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.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-01-22 01:30 PM
Core PCE Prices QoQ Final
Q3 2.9% 2.6% 2.9% 2.9%
2026-02-20 01:30 PM
Core PCE Prices QoQ Adv
Q4 2.7% 2.9% 2.6% 2.7%
2026-03-13 12:30 PM
Core PCE Prices QoQ 2nd Est
Q4 2.9% 2.7% 2.7%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Core PCE Price Index 127.92 127.47 points Dec 2025
Core PCE Price Index YoY 3.00 2.83 percent Dec 2025
Core PCE Price Index MoM 0.40 0.20 percent Dec 2025
Core PCE Prices QoQ 2.70 2.90 percent Dec 2025
GDP Price Index 129.43 128.25 points Sep 2025
PCE Price Index 128.61 128.15 points Dec 2025
PCE Price Index YoY 2.90 2.80 percent Dec 2025
PCE Price Index MoM 0.40 0.20 percent Dec 2025
PCE Prices QoQ 2.90 2.80 percent Dec 2025


United States Core PCE Prices QoQ
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
2.70 2.90 11.90 -0.80 1959 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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