United States Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index

The core personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index in the United States which excludes prices of food and energy was unchanged month-over-month in August of 2018, following a 0.2 percent rise in July and below expectations of a 0.1 percent gain. Year-on-year, the core index rose 2.0 percent, the same as in July. Core PCE inflation is the Fed's preferred measure of inflation and the central bank targets it at 2 percent. Core Pce Price Index in the United States averaged 58.93 Index Points from 1959 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 110.20 Index Points in August of 2018 and a record low of 16.73 Index Points in January of 1959.

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United States Prices	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Inflation Rate	2.30	2.70	23.70	-15.80	percent	[+]
Inflation Rate Mom	0.10	0.20	1.80	-1.80	percent	[+]
Consumer Price Index CPI	251.99	251.85	251.99	23.51	Index Points	[+]
Core Consumer Prices	258.44	258.14	258.44	28.50	Index Points	[+]
Core Inflation Rate	2.20	2.20	13.60	0.00	percent	[+]
GDP Deflator	110.27	109.37	110.27	12.85	Index Points	[+]
Producer Prices	116.50	116.30	116.50	100.20	Index Points	[+]
Producer Prices Change	2.60	2.80	19.57	-6.86	percent	[+]
Export Prices	127.20	127.20	135.30	82.40	Index Points	[+]
Import Prices	128.20	127.60	147.50	75.00	Index Points	[+]
Food Inflation	1.40	1.40	36.70	-34.30	percent	[+]
CPI Housing Utilities	259.94	259.88	259.94	30.50	Index Points	[+]
CPI Transportation	212.41	213.48	223.54	22.30	Index Points	[+]
Core Pce Price Index	110.20	110.16	110.20	16.73	Index Points	[+]
Core Producer Prices	115.50	115.30	115.50	99.90	Index Points	[+]
Pce Price Index	108.47	108.35	108.47	16.07	Index Points	[+]
Inflation Expectations	3.00	3.00	3.40	2.42	percent	[+]

United States Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index

In the United States, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index provides a measure of the prices paid by people for domestic purchases of goods and services, excluding the prices of food and energy. The core PCE is the Fed's preferred inflation measure. The central bank has a 2 percent target. This page provides - United States Core Pce Price Index - actual values, historical data, forecast, chart, statistics, economic calendar and news. United States Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index - actual data, historical chart and calendar of releases - was last updated on October of 2018.