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PCE Price Index by Country

The Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) Price Index is the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge. Unlike CPI, PCE uses a chain-weighted basket that updates as consumers substitute between goods, and it covers a broader set of expenditures including healthcare paid by employers and government programs.

Why compare PCE Price Index across countries?

Because the Fed targets 2 percent PCE inflation explicitly, PCE (and especially core PCE) is the single most-important inflation print for USD pricing of the Fed path. Surprises in PCE move front-end Treasuries and DXY more than the equivalent CPI surprise once the FOMC cycle is mature.

How to read the country list

Watch year-over-year headline and core. Core PCE (ex food and energy) is the cleaner trend signal. Compare to the Fed's 2 percent target and to the CPI print released two weeks earlier.

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Country / Currency Frequency Unit Source History Links
United States
USD / US Dollar
Monthly %YoY BEA History from 2001-01-31 (25.4 years)