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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Annual core inflation, which does not include food and energy, is set to increase from 2.6 percent to 3.8 percent by December, based on the Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index.
—Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Similarly, closely watched core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, fell to 2.6%, down from 3.0%.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Yet excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core inflation was 2.8%.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Before the tariffs, the U.S. was seeing some progress on prices and core inflation last month was the lowest it's been in four years.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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Amanda Castro
hannah Parry, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 May 2025
Similarly, closely watched core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices, fell to 2.6%, down from 3.0%.
—Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
Yet excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core inflation was 2.8%.
—Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 25 Apr. 2025
Before the tariffs, the U.S. was seeing some progress on prices and core inflation last month was the lowest it's been in four years.
—Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Core inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/core%20inflation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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