headline inflation (rate)
1headline inflation rate — /ˌhedlaɪn ɪn fleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a British inflation figure which includes items such as mortgage interest and local taxes, which are not included in the inflation figures for other countries. Compare underlying inflation rate …
2headline inflation — ➔ inflation * * * headline inflation UK US noun [U] (UK headline rate of inflation [C, usually singular]) ECONOMICS ► the rate of inflation that includes prices that change a lot, for example, those of food and energy: »The increase in overall… …
3inflation rate — /ɪn fleɪʃ(ə)n reɪt/ noun a figure, in the form of a percentage, which shows the amount by which inflation has increased over a period of time, usually a year. Also called rate of inflation ▪▪▪ ‘…the decision by the government to tighten monetary… …
4underlying inflation rate — /ˌʌndəlaɪɪŋ ɪn fleɪʃ(ə)n reɪt/ noun the basic inflation rate calculated on a series of prices of consumer items, petrol, gas and electricity and interest rates. Compare headline inflation rate …
5Headline Inflation — The raw inflation figure as reported through the Consumer Price Index (CPI) that is released monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The CPI calculates the cost to purchase a fixed basket of goods as a way of determining how much inflation is… …
6Inflation — The rate at which the general level of prices for goods and services is rising. The New York Times Financial Glossary * * * inflation in‧fla‧tion [ɪnˈfleɪʆn] noun [uncountable] ECONOMICS a continuing increase in the prices of goods and services …
7inflation — The creation of money by monetary authorities. In more popular usage, the creation of money that visibly raises goods prices and lowers the purchasing power of money. It may be creeping, trotting, or galloping, depending on the rate of money… …
8inflation — /ɪn fleɪʃ(ə)n/ noun a greater increase in the supply of money or credit than in the production of goods and services, resulting in higher prices and a fall in the purchasing power of money ♦ we have 3% inflation or inflation is running at 3%… …
9headline — head‧line [ˈhedlaɪn] adjective 1. headline figure/rate ECONOMICS in Britain, a figure that shows the general level of inflation, including mortgage payments (= repayments on a loan for buying a house): • The headline rate of inflation is being… …
10headline rate of inflation — UK US noun [C, usually singular] (UK ECONOMICS ► HEADLINE INFLATION(Cf. ↑headline inflation) …
