deflation gap

基本解釋

As long as the gap persisted, deflation should have accelerated.
有什么關(guān)系？）只要缺口持續(xù)存在，通貨緊縮就應(yīng)該加劇。
A large and persistent output gap in the 1990s eventually tipped Japan into deflation in 2000; inflation expectations also turned negative.
日本在20世紀(jì)九十年代巨大而持久的產(chǎn)出缺口最終在2000年使其陷入通貨緊縮，通貨膨脹預(yù)期也變成負(fù)數(shù)（這個怎么理解？
If deflation took hold, the gap in demand left by those fleeing debt would not be filled by cash-rich consumers, who tend to be less free-spending.
如果通縮繼續(xù)下去，手頭現(xiàn)金寬裕的消費者是彌補不了由償債而引起的需求缺口的，原因是這些消費者一般不會大手大腳。

If deflation took hold, the gap in demand left by those fleeing debt would not be filled by cash-rich consumers, who tend to be less free-spending.
ECONOMIST: Debt and deflation