通胀率

通脹率

tōngzhànglǜ

noun

Meanings

1 inflation rate
2 rate of inflation

Characters

through; circulation

Examples

今年的通胀率比预期的低。

Jīnnián de tōngzhànglǜ bǐ yùqī de dī.

This year's inflation rate is lower than expected.

央行关注通胀率的变化。

Yāngháng guānzhù tōngzhànglǜ de biànhuà.

The central bank is watching changes in the inflation rate.

Tips

usage

Shortened from 通货膨胀率. Usually measured by the CPI (居民消费价格指数) year-on-year change. Its mirror 通缩率 (deflation rate) is rarer — Chinese finance writing more often says 物价下跌 when inflation is negative.

Stroke Order

通 tōng

胀 zhàng

率 lǜ