Translations for „shrinkflation“ in the English » German Dictionary

shrink·fla·tion [ˌʃrɪŋkˈfleɪʃən] N (from 'skrink' and 'inflation')

shrinkflation ECON

Shrinkflation f (verschleierte Preiserhöhung: der eigentliche Preis eines Produkts bleibt gleich, der Inhalt jedoch schrumpft)

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English

Food prices have gone up around 4 per cent, yet that has not been reflected in the size, as many items have suffered from shrinkflation.

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It's become so commonplace that a new term has even been coined: shrinkflation.

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This he said may eventually be passed on to customers by either raising prices or shrinkflation -- offering smaller products for the same price.

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Shrinkflation is the concept that goods have got more expensive and also smaller.

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It even has a special name: shrinkflation!

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