noun
markup inflation
Economic term for price increases driven by higher markups rather than by rising input costs.
マークアップインフレが進行すると、企業の利益率は上がるが消費者の負担が増す。
When markup inflation progresses, corporate profit margins rise but the burden on consumers increases.
Cost-push inflation is driven by rising production costs, while markup inflation is driven by companies increasing their profit margins.
General term for inflation; マークアップインフレ specifies the cause as higher markups.
Loanword from English 'markup inflation', combining 'markup' and 'inflation'.