The eurozone, in particular, seems to be in danger, as prices are now falling for the first time since 2009. This deflation is bad, it is argued, because it makes it harder for debtors, especially in the troubled economies of the eurozone's periphery (Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, and Spain), to pay what they owe.
欧元区则显得尤为危险，因为物价自2009年以来首度下跌。据说通缩不是一件好事，因为它令那些负债国，尤其是欧元区外围的问题经济体（希腊、爱尔兰、意大利，葡萄牙和西班牙），更难以去偿还自身债务。