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 up 0.2 percent month-over-month in December of 2018, the same as in the previous month and in line with market expectations. Year-on-year, the core index advanced 1.9 percent, the same as in November and also matching forecasts. 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 59.22 Index Points from 1959 until 2018, reaching an all time high of 110.92 Index Points in December of 2018 and a record low of 16.73 Index Points in January of 1959.

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Calendar	GMT		Actual	Previous	Consensus
2018-12-21	03:00 PM	Core PCE Price Index YoY	1.9%	1.8%	1.9%
2018-12-21	03:00 PM	Core PCE Price Index MoM	0.1%	0.1%	0.2%
2019-03-01	01:30 PM	Core PCE Price Index MoM	0.2%	0.2%	0.2%
2019-03-01	01:30 PM	Core PCE Price Index YoY	1.9%	1.9%	1.9%
2019-03-29	12:30 PM	Core PCE Price Index MoM		0.2%	0.2%
2019-03-29	12:30 PM	Core PCE Price Index YoY		1.9%	1.8%
2019-04-29	12:30 PM	Core PCE Price Index YoY

United States Prices	Last	Previous	Highest	Lowest	Unit
Inflation Rate	1.50	1.60	23.70	-15.80	percent	[+]
Inflation Rate Mom	0.20	0.00	1.80	-1.80	percent	[+]
Consumer Price Index CPI	252.78	252.67	252.79	23.51	Index Points	[+]
Core Consumer Prices	261.11	260.70	261.11	28.50	Index Points	[+]
Core Inflation Rate	2.10	2.20	13.60	0.00	percent	[+]
GDP Deflator	111.22	110.68	111.22	12.85	Index Points	[+]
Producer Prices	117.20	117.10	117.50	100.20	Index Points	[+]
Producer Prices Change	1.90	2.00	19.57	-6.86	percent	[+]
Export Prices	126.20	125.40	135.30	82.40	Index Points	[+]
Import Prices	125.20	124.50	147.50	75.00	Index Points	[+]
Food Inflation	2.00	1.60	36.70	-34.30	percent	[+]
CPI Housing Utilities	263.06	262.28	263.06	30.50	Index Points	[+]
CPI Transportation	204.24	202.57	223.54	22.30	Index Points	[+]
Core Pce Price Index	110.92	110.72	110.92	16.73	Index Points	[+]
Core Producer Prices	116.90	116.80	116.90	99.90	Index Points	[+]
Pce Price Index	108.93	108.87	108.93	16.07	Index Points	[+]
Inflation Expectations	2.79	2.97	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 March of 2019.