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Bad economic situation
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stagflation
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In economics , stagflation , a portmanteau of stagnation and inflation , is a situation in which the inflation rate is high, the economic growth rate slows, and unemployment remains steadily high. It raises a dilemma for economic policy , since actions ...
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n. (context economics English) inflation accompanied by stagnant growth, unemployment or recession.
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n. a period of slow economic growth and high unemployment (stagnation) while prices rise (inflation)
Usage examples of stagflation.
There was double-digit stagflation, gasoline lines, and interest rates were up 20 percent.
Social Security survived World War II, the Cold War, Vietnam, the sexual revolution, oil shocks, stagflation, and the demise of Kozmo.