cost-push inflation

cost-push inflation definition - business

cost-push inflation

Rising consumer prices caused by businesses passing along increases in their own costs for labor and materials. Cost-push inflation does not necessarily result in rising corporate profits, because businesses may be unable to pass through all of their cost increases. Compare demand-pull inflation.

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