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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Slowing shelter price increases led core inflation to rise just 0.06% month-over-month, and roughly 3.3% from a year ago—another three-year low.
—Will Daniel, Fortune, 11 July 2024
Across the 38 economies of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, core inflation stands at 3.2 percent.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2021
And excluding volatile food and energy prices, what’s known as core inflation is even lower.
—Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
In Europe, the eurozone consumer price index moved higher in May, but eased a shade in June — according to data out Tuesday — although core inflation was flat at 2.9%.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 July 2024
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Will Daniel, Fortune, 11 July 2024
Across the 38 economies of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, core inflation stands at 3.2 percent.
—Sebastian Mallaby, Foreign Affairs, 22 Nov. 2021
And excluding volatile food and energy prices, what’s known as core inflation is even lower.
—Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
In Europe, the eurozone consumer price index moved higher in May, but eased a shade in June — according to data out Tuesday — although core inflation was flat at 2.9%.
—Nicole Goodkind, CNN, 2 July 2024
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“Core inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/core%20inflation. Accessed 27 Jul. 2024.
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