Definition of cost push inflation in English English dictionary
a rise in prices due to an increase in the cost of production Increases in the cost of labor, raw materials, equipment, and borrowing money push up the cost of production
A term that applies when increases in the price level are caused by increases in cost [FACS] (see also fiscal policy)
A sustained rise in prices caused by businesses passing on increases in costs, especially labor costs, to purchasers BACK TO TOP
Cost-push inflation occurs when a company's costs rise and to compensate they have to put their prices up Cost increases may happen because wages have gone up or because raw material prices have increased
Cost-push inflation occurs when a company's costs rise and to compensate they have to put their prices up Cost increases may happen because wages have gone up or because raw material prices have increased