core inflation
noun
economics
: a measure of inflation that excludes items having volatile prices (such as fuel and food) from the price index being used
The Federal Reserve's past emphasis on core inflation, which strips food and energy from the price indexes in order to gauge the underlying trend of prices, has always confused both Wall Street and Main Street.—
James C. Cooper
compare headline inflation
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Yet yearly core inflation has fluctuated between 2.6% and 2.8% since February.
—Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Goldman Sachs predicts tariffs on Mexico and Canada would lead to a slightly smaller 0.9% rise in the core inflation measure in 2025.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Goldman Sachs estimates those tariffs, in addition to the 10% on goods from China also proposed by Trump, will raise a measure of core inflation by nearly 1%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Since then, core inflation in the consumer price index (CPI) has descended from a 3.4-percent annual increase to a 3.2-percent annual increase.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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Compiled Bydemocrat-Gazette Stafffrom Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Goldman Sachs predicts tariffs on Mexico and Canada would lead to a slightly smaller 0.9% rise in the core inflation measure in 2025.
—Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 27 Nov. 2024
Goldman Sachs estimates those tariffs, in addition to the 10% on goods from China also proposed by Trump, will raise a measure of core inflation by nearly 1%.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
Since then, core inflation in the consumer price index (CPI) has descended from a 3.4-percent annual increase to a 3.2-percent annual increase.
—Tobias Burns, The Hill, 30 Oct. 2024
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“Core inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/core%20inflation. Accessed 4 Dec. 2024.
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