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Basic Info

US PCE Inflation Rate is at 4.50%, compared to 2.90% last quarter and 3.40% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 3.13%.

The US PCE Inflation Rate is the percentage in which a chosen basket of goods and services purchased in the US increases in price over a year. US PCE Inflation Rate is similar to the US Inflation Rate (based on the CPI) in that they aim to measure the increase in prices of goods and services in the US economy, however they differ in their methodologies, and thus produce different estimates. CPI is based on a survey of what households are buying; the PCE is based on surveys of what businesses are selling.

Stats

Last Value 4.50%
Latest Period Mar 2026
Last Updated May 3 2026, 18:19 EDT
Next Release May 28 2026, 08:30 EDT (R)
Long Term Average 3.13%
Average Growth Rate -40.75%
Value from Last Quarter 2.90%
Change from Last Quarter 55.17%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 32.35%
Frequency Quarterly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
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Historical Data

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Date Value
March 31, 2026 4.50%
December 31, 2025 2.90%
September 30, 2025 2.80%
June 30, 2025 2.10%
March 31, 2025 3.40%
December 31, 2024 2.50%
September 30, 2024 1.70%
June 30, 2024 2.60%
March 31, 2024 3.60%
December 31, 2023 1.80%
September 30, 2023 2.70%
June 30, 2023 3.00%
March 31, 2023 3.90%
December 31, 2022 4.10%
September 30, 2022 4.70%
June 30, 2022 7.50%
March 31, 2022 7.70%
December 31, 2021 6.80%
September 30, 2021 5.60%
June 30, 2021 6.20%
March 31, 2021 4.60%
December 31, 2020 2.10%
September 30, 2020 3.20%
June 30, 2020 -1.60%
March 31, 2020 1.40%
Date Value
December 31, 2019 1.60%
September 30, 2019 1.00%
June 30, 2019 2.30%
March 31, 2019 0.80%
December 31, 2018 1.50%
September 30, 2018 1.30%
June 30, 2018 2.10%
March 31, 2018 2.80%
December 31, 2017 2.40%
September 30, 2017 1.40%
June 30, 2017 0.80%
March 31, 2017 2.40%
December 31, 2016 1.90%
September 30, 2016 1.50%
June 30, 2016 2.50%
March 31, 2016 0.20%
December 31, 2015 -0.40%
September 30, 2015 1.00%
June 30, 2015 2.00%
March 31, 2015 -1.70%
December 31, 2014 -0.50%
September 30, 2014 1.10%
June 30, 2014 1.90%
March 31, 2014 1.90%
December 31, 2013 1.60%

Basic Info

US PCE Inflation Rate is at 4.50%, compared to 2.90% last quarter and 3.40% last year. This is higher than the long term average of 3.13%.

The US PCE Inflation Rate is the percentage in which a chosen basket of goods and services purchased in the US increases in price over a year. US PCE Inflation Rate is similar to the US Inflation Rate (based on the CPI) in that they aim to measure the increase in prices of goods and services in the US economy, however they differ in their methodologies, and thus produce different estimates. CPI is based on a survey of what households are buying; the PCE is based on surveys of what businesses are selling.

Stats

Last Value 4.50%
Latest Period Mar 2026
Last Updated May 3 2026, 18:19 EDT
Next Release May 28 2026, 08:30 EDT (R)
Long Term Average 3.13%
Average Growth Rate -40.75%
Value from Last Quarter 2.90%
Change from Last Quarter 55.17%
Value from 1 Year Ago 3.40%
Change from 1 Year Ago 32.35%
Frequency Quarterly
Unit Percent
Adjustment Seasonally Adjusted Annual Rate
Download Source File