Demand is the quantity of consumers who are willing and able to buy products at various prices during a given period of time. Demand for any commodity implies the consumers' desire to acquire the good, the willingness and ability to pay for it.
At a time of declining incomes, people don't have money. So they do not buy. If they don't buy, prices must fall, not increase. What, then, explains the inflation? T C A Srinivasa Raghavan explores