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PCE
What do falling inflation and rising incomes mean for consumer spending?
by
Justin Ho
Feb 29, 2024
The January PCE report showed inflation easing further but still significant. Moderation in spending could also continue, analysts say.
Want to know where inflation's headed? Look to the producer price index
Feb 20, 2024
It's usually called a measure of wholesale prices, but it can also be a leading indicator that shows where consumer prices are headed.
Restaurants outpacing grocery stores when it comes to inflation
Dec 25, 2023
Supermarkets and restaurants business relies on selling food. So why are prices rising more in the latter?
Health care costs were a main driver of inflation in September
Oct 27, 2023
Rising costs for prescriptions and hospital services were felt in latest PCE report, though health inflation has been mild in the past year.
What’s the difference between CPI and PCE?
Oct 27, 2023
The consumer price index and the personal consumption expenditures price index measure the changing cost of different baskets of goods.
Why services inflation is stickier than goods inflation
by
Justin Ho
Oct 27, 2023
Goods inflation has slowed down a lot over the last year, thanks in part to higher interest rates. But the Federal Reserve is having a harder time slowing services inflation.
Wage increases haven't really boosted inflation, new Fed research says
by
Lily Jamali
May 31, 2023
Businesses have been finding ways to absorb wage increases without charging customers more.
For public good, not for profit.
In the midst of inflation, companies continue to hike prices — and reap major profits
Apr 27, 2023
So far, price increases have not driven customers away. But there’s evidence that is starting to change.
What the Federal Reserve's favorite inflation measure can tell us
Jan 25, 2023
The personal consumption expenditures price index, better known as the PCE, tracks what we paid for goods and services in the previous month.
What if we told you inflation was back to its target rate?
by
Kai Ryssdal
and Sarah Leeson
Jan 17, 2023
When we focus on recent months rather than year-on-year increases, inflation numbers look pretty good, says economist Alan Blinder.