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headline rate

British  

noun

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

    the headline rate of inflation

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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The headline rate continues to be distorted by a surge in electricity price inflation, reflecting the phasing out of government energy rebates, the data showed.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 28, 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

The headline rate of unemployment crept up to 5.1% in August-October, from 5.0% in the three months through September, Britain’s Office for National Statistics said Tuesday.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 16, 2025

It showed the annual headline rate of inflation rising to 3%, keeping alive worries about future price gains.

From MarketWatch Nov. 16, 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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