GDP & growth · PCECC96
Real consumer spending (GDP)
As of Q2 2026, the real consumer spending (GDP) had risen 2.5% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 2.1% in Q1 2026. The latest value was $16.79T.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED®. Quarterly data, seasonally adjusted. Latest observation Q2 2026; snapshot taken Oct 27, 2026, 2:15 AM EDT.
Latest (Q2 2026)
$16.79T
Change from Q1 2026
+0.9%
A year earlier
$16.38T
12-month change
+2.5%
$16.79T Q2 2026 · Billions of chained 2017 dollars
Billions of chained 2017 dollars. Data from Q1 1947 to Q2 2026 (318 observations).
What it measures
This is personal consumption expenditures adjusted for inflation, the part of real GDP spent by households. It is the largest part of GDP.
- Official title
- Real Personal Consumption Expenditures
- Units
- Billions of chained 2017 dollars
- Frequency and adjustment
- Quarterly, seasonally adjusted
- Original source
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
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| Date | Value | Change | From a year ago |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $16.79T | +0.9% | +2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $16.63T | +0.2% | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $16.60T | +0.5% | +2.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $16.53T | +0.9% | +2.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.38T | +0.5% | +2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.29T | +0.2% | +3.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.27T | +1.0% | +3.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $16.10T | +0.9% | +3.1% |
| Q2 2024 | $15.95T | +1.0% | +2.9% |
| Q1 2024 | $15.80T | +0.4% | +2.1% |
| Q4 2023 | $15.73T | +0.8% | +2.8% |
| Q3 2023 | $15.61T | +0.7% | +2.2% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Real Personal Consumption Expenditures [PCECC96], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCECC96, Oct 27, 2026.
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