Consumers · PCE
Consumer spending (PCE)
As of Aug 2026, consumer spending had risen 6.1% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 5.7% in Jul 2026. The latest value was $22.31T (annual rate).
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED®. Monthly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Aug 2026; snapshot taken Oct 26, 2026, 6:40 PM EDT.
Latest (Aug 2026)
$22.31T
Change from Jul 2026
+0.9%
A year earlier
$21.03T
12-month change
+6.1%
$22.31T Aug 2026 · Billions of dollars, annual rate
Billions of dollars, annual rate. Data from Jan 1959 to Aug 2026 (812 observations).
What it measures
Personal consumption expenditures add up what households spend on goods and services, shown as a yearly rate. Consumer spending makes up roughly two-thirds of GDP.
- Official title
- Personal Consumption Expenditures
- Units
- Billions of dollars, annual rate
- Frequency and adjustment
- Monthly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2026 | $22.31T | +0.9% | +6.1% |
| Jul 2026 | $22.12T | +0.1% | +5.7% |
| Jun 2026 | $22.10T | +0.3% | +6.2% |
| May 2026 | $22.03T | +0.8% | +6.6% |
| Apr 2026 | $21.86T | +0.8% | +5.8% |
| Mar 2026 | $21.69T | +0.9% | +5.3% |
| Feb 2026 | $21.50T | +0.6% | +5.2% |
| Jan 2026 | $21.38T | +0.2% | +4.8% |
| Dec 2025 | $21.34T | +0.3% | +4.3% |
| Nov 2025 | $21.27T | +0.4% | +5.0% |
| Oct 2025 | $21.20T | +0.3% | +5.2% |
| Sep 2025 | $21.13T | +0.5% | +5.3% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Personal Consumption Expenditures [PCE], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCE, Oct 26, 2026.
- View PCE on FRED® · U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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