headline rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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But the headline rate is now above the 0.5% average rate of inflation for this year and 2027 that the Swiss National Bank expected at its last policy meeting in March.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 5, 2026
In July 2022, when data showed that the consumer-price index’s annual headline rate jumped to 9.1% for the previous month, he warned that “inflation is going to be stickier than most people imagine.”
From MarketWatch ● Mar. 26, 2026
That would be up from December’s year-over-year headline rate of 2.7% and core rate of 2.6%, which were released on Tuesday.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 15, 2026
The last CPI reading put the annual headline rate at 3%, a touch lighter than Wall Street’s 3.1% forecast but still well north of the Fed’s 2% target.
From Barron's ● Nov. 12, 2025
A marginal dip in the headline rate of inflation would not normally determine much, if anything.
From BBC ● Jan. 15, 2025
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