Inflation : Core vs. Headline.

Defines core inflation, which is a measure of inflation that omits changes in food and energy prices. Reviews recent inflation trends as measured by core inflation and the headline consumer price index, and analyzes advantages and drawbacks of using core inflation.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2007.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	Consumer price indexes. Power resources. Inflation (Finance) Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Description
Summary:	Defines core inflation, which is a measure of inflation that omits changes in food and energy prices. Reviews recent inflation trends as measured by core inflation and the headline consumer price index, and analyzes advantages and drawbacks of using core inflation.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.