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 year-on-year headline inflation came in below a Reuters' median poll estimate of a 3% increase and hits its lowest level since February 2019, according to the government release.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 June 2025
This is significant: once this category begins reflecting broader price declines, headline inflation could fall more sharply.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Annual headline inflation across the G20 economies—which represent 85 percent of global GDP and 75 percent of international trade—is expected to cool, decreasing from 6.2 percent to 3.6 percent this year and moving downward to 3.2 percent in 2026.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 June 2025
Australia’s inflation has been on a downtrend, with the most recent headline inflation figure coming in at a four-year low of 2.4% in the first quarter of 2025.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 May 2025
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Anniek Bao, CNBC, 12 June 2025
This is significant: once this category begins reflecting broader price declines, headline inflation could fall more sharply.
—Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 11 June 2025
Annual headline inflation across the G20 economies—which represent 85 percent of global GDP and 75 percent of international trade—is expected to cool, decreasing from 6.2 percent to 3.6 percent this year and moving downward to 3.2 percent in 2026.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 3 June 2025
Australia’s inflation has been on a downtrend, with the most recent headline inflation figure coming in at a four-year low of 2.4% in the first quarter of 2025.
—Lim Hui Jie,anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 May 2025
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“Headline inflation.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/headline%20inflation. Accessed 19 Jun. 2025.
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