headline inflation
noun
economics
: a measure of inflation that is based on an unadjusted price index
… but core inflation has indeed been a much more reliable guide than headline inflation, which fluctuates wildly.—
Paul Krugman
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Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australia’s headline inflation rate in the second quarter of the year slipped to its lowest point since March 2021, coming in at 2.1% year over year, compared to 2.4% in the preceding period.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Similarly to the April findings, global headline inflation is expected to dip 4.2 percent this year and 3.6 percent next year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 29 July 2025
Singapore's headline inflation rate fell to 0.8% in May, its lowest level since February 2021, while core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private transport, came in at 0.6% in May, compared to 0.7% the month before.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 July 2025
On an annual basis, headline inflation now sits at around 2.4 percent, slightly higher than April's 2.3 percent, but still near the Federal Reserve's target.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 30 July 2025
Similarly to the April findings, global headline inflation is expected to dip 4.2 percent this year and 3.6 percent next year.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 29 July 2025
Singapore's headline inflation rate fell to 0.8% in May, its lowest level since February 2021, while core inflation, which excludes accommodation and private transport, came in at 0.6% in May, compared to 0.7% the month before.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 14 July 2025
On an annual basis, headline inflation now sits at around 2.4 percent, slightly higher than April's 2.3 percent, but still near the Federal Reserve's target.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 July 2025
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“Headline inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headline%20inflation. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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