headline rate

noun

1. a basic rate of inflation, taxation, etc, before distorting factors have been removed

   the headline rate of inflation

Example Sentences

Three years ago, an energy profits levy - or windfall tax - was introduced when prices spiked, taking the headline rate of tax on profits to 78%.

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A marginal dip in the headline rate of inflation would not normally determine much, if anything.

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UK inflation was steady in June, with the headline rate at the Bank of England's target rate of 2%.

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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%.

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The headline rate for the year to April was 2.3%, hailed by the prime minister as a "major moment" - and a clear sign that his economic plan is working.

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