China’s consumer prices returned to positive territory in August, while factory-gate prices fell for an 11th consecutive month.
  • cfgaussian
    71·
    10 months ago

    In a sane world deflation would be seen as a good thing.

    • bandarawan
      4·
      10 months ago

      If wages stay stagnant, then yes.

      If the average pay would rise faster than inflation it does not seem too bad. If the pay shrinks faster than deflation however it would be bad.

      • cfgaussian
        31·
        10 months ago

        Well yes, deflation of prices relative to wages, of course. That was implied.

        Inflation is different even when wages do keep up because it wipes out savings.