deflation gap

基本解释

As long as the gap persisted, deflation should have accelerated.
有什么关系？）只要缺口持续存在，通货紧缩就应该加剧。
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世纪九十年代巨大而持久的产出缺口最终在2000年使其陷入通货紧缩，通货膨胀预期也变成负数（这个怎么理解？
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.
如果通缩继续下去，手头现金宽裕的消费者是弥补不了由偿债而引起的需求缺口的，原因是这些消费者一般不会大手大脚。

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