The core PCE price index in the US, which is the Federal Reserve's preferred gauge of underlying inflation in the US economy, rose by an annualized 2.7% in the fourth quarter of 2025, ahead of market expectations of 2.6%, due to an unexpectedly high increase in the final month of the quarter. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis
Core PCE Prices QoQ in the United States averaged 3.23 percent from 1959 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 11.90 percent in the third quarter of 1974 and a record low of -0.80 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Core PCE Prices QoQ. United States Core PCE Prices QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on March of 2026.