cost-push inflation
noun
inflation in which prices increase as a result of increased production costs, as labor and parts, even when demand remains the same.
Also called
cost-push.
Compare
demand-pull inflation.
Origin of cost-push inflation
First recorded in 1965–70
Words nearby cost-push inflation
cost-of-living adjustment,
cost-of-living allowance,
cost-of-living index,
cost-plus,
cost-push,
cost-push inflation,
cost-share,
costa,
costa brava,
costa del sol,
costa mesa