Prices would move toward the inflation target of 2 percent, removing the threat of a deflationary spiral.

物价将会回落到2%的通胀率的水平，这也消除了螺旋式通胀紧缩的威胁。

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However, that still left a deflationary gap of over 5% of GDP, which threw the Irish economy into the deflationary spiral.

然而，这样算来，还剩下超过GDP 5%的通缩差，这把爱尔兰经济扔进了通缩的风口浪尖。

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In the developed world, however, higher commodity prices may act as a deflationary force, a tax that reduces the spending power of consumers.

但是，在发达国家，高昂的商品价格或许会引发通货紧缩，类似于一种赋税——它削弱了消费者的购买力。

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More important, he says, is that the whole world is heading for a deflationary environment stemming from a robust period of investment in the 1990s.

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In a deflationary environment, unemployment is a coincident indicator, not a lagging one.

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Over the past 4 years inflation has averaged well below 2%, even turning deflationary for a few quarters.

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