core inflation definition

core inflation

Persistent and underlying inflation. There is no standard definition or measure of core inflation. While most economists and policy makers measure it by consumer price index (CPI) excluding food and energy prices, others include increases in the price of basic food items (fish, meat, fruit and vegetables) and/or wage rates in its computation.

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core inflation appears in the definition of the following term: core CPI

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