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headline rate

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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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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Sunak says today's fall in inflation is a "major moment for the economy", with the headline rate "back to normal" thanks to the hard work and resilience of the British people.

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