The central bankers have clearly been spooked by the recent jump in the "core" consumer price index (CPI). The core measure excludes the volatile prices of energy and food.

中央银行家们很明显几经被最近中心消费品价格指数CPI(剔出了能源和食品的变动价格以后的指数)的跳涨弄得晕头转向。

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The flat Consumer Price Index (CPI) in April, which followed a 0.1% decline in March, means prices fell 0.7% the past 12 months as of April, the Labor Dept. said May 15.

4月的消费价格指数平稳，相比3月只有0.1%的下降，这意味着到4月为止，过去的12个月的价格跌了0.7%，5月15日劳动部称。

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Food prices, which account for more than a third of the consumer-price index, are largely to blame: vegetables are almost a third more expensive than they were a year ago.

占消费者物价指数三分之一以上的食品价格饱受抨击：蔬菜比一年前贵了将近三分之一。

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EU-wide harmonised index of consumer prices, the gap between British inflation and those of France and Germany is smaller than on national measures.

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The government reported yesterday that its index of consumer prices rose by 5.5% in May from a year earlier, as was expected, a nearly three-year high.

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The eurozone measure of inflation - the harmonised index of consumer prices - was unchanged in November at 1%, highlighting the fact that inflation in the UK is still lower than in the eurozone.

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