headline rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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The lower-than-expected headline rate and the sharp drop in core inflation reduce the likelihood of a rise in the key interest rate at the central bank’s June meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
The headline rate of unemployment was 5.1% in September through November, unchanged compared with the three months through October, the U.K.’s Office for National Statistics said Tuesday.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 20, 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
But rather than spike and decline, like the headline rate, the actual rate of tariffs paid has risen gradually from around 5% in March to 14.1% by the end of September, the professors wrote.
From Barron's • Dec. 22, 2025
On 22 May, we will get inflation figures for April, with the headline rate forecast to be below the Bank of England's 2% target for the first time in three years.
From BBC • Mar. 22, 2024
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