Inflation · PCEPI
PCE inflation
As of Aug 2026, the PCE price index had risen 3.4% from a year earlier, compared with a 12-month change of 3.4% in Jul 2026. The latest value was 131.579 (index 2017=100).
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)
131.579
Change from Jul 2026
+0.3%
A year earlier
127.229
12-month change
+3.4%
131.579 Aug 2026 · Index 2017=100
Index 2017=100. Data from Jan 1959 to Aug 2026 (812 observations).
What it measures
The PCE price index measures price changes for everything people buy, including items paid for on their behalf such as employer health insurance. The Federal Reserve sets its 2% inflation goal in terms of this index.
- Official title
- Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index
- Units
- Index 2017=100
- 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 | 131.579 | +0.3% | +3.4% |
| Jul 2026 | 131.172 | +0.1% | +3.4% |
| Jun 2026 | 131.106 | -0.1% | +3.5% |
| May 2026 | 131.241 | +0.4% | +3.8% |
| Apr 2026 | 130.672 | +0.4% | +3.6% |
| Mar 2026 | 130.105 | +0.6% | +3.4% |
| Feb 2026 | 129.293 | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| Jan 2026 | 128.845 | +0.3% | +2.7% |
| Dec 2025 | 128.455 | +0.3% | +2.8% |
| Nov 2025 | 128.045 | +0.2% | +2.7% |
| Oct 2025 | 127.790 | +0.1% | +2.7% |
| Sep 2025 | 127.601 | +0.3% | +2.8% |
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Sources
- U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis, Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index [PCEPI], retrieved from FRED, Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis; https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/PCEPI, Oct 26, 2026.
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