[] () the rate at which the prices of goods and services rise over a period of time, measured without considering prices that go up and down frequently, especially the costs of mortgages 基础通货膨胀率◆Underlying inflation, which excludes food, energy and mortgage costs, rose by 0.1 per cent last month. 不包含食品、能源和抵押成本的基础通货膨胀率上个月上涨了 0.1%。➡headline inflation