headline rate
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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It has a headline rate of 78%, which is taken whether oil and gas prices are high or low.
From BBC ● Jul. 19, 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
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
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 ECB's decision followed Canada's rate cut on Wednesday which brought its headline rate down from 5% to 4.75%, after inflation there fell to 2.7%.
From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2024
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