The core inflation index, which excludes food and energy costs, was 1.5%, the highest since the fourth quarter of 2009.

而作为计算通货膨胀率指标的核心指标的食品和能源价格一季度增长了1.5%，是2009年四季度以来的最高值。

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He revealed that the Fed bases this contention on an index of "core inflation," which excludes food and energy costs.

他还指出，美联储的这一主张是根据“核心通胀率”指数得出的，该指数排除了食品和能源成本。

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Since rent and the estimated equivalent of rent for owners comprise more than 40% of the core index, this has a huge impact on the direction of core inflation.

既然房租以及自有住房主估算房租等价物之和占到了核心指数的40%还多，那么这就给核心通货膨胀率的走势施加了巨大影响。

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Nomura forecasts the June IPCA-15 core inflation index to come in at 0.18% above last month, bringing inflation to 6.56% year-over-year.

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Another measure of core inflation that we monitor closely, based on the price index for personal consumption expenditures excluding food and energy, shows a similar pattern.

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Core inflation, as measured by the CPI (consumer price index, scheduled for release on Thursday), should remain in the 0% to 0.1% range in coming months, the analysts forecasted.

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