Economy calendar/Official series
PCE price index, 12-month change
Personal Consumption Expenditures: Chain-type Price Index. Issued by U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (Personal Income and Outlays), republished as FRED PCEPI. Retrieved Thursday, October 15, 2026. Not a forecast.
+3.4 percent over 12 monthsLatest observation · August 2026
Checked Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. September 2026 was appended to the not-seasonally-adjusted consumer price index (CPIAUCNS) from the Bureau of Labor Statistics public data API, series CUUR0000SA0: 2026-09-01 = 336.94. The September release, USDL-26-1574, prints that index as 336.940. August on this card was already 334.98 and was not rewritten. The St. Louis Fed graph download did not return. Payrolls were re-checked on bureau series CES0000000001: September 2026 remains 159044 and August remains 159015. Those observations were not rewritten. Unemployment and the effective federal funds rate live on the rates, jobs, and prices chart. The federal-funds graph file did not return. No October federal-funds value was entered. Next consumer price index: Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2026, 8:30 a.m. Eastern.
Recent official observations
| Period | 12-month change |
|---|---|
| August 2026 | +3.4 percent over 12 months |
| July 2026 | +3.7 percent over 12 months |
| June 2026 | +3.7 percent over 12 months |
| May 2026 | +4.1 percent over 12 months |
| April 2026 | +3.8 percent over 12 months |
| March 2026 | +3.5 percent over 12 months |
| February 2026 | +2.9 percent over 12 months |
| January 2026 | +2.9 percent over 12 months |
On this calendar
- Personal Income and Outlays (includes consumer spending prices) · August 2026September 30, 2026 · Personal income +$66.6 billion (0.2%). Spending +$190.8 billion (0.9%). PCE prices +0.3% from July and +3.4% from a year earlier. Excluding food and energy, +0.2% and +3.0%. Saving rate 4.1%. Next release Oct. 29.
- Personal Income and Outlays (includes consumer spending prices) · September 2026October 29, 2026 · scheduled, no figure yet