Kaufkraftverlust

Kauf (“purchase”) +‎ Kraft (“power”) +‎ Verlust (“loss”)

• IPA^(key): [ˈkaʊ̯fkʁaftfɛɐ̯ˌlʊst]
• Hyphenation: Kauf‧kraft‧ver‧lust

Kaufkraftverlust m (strong, genitive Kaufkraftverlusts, plural Kaufkraftverluste)

1. (economics, finance) loss of purchasing power (the decline in the real value of money due to rising prices)

   Ein jährlicher Kaufkraftverlust von zwei Prozent gilt in der Geldpolitik oft als Zielgröße für Preisstabilität.

   A two percent annual loss of purchasing power is often seen as a target for price stability in monetary policy.

• Geldentwertung (devaluation of money)
• Inflation (the underlying economic process)
• Teuerung (increase in the cost of living)

• Kaufkraftgewinn (increase in purchasing power; usually during deflation)
• Währungsstabilität (monetary stability)

• Verbraucherpreisindex (VPI) (the metric used to measure the loss)
• Reallohnverlust (the specific loss applied to labor income)
• Inflationsrate (the speed at which the loss occurs)
• Leitzins (the central bank's primary tool to combat the loss)
• Warenkorb (the statistical basis for determining the loss)

• kaufkräftig (possessing high purchasing power)
• wertbeständig (retaining value)

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