Personal consumption expenditure in the US increased at an annualized rate of 1.9% in the last three months of 2025, the least in three quarters and revised down from a 2% growth in the previous period. source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis

Real Consumer Spending in the United States averaged 3.33 percent from 1947 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 40.60 percent in the third quarter of 2020 and a record low of -30.40 percent in the second quarter of 2020. This page includes a chart with historical data for the United States Real Consumer Spending QoQ. United States Real Consumer Spending QoQ - data, historical chart, forecasts and calendar of releases - was last updated on April of 2026.



Calendar GMT Reference Actual Previous Consensus TEForecast
2026-03-13 12:30 PM
Real Consumer Spending QoQ 2nd Est
Q4 2% 3.5% 2.4% 2.4%
2026-04-09 12:30 PM
Real Consumer Spending QoQ Final
Q4 1.9% 3.5% 2% 2.0%
2026-04-30 12:30 PM
Real Consumer Spending QoQ Adv
Q1 1.9%


Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Full Year GDP Growth 2.10 2.80 percent Dec 2025
GDP Annual Growth Rate 2.00 2.30 percent Dec 2025
GDP Constant Prices 24055.70 24026.80 USD Billion Dec 2025
GDP Growth Rate 0.50 4.40 percent Dec 2025
GDP Sales 0.30 4.50 percent Dec 2025
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 4405.70 4389.30 USD Billion Dec 2025
Gross National Product 24173.70 24064.00 USD Billion Dec 2025
Real Consumer Spending 1.90 3.50 percent Dec 2025


United States Real Consumer Spending QoQ
In the United States, personal consumption expenditure (PCE) is the primary measure of consumer spending in the U.S. economy. It is the National Income and Product Account (NIPA) final-demand component that measures the value of the goods and services purchased by, or on the behalf of, persons who reside in the United States.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
1.90 3.50 40.60 -30.40 1947 - 2025 percent Quarterly
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