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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Another consideration is energy costs, these have moved lower recently helping pull headline inflation down, but are excluded from core inflation calculations. Simon Moore, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024 Morgan Stanley, for instance, recently predicted that tariffs and other isolationist policies under Trump could shave 1.4% off real economic growth and raise headline inflation rates by 0.9%. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 4 Nov. 2024 Given the surge in post-pandemic inflation, the fact that headline inflation now sits just a tenth of a percentage point away from the Fed's target is a significant achievement. Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 31 Oct. 2024 Global headline inflation will fall to 3.5% on an annual basis by the end of 2025, from an average of 5.8% in 2024, the agency said Tuesday. Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for headline inflation 

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First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of headline inflation was in 1983

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“Headline inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headline%20inflation. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.

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