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
compare core inflation
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The Monetary Authority of Singapore forecast headline inflation to average 1.5%–2.5% in 2025, compared to 2.4% in 2024.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Prices in Japan ease Japan’s headline inflation rose 3.7% year on year in February, easing from a two-year high of 4% seen in January.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Euro zone headline inflation remains below the 3% mark, despite picking up in the last few months of 2024.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
The headline inflation figure is a wide miss from the 2.15% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Mar. 2025
Prices in Japan ease Japan’s headline inflation rose 3.7% year on year in February, easing from a two-year high of 4% seen in January.
—Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 21 Mar. 2025
Euro zone headline inflation remains below the 3% mark, despite picking up in the last few months of 2024.
—Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 6 Mar. 2025
The headline inflation figure is a wide miss from the 2.15% rise expected by economists polled by Reuters.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Headline inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headline%20inflation. Accessed 13 Apr. 2025.
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