cost-push

noun

ˈkȯs(t)-ˌpu̇sh

: an increase or upward trend in production costs (such as wages) that tends to result in increased consumer prices irrespective of the level of demand compare demand-pull

cost-push adjective

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And second, the core services ex-shelter inflation measure is often used to gauge something called cost-push inflation, which is driven by wage or wealth increases, and can signal rising prices have become entrenched in the economy. —

Will Daniel, Fortune, 23 May 2024 In the ice cream shop scenario, cost-push inflation would happen if the cost of ingredients like milk and sugar increases, and the ice cream shop owner has to raise prices in order to continue making a profit. —

Erica Jackson Curran, Parents, 28 Jan. 2024