US inflation: PCE, core PCE and CPI
Twelve-month inflation in the PCE price index the Fed targets, in core PCE excluding food and energy, and in the CPI. The CPI line is kept beside PCE so the wedge between them can be read on one chart.
per cent
US inflation: PCE, core PCE and CPI: 3 lines from the US Rates, Growth and Inflation snapshot, Jan 1962 – Sep 2026. Latest PCE: 3.65% in Sep 2026 (verified), from Bureau of Economic Analysis via FRED.
Twelve-month inflation in the PCE price index the Fed targets, in core PCE excluding food and energy, and in the CPI. The CPI line is kept beside PCE so the wedge between them can be read on one chart.
per cent