headline inflation
noun [U] (UK headline rate of inflation [C, usually singular]) ECONOMICSDefinition
› the rate of inflation that includes prices that change a lot, for example, those of food and energy: The increase in overall consumer prices boosted the annual headline inflation rate by a full per cent since the last quarter. → Compare core inflation
(Definition of headline inflation noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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