I think to claim an x-flation, you need to be describing more than just a price/quantity change. It has to be at "monetary" scale. Anyway, the end of definitio

I think to claim an x-flation, you need to be describing more than just a price/quantity change. It has to be at "monetary" scale. Anyway, the end of definition for shrinkflation (or inflation/deflation generally) is the interesting part these days "process of items shrinking in size or quantity, or even sometimes reformulating or ^^reducing quality ^^"...per dollar. Shrinking burger sizes (most of the Wikipedia examples, amusingly) aren't a trend to be worried about. There's only so much that can go under the radar. Reformulating or reducing quality OTOH... This one is a total black box in many senses. It's hard to say if services are increasing/decreasing in quantity and quality. These are far less legible than steel & automobiles. What's the price controlled trend in quantity/quality for financial services, legal services, etc. educational services.... These illegibles are trending up, as a proportion of the overall economy, so their trends matter a lot.