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Education | What is “core inflation,” and why do economists use it instead of overall or general inflation to track changes in the overall price level?
![jeroen blokland on Twitter: "BREAKING! US headline #inflation rose to 2.6% in March, higher than expected and the highest level since August 2018. Core #CPI at 1.6% also higher than expected. https://t.co/VWJyvJU2d9" / jeroen blokland on Twitter: "BREAKING! US headline #inflation rose to 2.6% in March, higher than expected and the highest level since August 2018. Core #CPI at 1.6% also higher than expected. https://t.co/VWJyvJU2d9" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Ey2qgrlWgAMKAZl.png)
jeroen blokland on Twitter: "BREAKING! US headline #inflation rose to 2.6% in March, higher than expected and the highest level since August 2018. Core #CPI at 1.6% also higher than expected. https://t.co/VWJyvJU2d9" /
![jeroen blokland on Twitter: "BREAKING! US #inflation 'steady' at 5.4%, slightly higher than expected. Core #CPI at 4.3%. https://t.co/VEQ6XhZ3sW" / Twitter jeroen blokland on Twitter: "BREAKING! US #inflation 'steady' at 5.4%, slightly higher than expected. Core #CPI at 4.3%. https://t.co/VEQ6XhZ3sW" / Twitter](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E8gpMF0XIAowfz7.png)
jeroen blokland on Twitter: "BREAKING! US #inflation 'steady' at 5.4%, slightly higher than expected. Core #CPI at 4.3%. https://t.co/VEQ6XhZ3sW" / Twitter
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