Friday, December 20, 2024

Inflation: Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index

From the Bureau of Economic Analysis, December 20:

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Personal Income and Outlays, November 2024

Personal income increased $71.1 billion (0.3 percent at a monthly rate) in November, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (tables 2 and 3). Disposable personal income (DPI), personal income less personal current taxes, increased $61.1 billion (0.3 percent) and personal consumption expenditures (PCE) increased $81.3 billion (0.4 percent). 

The PCE price index increased 0.1 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.1 percent (table 5). Real DPI increased 0.2 percent in November and real PCE increased 0.3 percent; goods increased 0.7 percent and services increased 0.1 percent (tables 3 and 4)....

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...Prices

From the preceding month, the PCE price index for November increased 0.1 percent (table 5). Prices for goods increased less than 0.1 percent and prices for services increased 0.2 percent. Food prices increased 0.2 percent and energy prices also increased 0.2 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 0.1 percent. Detailed monthly PCE price indexes can be found on Table 2.4.4U.

From the same month one year ago, the PCE price index for November increased 2.4 percent (table 7). Prices for goods decreased 0.4 percent and prices for services increased 3.8 percent. Food prices increased 1.4 percent and energy prices decreased 4.0 percent. Excluding food and energy, the PCE price index increased 2.8 percent from one year ago....

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