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DictionarySeeconstant dollarsConstant dollar
Constant dollarCondition in which inflation or escalation is not applicable. Prices and costs are deescalated or reescalated to a single point in time.Constant DollarA measure of a dollar's value with respect to some year. One may use a constant dollar analysis to account for inflation. For example, suppose one wishes to measure changes in the U.S. national debt. It would be most useful to use a constant dollar format, for example, by measuring the national debt for all years in the dollar's value in the year 2000. This eliminates inflation as a consideration when analyzing the national debt. |