Both words have roots that suggest enlargement. The root word for inflation is inflate, as in putting air in a ball (unless you are Tom Brady, in which case the opposite is true). The root word ...
Prices for housing increased while the cost of air fares and gasoline fell ... release showed further signs of progress on underlying inflation, with the pace of price increases moderating ...
Annual inflation slowed last month, in a welcome development for homebuyers that could bring some relief to mortgage rates. Overall prices rose 2.8% in February from a year earlier, a slowdown ...