This was a deflationary period for the major European economies, but even in real money terms, the Laubfrosch became substantially cheaper during its production run.

As in most deflationary periods, profitability did not rise immediately.

If disinflation continues until the inflation rate is zero, the economy enters a deflationary period, with decreasing general prices on all goods and services produced.

Even in that deflationary period, the actual price at just £395 would have been a pleasant surprise for many customers.

"The 1980's, in contrast, has been a deflationary period with commodity prices dropping to a much greater extent than prices for finished goods," the researchers wrote.

During the early nineties, a similarly deflationary period, Britain got lucky.

The only way to get out of a deflationary period is to contract the supply of goods.

We are in a deflationary period.

From 1989 to 2003, the Japanese economy was suffering from a long deflationary period.

The 1997 Asian Financial Crisis caused a deflationary period that spanned 6 years into July 2004.