of disinflation

Am I misunderstanding?

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