headline rate
Britishnoun
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The headline rate of inflation has hit 3.5% and is surely heading back up to 4% in the coming months.
From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026
It has a headline rate of 78%, which is taken whether oil and gas prices are high or low.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 2026
Consumer prices are due at 8:30 a.m., with the headline rate expected to fall for the first time in six years.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Another familiar objection is framed as an accounting exercise: The effective tariff burden can be made lower than the headline rate if firms substitute products, re-source suppliers or alter configurations.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 21, 2025
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
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