A–Z of economic indicators

A U.S. measure of underlying consumer inflation based on personal consumption expenditures, excluding food and energy.

A quarterly measure of underlying US consumer-price inflation that excludes food and energy.

A measure of annual euro-area consumer-price inflation that excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco.

CPI measures the change in the price of a basket of goods and services bought by households, and it is the headline gauge of inflation. Core CPI strips out food and energy to show the underlying trend. Because central banks set interest rates to control inflation, a CPI surprise moves currencies quickly and is one of the highest-impact releases on the calendar.

A measure of Spain's annual underlying consumer inflation that excludes unprocessed food and energy products.

An early monthly gauge of annual consumer-price inflation in Tokyo’s wards.

12-month change in UK consumer prices excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco, published by the ONS.

A yearly measure of US consumer-price inflation excluding food and energy.

A monthly measure of U.S. producer-price inflation excluding volatile components, used to assess pipeline inflation pressure.

Bangladesh’s CPI inflation rate tracks changes in household consumer prices and is a key gauge of domestic price pressure.

Measures how prices are changing for commonly purchased food and non-food products in UK shops.

A monthly U.S. measure of underlying consumer-price inflation based on personal consumption expenditures, excluding food and energy.

A U.S. measure of underlying consumer inflation that excludes food and energy prices.

Ethiopia’s CPI inflation rate year-over-year measures the annual percentage change in consumer prices using the national Consumer Price Index.

A measure of annual euro-area consumer-price inflation that excludes energy, food, alcohol and tobacco.

Japan's commonly cited core inflation measure: the annual change in consumer prices excluding fresh food.

An annual measure of how consumer prices in Kazakhstan have changed from the same month a year earlier.

An annual measure of changes in household consumer prices in Malawi.

A flash estimate of annual underlying consumer-price inflation in Spain, excluding unprocessed food and energy products.

A US inflation measure that excludes food and energy prices from the Consumer Price Index.

A monthly measure of underlying US consumer-price inflation that excludes food and energy.

A monthly measure of underlying US consumer-price inflation that excludes food and energy.

A year-over-year measure of underlying US producer-price inflation after selected volatile components are excluded.

Zambia’s Consumer Price Index tracks changes in the prices households pay for goods and services; the monthly inflation reading compares the index with the previous month.

An annual measure of changes in the prices Zambian households pay for goods and services.

A monthly measure of euro-area underlying consumer-price inflation, excluding energy, food, alcohol and tobacco.

A monthly measure of euro-area consumer-price changes excluding energy and food components.

A measure of annual Japanese consumer-price inflation that removes fresh food and energy to focus on underlying price pressures.