How widespread is the threat of deflation?

The drop in global commodity prices, coupled with a slowdown in global growth, will push headline inflation rates in a number of economies into negative territory. But, other than Japan, the risk of a prolonged and damaging period of deflation is concentrated in only a handful of European countries.

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