The US PCE Price Index, excluding food and energy, increased to 130.66 points in July from 130.34 points in the prior month. Core PCE Price Index in the United States averaged 61.73 points from 1959 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 130.66 points in July of 2026 and a record low of 15.50 points in January of 1959. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Related	Last	Previous	Unit	Reference
Core PCE Price Index	130.66	130.34	points	Jul 2026
Core PCE Price Index YoY	3.30	3.30	percent	Jul 2026
Core PCE Price Index MoM	0.20	0.10	percent	Jul 2026
Core PCE Prices QoQ	3.60	4.40	percent	Jun 2026
GDP Price Index	133.86	131.78	points	Jun 2026
PCE Price Index	131.66	131.45	points	Jul 2026
PCE Price Index YoY	3.70	3.70	percent	Jul 2026
PCE Price Index MoM	0.20	-0.10	percent	Jul 2026
PCE Prices QoQ	5.30	4.60	percent	Jun 2026

United States Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index

In the United States, the Core Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index provides a measure of the prices paid by people for domestic purchases of goods and services, excluding the prices of food and energy. The core PCE is the Fed's preferred inflation measure. The central bank has a 2 percent target.