The all - important core rate, which excludes food and energy prices, rose 0.3 % for the month, 1.8 % versus a year ago. (ino.com)
What's more, if we back out the volatile food and energy components, to get the so - called core rate of CPI change, we find that this key number rose only 0.1 % last month. (valueline.com)
Consumer price inflation, less food and energy, or the so called core rate, exceeded 2.5 percent in March and April, and wholesale prices are moving up even faster. (baltimoresun.com)