How to Use headline inflation in a Sentence

headline inflation

noun
  • That marks the ninth-straight month that headline inflation has slowed.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 12 Apr. 2023
  • If shelter costs were to move lower, headline inflation may cool as a result.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes, 10 Feb. 2024
  • Should the Iran war end and oil and gas prices decline, headline inflation could begin to cool.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026
  • The rise in gas prices was the main reason headline inflation heated up in August.
    — Matt Egan, CNN, 19 Sep. 2023
  • Thus far, the impact of higher tariffs hasn’t shown up in headline inflation data.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 24 June 2025
  • But the energy shock is what’s driving headline inflation.
    — Davis Giangiulio, CNBC, 12 May 2026
  • Now, with oil prices surging once again, headline inflation could remain elevated for longer or even rise.
    — Bryan Mena, CNN, 8 Apr. 2023
  • Falling gas prices have helped contain headline inflation readings.
    — Eric Wallerstein, WSJ, 18 July 2023
  • The drop in headline inflation is welcome news for an economy wracked by soaring prices for several years.
    — Joseph Lawler, Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2023
  • In all three scenarios, headline inflation is expected to rise.
    — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 15 Apr. 2026
  • The result is a headline inflation rate that understates the pain for the median household.
    — Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Predictably, headline inflation has leaped higher.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Even as headline inflation cooled, these essential costs continued to strain household budgets.
    — Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 6 May 2026
  • Japan’s headline inflation has stayed above the BOJ’s 2% target for 36 straight months.
    — Amala Balakrishner,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 1 May 2025
  • This is why focusing on headline inflation misses the larger, persistent threat.
    — Gene Ludwig, Fortune, 11 Jan. 2026
  • Furman and other economists said the headline inflation has come down dramatically, which is good news.
    — Phil McCausland, NBC News, 14 June 2023
  • While the headline inflation rate has been tamed, economic changes over the past several years ensure that daily life remains expensive for many.
    — Craig Reid, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
  • The headline inflation had come in at 2% in both May and June, in line with the Bank of England’s target rate.
    — Sophie Kiderlin, CNBC, 14 Aug. 2024
  • The headline inflation rate fell on the back of declining growth in food prices, to its lowest level since June 2017.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Even so, headline inflation is running more than double the Fed’s 2% target, with airline fares feeding into that.
    — Bob Fernandez, WSJ, 8 May 2023
  • The 12-month level for headline inflation was the highest since May 2023.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 28 May 2026
  • Sustained gains in crude prices can quickly show up in headline inflation readings even if underlying price pressures remain stable.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 11 Mar. 2026
  • While headline inflation cooled, the specific basket of goods and services that women rely on remained stubbornly high.
    — Katica Roy, Fortune, 31 Dec. 2025
  • And because shelter inflation changes glacially, a downshift now sets the stage for several months of lower headline inflation.
    — Joel Shulman, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025
  • Many Fed officials will look past the increase in headline inflation, however, and focus on core prices, which are likely to rise more slowly.
    — Arkansas Online, 11 Apr. 2026
  • Many Fed officials will look past the increase in headline inflation, however, and focus on core prices, which are likely to rise more slowly.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Despite the rise in headline inflation, traders increased their bets that the Fed would approve another rate cut in December.
    — Jeff Cox, CNBC, 27 Nov. 2024
  • Even as headline inflation cools from its peak, elevated price levels remain embedded in household budgets.
    — Ashley Lutz, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2025
  • The headline inflation rate rose to 3%, staying above the BOJ's 2% target for 43 straight months.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Nov. 2025
  • Over the past year, the Federal Reserve has raised interest rates and sold balance-sheet assets in order to get headline inflation down.
    — Ryan Ellis, National Review, 20 Sep. 2023

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