[] ( ˈheadline ˈrate of inˈflation [, ]) () () the rate at which the prices of goods and services rise over a period of time, including costs which are likely to change, such as food and fuel and, in the UK, the cost of mortgages (= loans to buy a home)总体通货膨胀（指包括能源和食品价格在内的所有产品价格上涨所引起的通货膨胀）◆Headline inflation rose by 2.9%.总体通货膨胀上升了 2.9%。➡underlying inflation ➡retail price index