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US core PCE inflation

Underlying inflation on the Fed's preferred measure.

Latest
3.0%
Aug 2026
Previous
3.0%
Jul 2026
Change
0.0 pp
From the previous reading
Frequency
Monthly
History from Jan 1960

Calculated by Take Profits

Year-over-year % = (index this period ÷ index in the same period a year earlier − 1) × 100. The inputs are the official series listed under Sources; the result is not published by the source in this form.
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US core PCE inflation

Underlying inflation on the Fed's preferred measure.

Shaded: US recessions (NBER)
Core PCE: 3.0% in Aug 2026 (previous 3.0% in Jul 2026). Since Nov 2016 the low was 1.0% (Jun 2020) and the high 5.6% (Sep 2022).
Core PCE
3.0%
Aug 2026 · change 0.0 pp
Data table
Latest observations: US core PCE inflation
Period Core PCE Source value (PCEPILFE)
Aug 2026 3.0% 130.455
Jul 2026 3.0% 130.133
Jun 2026 3.0% 129.969
May 2026 3.2% 129.796
Apr 2026 3.1% 129.395
Mar 2026 3.1% 129.03
Feb 2026 3.0% 128.701
Jan 2026 2.9% 128.27
Dec 2025 2.9% 127.765
Nov 2025 2.7% 127.363
Oct 2025 2.7% 127.165
Sep 2025 2.8% 126.94

About this indicator

What it measures
The PCE price index excluding food and energy.
How it is calculated
Year-over-year change calculated from the PCE price index excluding food and energy: (index this month ÷ index twelve months earlier − 1) × 100.
How to read it
This is the inflation rate Federal Reserve officials watch most closely to judge whether inflation is settling at 2%.
Caveats
Revised with each monthly release and in annual national-accounts updates.
Frequency
Monthly
Typical release
Monthly, near the end of the following month with the Personal Income and Outlays report.

Sources

  • PCE Excluding Food and Energy (Chain-Type Price Index) FRED series PCEPILFE · Index 2017=100, seasonally adjusted 812 observations stored (1 Jan 1959 to 1 Aug 2026) · updated at source 30 Sep 2026 · the latest update attempt did not succeed, so stored values are shown View at the source (opens in a new tab)

Recent observations

Newest first. For a calculated figure, the source value it comes from is shown beside it.

Recent observations: US core PCE inflation
Period Core PCE Source value (PCEPILFE) First recorded here
Aug 2026 3.0% 130.455 20 Oct 2026
Jul 2026 3.0% 130.133 20 Oct 2026
Jun 2026 3.0% 129.969 20 Oct 2026
May 2026 3.2% 129.796 20 Oct 2026
Apr 2026 3.1% 129.395 20 Oct 2026
Mar 2026 3.1% 129.03 20 Oct 2026
Feb 2026 3.0% 128.701 20 Oct 2026
Jan 2026 2.9% 128.27 20 Oct 2026
Dec 2025 2.9% 127.765 20 Oct 2026
Nov 2025 2.7% 127.363 20 Oct 2026
Oct 2025 2.7% 127.165 20 Oct 2026
Sep 2025 2.8% 126.94 20 Oct 2026
Aug 2025 2.9% 126.646 20 Oct 2026
Jul 2025 2.8% 126.363 20 Oct 2026
Jun 2025 2.8% 126.133 20 Oct 2026
May 2025 2.8% 125.818 20 Oct 2026
Apr 2025 2.7% 125.524 20 Oct 2026
Mar 2025 2.6% 125.144 20 Oct 2026
Feb 2025 2.8% 125.002 20 Oct 2026
Jan 2025 2.8% 124.609 20 Oct 2026
Dec 2024 2.9% 124.198 20 Oct 2026
Nov 2024 2.9% 123.989 20 Oct 2026
Oct 2024 2.9% 123.816 20 Oct 2026
Sep 2024 2.8% 123.462 20 Oct 2026

Revisions

We record a revision when a value we already hold changes at the source. Tracking began on 20 Oct 2026, so revisions made before then are not shown, and figures are in the source's own units.

No revisions detected

No stored value has changed since tracking began.

United States · Inflation and purchasing power

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