How to Use core inflation in a Sentence

core inflation

noun
  • What is the meaning of core inflation?
    — Paul Davidson, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2025
  • They may soon be seen in even softer core inflation readings.
    — Heard Editors, WSJ, 15 Nov. 2023
  • And core inflation is coming down.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 14 Apr. 2026
  • The main reason is that core inflation still needs some attention.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 18 Dec. 2024
  • And core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, slipped for the fourth straight month.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2024
  • That moved the annual core inflation rate to 3%.
    — Rachel Barber, USA Today, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Over the past year, core inflation has trended down in a sign that the rate hikes are generally working.
    — Zachary Halaschak, Washington Examiner, 11 Jan. 2024
  • The core inflation rate excludes the volatile food and energy sectors.
    — Paul Davidson, The Courier-Journal, 19 Sep. 2024
  • And excluding volatile food and energy prices, what’s known as core inflation is even lower.
    — Oli Turner, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 July 2024
  • However, even core inflation, which excludes food and energy, has been climbing as well.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 20 May 2026
  • Plus, economists pointed to core inflation readings averaged over the past three and six months to tease out more recent trends.
    — Rachel Siegel, Washington Post, 12 Mar. 2024
  • But core inflation has also been climbing, which is likely to make the central bank cautious about any quick cuts in interest rates.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Yet some say that with core inflation notably above 2% and rising, the Fed will postpone that decision.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Yet some say that with core inflation notably above 2% and rising, the Fed will postpone that decision.
    — Arkansas Online, 13 Aug. 2025
  • The final piece of the equation is ‘core inflation,’ which measures inflation but doesn’t count prices for food and energy which are more volatile.
    — Paul Davidson, USA TODAY, 12 July 2023
  • The stubbornness of the price hike data held true for a separate key metric, core inflation, which strips out volatile food and energy prices.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 12 Oct. 2023
  • Still, the Fed has expressed concern that core inflation, which leaves out food and fuel prices, remains well above the bank's 2% target.
    — Irina Ivanova, CBS News, 26 July 2023
  • But in 12 months, my administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years.
    — Dallas Morning News, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Investors will be keeping a close eye on core inflation data coming out on Thursday, which excludes food and energy prices.
    — Sean Conlon,lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 8 Sep. 2025
  • But in 12 months, my Administration has driven core inflation down to the lowest level in more than five years.
    — Time Staff, Time, 25 Feb. 2026
  • Excluding the volatile food and energy categories, core inflation also rose.
    — ABC News, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Some economists have suggested that if those measures start to fall and reduce core inflation, the Fed might end up keeping its key rate unchanged for the rest of the year.
    — Christopher Rugaber, ajc, 14 June 2023
  • Moreover, last month’s consumer price index came back cooler than feared but still hinted at underlying tension as core inflation ticked above 3%.
    — Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
  • Japan's Nikkei 225 ticked down as the country's core inflation in July came in hotter than expected.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 22 Aug. 2025
  • And 81% believe crude prices are likely to drive up core inflation as well, compounding the difficulty of cutting rates for the Fed.
    — Steve Liesman, CNBC, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Shelter re-accelerated, core inflation came in hot, and the market immediately repriced the path of rates higher.
    — Tony Zhang, CNBC, 13 May 2026
  • But higher energy costs would erode household purchasing power, likely keeping core-core inflation below 2%.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2026
  • The authors found tariffs have already had a measurable impact on inflation, specifically core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy prices.
    — Tristan Bove, Fortune, 11 May 2026
  • But Thursday’s data suggested a broader problem across categories, with core inflation, which excludes volatile food and energy costs, also ticking up last month.
    — Natasha Bracken, semafor.com, 25 June 2026
  • The move follows an inflation report earlier in the day, which showed Japan's core inflation in November remaining unchanged from a month ago at 3%.
    — Yeo Boon Ping, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2025

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