A supermarket food price war and lower petrol price inflation are expected to have brought
the headline consumer price index measure of inflation down for the sixth month running in March.
The dollar fell across the board as traders responded to news
the headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) printed +0.2 % month - over-month compared to last month's +0.5 % reading.
Our econometric model projects that
headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) inflation will reach 2.2 % by the fourth quarter of 2016, significantly above the US Federal Reserve's (Fed's) and the market's expectations.
Falling oil prices and the strong U.S. dollar have dampened
headline consumer price index (CPI) inflation, but the recent core CPI print suggests a clear firming in inflationary conditions.
All this because the arm - waving following the summer's run to $ 147 - a-barrel crude — which briefly pushed
the headline consumer price index above 5 % — scared the Fed into wanting to look tough on inflation.
Not exact matches
Consumer price indexes told a similar story, with annual core and
headline rates for March declining to 2.0 % and 2.4 %, respectively.
Firmer
consumer prices at both the
headline and core level, buoyant manufacturing output and upbeat regional Fed manufacturing surveys — particularly the Philadelphia Fed's manufacturing
index — which soared to a 33 - year high — added to investor optimism.
Core inflation dropped while
headline inflation increased in the Bureau of Labor Statistics» (BLS)
Consumer Price Index (CPI) for September.
Last week Canadian
consumer price index made a lot of
headlines, by reaching 2.3 % in May 2014.
«Tuesday's
Consumer Price Index report indicated inflation may be cooling down; headline consumer price inflation was 2.2 percent year - over-year in February,» Kief
Consumer Price Index report indicated inflation may be cooling down; headline consumer price inflation was 2.2 percent year - over-year in February,» Kiefer
Price Index report indicated inflation may be cooling down;
headline consumer price inflation was 2.2 percent year - over-year in February,» Kief
consumer price inflation was 2.2 percent year - over-year in February,» Kiefer
price inflation was 2.2 percent year - over-year in February,» Kiefer says.