Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Inflation: Personal Consumption Expenditures Price Index Up 2.8%

Back to today's BEA release, another quick hit: 

The price index for gross domestic purchases increased 3.4 percent in the third quarter, compared with an increase of 2.0 percent in the second quarter. The personal consumption expenditures (PCE) price index increased 2.8 percent, compared with an increase of 2.1 percent. Excluding food and energy prices, the PCE price index increased 2.9 percent, compared with an increase of 2.6 percent.

See table 4.